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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6 Core AM4 Boxed Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler $99.99

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jbrukardt
02-21-2020 at 12:49 PM.
02-21-2020 at 12:49 PM.
great price for a very powerful proc.
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chrisebay1435
02-21-2020 at 01:36 PM.
02-21-2020 at 01:36 PM.
Excellent deal for a budget chip. Pair it with a cheap motherboard for an additional $20 off. We live in the golden age of computing.
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MatthewP2839
02-21-2020 at 01:38 PM.
02-21-2020 at 01:38 PM.
It's been this price since the end of the $80 sale. Still a good deal though.
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smartdeals
02-21-2020 at 01:39 PM.
02-21-2020 at 01:39 PM.
last time 80? expect 50 usd soon
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sillyrabbid
02-21-2020 at 02:03 PM.
02-21-2020 at 02:03 PM.
I grabbed this CPU for 80 and an asus mobo MC in the previous sale. The cpu runs about 30-35C in idle w/ stock cooler, but you may want to consider grab an aftermarket cooler if ur getting an AMD ryzen processor, summer is near!
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idrawdinosaurs
02-21-2020 at 02:13 PM.
02-21-2020 at 02:13 PM.
Quote from chrisebay1435 :
Excellent deal for a budget chip. Pair it with a cheap motherboard for an additional $20 off. We live in the golden age of computing.
Yup, couldn't agree more. RAM is cheap. SSD is cheap. Video cards are reasonable.
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ghostowl
02-21-2020 at 02:52 PM.
02-21-2020 at 02:52 PM.
Quote from idrawdinosaurs :
Yup, couldn't agree more. RAM is cheap. SSD is cheap. Video cards are reasonable.
GPUs are not anywhere near reasonable. Nvidia puts up monopoly prices on high-end GPUs. Two year old GPUs are still the same price as they were when they were first released (RTX 2080 ti). If AMD stopped shitting on itself with garbage drivers, we would actually see decent competition in the area.

In an ideal world:

RTX 2080 ti = $450
RTX 2080 = $230
RTX 2070 = $140
RTX 2060 = $80

Reality:

RTX 2080 ti = $1000+
RTX 2080 = $675
RTX 2070 = $475
RTX 2060 = $300
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idrawdinosaurs
02-21-2020 at 03:07 PM.
02-21-2020 at 03:07 PM.
Quote from ghostowl :
GPUs are not anywhere near reasonable. Nvidia puts up monopoly prices on high-end GPUs. Two year old GPUs are still the same price as they were when they were first released (RTX 2080 ti). If AMD stopped shitting on itself with garbage drivers, we would actually see decent competition in the area.

In an ideal world:

RTX 2080 ti = $450
RTX 2080 = $230
RTX 2070 = $140
RTX 2060 = $80

Reality:

RTX 2080 ti = $1000+
RTX 2080 = $675
RTX 2070 = $475
RTX 2060 = $300
I was thinking more along the budget AMD side where a 8GB 580 can be had for around $150.

But, you are right about NVIDIA pricing, and high-end cards in general.
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DoobieBrother
02-21-2020 at 05:09 PM.
02-21-2020 at 05:09 PM.
FWIW.. Amazon has the $85 1600 AF chips again..
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NoSleep007
02-21-2020 at 07:38 PM.
02-21-2020 at 07:38 PM.
I thought they weren't going to sell these anymore? Lies, I had already bought the ryzen 3600, oh well I'm good.
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XDecker
02-22-2020 at 08:36 AM.
02-22-2020 at 08:36 AM.
Quote from ghostowl :
GPUs are not anywhere near reasonable. Nvidia puts up monopoly prices on high-end GPUs. Two year old GPUs are still the same price as they were when they were first released (RTX 2080 ti). If AMD stopped shitting on itself with garbage drivers, we would actually see decent competition in the area.

In an ideal world:

RTX 2080 ti = $450
RTX 2080 = $230
RTX 2070 = $140
RTX 2060 = $80

Reality:

RTX 2080 ti = $1000+
RTX 2080 = $675
RTX 2070 = $475
RTX 2060 = $300
Your "ideal world" prices have very little basis in reality. Yes, Nvidia has been shafting us for a long time now since AMD can't compete and that sucks.

But the last time I remember AMD being actually competitive with Nvidia, a top tier card like the 2080 was going to go for around 450, and an enthusiast card like the 2070 was going to be like 300.

At no point in time was a budget enthusiast card like the 2060 EVER going to be 80 dollars. Maybe somewhere around 200.

This is of course taking into account that the next generation of cards not being out yet.
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pug_ster
02-22-2020 at 07:56 PM.
02-22-2020 at 07:56 PM.
Quote from idrawdinosaurs :
Yup, couldn't agree more. RAM is cheap. SSD is cheap. Video cards are reasonable.
Not sure about that. Ram and SSD prices has been ticking up a little earlier this year since the lows during last December. I brought this deal when they had the sale and there is really no difference in motherboard. Glad that I got the gigabyte DS3H, but if I had the choice, I would've brought the a320 mobo instead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF8EuEfKH3Q
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