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hotaru251 Do wonder if AMD sets such high prices at launch because they know FOMO crowd will pay it and then over time iot drops to a lower normal price that rest of market will accept. Reply
-Fran- hotaru251 said: Do wonder if AMD sets such high prices at launch because they know FOMO crowd will pay it and then over time iot drops to a lower normal price that rest of market will accept. From experience: yes. Absolutely. I got the 9950X3D at launch and look where it is now. The 9950X3D2 will follow a similar path to discounts, if not a tad accelerated as I do not expect it to sell more than the 9950X3D; specially not with this price disparity. And generally speaking, unless the product keeps selling like hotcakes for a good while, it should not suprise anyone the price drops eventually during it's life time. Gotta keep an eye on the price fluctuations of both CPUs, for sure. Regards. Reply
0mmadonna 16 cores, 32 threads – there's a big difference. I hate to say it but looks like more sloppy Toms Hardware journalism. Reply
DingusDog 0mmadonna said: 16 cores, 32 threads – there's a big difference. I hate to say it but looks like more sloppy Toms Hardware journalism. What are you on about? Reply
tallman9 DingusDog said: What are you on about? The title says 32-core, which is false. Reply
txfeinbergs hotaru251 said: Do wonder if AMD sets such high prices at launch because they know FOMO crowd will pay it and then over time iot drops to a lower normal price that rest of market will accept. I mean, that is pretty much how every new product works (in normal times). Of course we aren't exactly in normal times. Reply
Shiznizzle 5800X3D in the UK amazon is listed at 525 pounds. Well over 700 dollars last time i did the conversion. Totally mad. Mad. The 9800X3D is listed at 372 pounds. This is a total rip off My guess is they are pricing it high to catch as many people as possible initially and then will lower it, maybe. If demand keeps up they wont lower it one iota. AMD are starting to be too expensive now so it looks like Intel will be my next platform. I bought AMD for value. That is gone now Reply
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