AMD tells 8086K Winners to trade in CPU for TR 1950X

[Pretzel4000]

Well, AMD is really sending a strong message here with their trade-in deal.
According to this post on their website, the first (USA) 40 winners of the Intel 8086K special edition CPU have an opportunity to trade it in for a

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"CPU that enables you to work, play and create with heavy metal,"

i.e., AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.

 

https://www.amd.com/en/campaigns/threadripper-exchange

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"Once we receive your Competitor Sweepstakes prize, we’ll send you a Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 1950X processor."

What is AMD going to do with the traded-in CPUs? Burn them on a sacrificial alter?

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Unrestrained performance for all your workloads.

Yup, a big FU to Intel.

 

If you were one of the qualified winners, would you do this deal?

[The Benjamins]

2 minutes ago, Pretzel4000 said:

Well, AMD is really sending a strong message here with their trade-in deal.
According to this post on their website, the first (USA) 40 winners of the Intel 8086K special edition CPU have an opportunity to trade it in for a

i.e., AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.

 

https://www.amd.com/en/campaigns/threadripper-exchange

What is AMD going to do with the traded-in CPUs? Burn them on a sacrificial alter?

 

It would be Nice If they drilled a hole into them and made them into key chains to send back to them.

[iRileyx]

Hmm..

 

I'd probably trade it in, sell the 1950X for 100-200 or so under retail(it'd be brand new in box I assume so a good deal for whoever buys)

Buy a regular 8086k from the store for 370.

?????

Profit

[Pretzel4000]

3 minutes ago, The Benjamins said:

It would be Nice If they drilled a hole into them and made them into key chains to send back to them.

Or to hang them off the back bumper of Lisa Su's car? LOL

[AlTech]

Wow. I'm liking this more aggressive marketing side of AMD . If anybody has a 8086K then this is what they should do with it.

[Pretzel4000]

3 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

I'm liking this more aggressive marketing side of AMD

AMD has been more aggressive and trolly on their social media too, haven't they?

 

[Christophe Corazza]

That's the kind of thing AMD needs to do more often. Basically, it is using a baseball bat after receiving a slap.

 

You have to agree this is better marketing than overclocking a 28 core CPU to 5 Ghz being cooled by a refrigerator unit and call it a product.

[bimmerman]

I'd do it, that's a sweet deal

 

(assuming you haven't bought the rest of the system)

[Pretzel4000]

I didn't answer my own question, LOL.
I would definitely trade my 8086K in for a 1950X if I won one and had the chance.
AMD seems to care much more about their customers then Intel does. (Not saying they're angels)

[Pretzel4000]

3 minutes ago, bimmerman said:

I'd do it, that's a sweet deal

 

(assuming you haven't bought the rest of the system)

True, so true.

[AlTech]

6 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

Buy a regular 8086k from the store for 370.

You can't cos they're limited production run only.

[mkdragon]

i would totally take the trade since I allready bought an 8086k then i could have a TR4 build and an 8086k build and have my wife not kill me for buying over $1000 in cpus in one month

[Velcade]

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We appreciate the advancements they’ve helped drive with the x86 architecture over the last four decades. But, we’re ready to take it from here.

Ha ha ha...  this is great.

[Pretzel4000]

10 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

Hmm..

 

I'd probably trade it in, sell the 1950X for 100-200 or so under retail(it'd be brand new in box I assume so a good deal for whoever buys)

Buy a regular 8086k from the store for 370.

?????

Profit

You have to be a verified first-40 winner of the 8086K

[iRileyx]

1 minute ago, Pretzel4000 said:

You have to be a verified first-40 winner of the 8086K

I know, that's assuming I was, that's what I'd do. 

 

You did ask on the bottom of your post what would you do if you were a qualified winner

 

[iRileyx]

6 minutes ago, Pretzel4000 said:

AMD has been more aggressive and trolly on their social media too, haven't they?

 

They're becoming the Wendy's of CPU/GPU manufacturers

 

[xriqn]

I actually like this idea. Lets users who can only afford i7 level stuff get AMD's i9 equivalent.

[Jito463]

I have only one thing to say about this:

 

Buahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

1 minute ago, Pretzel4000 said:

You have to be a verified first-40 winner of the 8086K

No, they just mean the first 40 people to complete the exchange offer, not the first 40 people to win an 8086k.

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The first 40 U.S.-based winners of the Intel® 8th Gen Core i7-8086k Limited Edition Sweepstakes (which opened on June 7, 2018 and closed on June 8, 2018) (“Competitor Sweepstakes”) to complete certain steps

 

[ravenshrike]

Trade in 8086k, sell 1950x for $700, only have to spend additional $500 for entire system.

[Mira Yurizaki]

If I won an i7-8086K from a sweepstakes, I'd exchange it for a Threadripper... to sell the Threadripper.

[TheGlenlivet]

Hmmmmm... Think I could get a dual socket epyc board to boot with 2 1950xs...? (Already have 1 1950x).

[DrMacintosh]

I’d take the Threadripper, there really is no hesitation that is warranted. 

[porina]

17 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

You can't cos they're limited production run only.

We'll have to see how fast they're selling but they're not sold out (yet).

[TheGlenlivet]

1 minute ago, VegetableStu said:

would threadripper work on epyc boards? o_o

Good question.  I'm sure der8auer or Buildzoid are figuring out a way to get it to work as I type this.

[The Benjamins]

2 minutes ago, VegetableStu said:

would threadripper work on epyc boards? o_o

AFAIK, now. their is a PIN and BIOs issue that stop a Epyc to work in a x399 board so I would think its the same the other way around