expired Posted by PennyFound | Staff • Apr 22, 2023
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expired Posted by PennyFound | Staff • Apr 22, 2023
Apr 22, 2023 3:51 PM
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core 24-Thread AM5 Desktop Processor
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With dwindling demand for their products, they'll probably think twice about their pricing structure of future product releases (for example, a 3080 having a $700 MSRP and a 4080 having an $1100 MSRP!!!)
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With dwindling demand for their products, they'll probably think twice about their pricing structure of future product releases (for example, a 3080 having a $700 MSRP and a 4080 having an $1100 MSRP!!!)
I, like many, don't live near a Micro Centee, so a deal is only a deal if it "exists", but sheesh: one could buy that combo, turn around and ebay the ram/mobo (if unneeded/undesired) and have a an absolute steal for this processor!!
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I, like many, don't live near a Micro Centee, so a deal is only a deal if it "exists", but sheesh: one could buy that combo, turn around and ebay the ram/mobo (if unneeded/undesired) and have a an absolute steal for this processor!!
(https://slickdeals.net/f/16597115-micro-center-amd-ryzen-9-7900x-asus-b650e-f-rog-strix-gaming-wifi-g-skill-flare-x5-series-32gb-ddr5-6000-kit-computer-build-combo-550)
Microcenter is two hours away, but ended up going with a 7900X/Asus B670/32GB Combo (599) and a 6950XT for 599. Wasn't planning on doing both, but they combo'd it with a $25 off new CC signup so I went that route and took the 6 months financing (basically I broke computer into 4 interest free payments this way while my money in savings earns interest).
The value in those Microcenter kits is great and I wanted to upgrade before we move farther away.
They're also skirting manufacturer set pricing rules by selling them as a "combo", so you can't pin down the specific price of one component.
I'd still be glad to take advantage, but if people were smart, MC would be in bankruptcy.
If anything, unwillingness to pay top price for highest end stuff (which will continue to be needed/desiree for niche applications) goes up as supply will dwindle to meet dwindling demand, but the engineering effort and tooling to create such products will remain exactly the same (or increase with wage increases). Either that, or the time between releases will extend os new cards aren't being released as often.
It isnt a coincidence that their 40 series cards are over 20-30% more than their 30 series cards once they saw how much people paid scalpers a 3080 was going for almost 2k at one point). Nvidias profit margins are insanely high now.
FYI, their customers expect a range of 300-1k for their GPUs (except for the 90 cards). If AMD can still be profitable selling this entirely new CPU ARCHITECTURE AT 20% or more of a discount than their previous gen and still be profitable, NVIDIA definitely can too; but they chose to hold supply instead.
With dwindling demand for their products, they'll probably think twice about their pricing structure of future product releases (for example, a 3080 having a $700 MSRP and a 4080 having an $1100 MSRP!!!)
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They're also skirting manufacturer set pricing rules by selling them as a "combo", so you can't pin down the specific price of one component.
I'd still be glad to take advantage, but if people were smart, MC would be in bankruptcy.
this is speaking from my experience living next to a MC for the past 20 years.
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