AMD officially cuts prices of the 1st-gen Threadripper CPUs

[IAmAndre]

58 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

I went as far as creating a macro that types this

 

wait for 3rd party reviews first

 

-custom macro

 

there are people that were pissed, but that doesnt stop others from being hyped.

Well I get that, but I personally won't be hyped until they don't release cheaper models because on one hand I can't afford any of these, and I'm not comfortable spending twice the price of an actual gaming console on a GPU. But I digress  Good job on the macro though.

[GDRRiley]

3 hours ago, leadeater said:

So tempting, must resist buying needless PC parts.

no just cave, I'm on the brink too. 

Now if only there was more TR4 mATX boards

[Phentos]

7 hours ago, Princess Cadence said:

That said the i9 9900K will still shake Threadripper line up thanks to it's superior single thread performance, lower core latency and iGPU hardware acceleration while retaining satisfying multi-threading performance.

Exactly why I'm considering the 9900K.

 

As much as I want to do a Threadripper build, I'm still unhappily married to Adobe's spaghetti code software so the single thread performance will be the deciding factor for my new build.

[leadeater]

1 hour ago, GDRRiley said:

no just cave, I'm on the brink too. 

Now if only there was more TR4 mATX boards

I'd have to do a serious look in to the best TR4 motherboard and also make sure it has an EK full block, plus is it confirmed Zen2 TR3 will use the same motherboards with just a bios update?

[Taf the Ghost]

29 minutes ago, Phentos said:

Exactly why I'm considering the 9900K.

 

As much as I want to do a Threadripper build, I'm still unhappily married to Adobe's spaghetti code software so the single thread performance will be the deciding factor for my new build.

The fact Adobe products work better on Desktop rather than HEDT from Intel itself, it really casts a bad light on Adobe. A really bad one. 

[Phentos]

Just now, Taf the Ghost said:

The fact Adobe products work better on Desktop rather than HEDT from Intel itself, it really casts a bad light on Adobe. A really bad one. 

Yup.

 

I've been looking into Hitfilm Express for video editing but I have yet to come across an alternative to After Effects. Especially one that works so well with a video editing program.

[GDRRiley]

34 minutes ago, Phentos said:

Exactly why I'm considering the 9900K.

 

As much as I want to do a Threadripper build, I'm still unhappily married to Adobe's spaghetti code software so the single thread performance will be the deciding factor for my new build.

this thing called davinci resolve exists for editing videos. the pro for 300 or 400 has 3d design built in. 

 

 

[Phentos]

Just now, GDRRiley said:

this thing called davinci resolve exists for editing videos. the pro for 300 or 400 has 3d design built in. 

 

 

Tried that program a couple years ago, did not care for it at all. Also can't put that up that kind of cash atm as I'm still saving up for a 3440x1440 Gsync monitor for the new build.

[GDRRiley]

Just now, Phentos said:

Tried that program a couple years ago, did not care for it at all. Also can't put that up that kind of cash atm as I'm still saving up for a 3440x1440 Gsync monitor for the new build.

its changed a lot over the years. I started on 14 and it was fine but 15 is way nicer. 

[Taf the Ghost]

9 minutes ago, Phentos said:

Yup.

 

I've been looking into Hitfilm Express for video editing but I have yet to come across an alternative to After Effects. Especially one that works so well with a video editing program.

Worst part? This has been an Adobe problem for decades. I swear Apple must pay them a lot so they actually bother making it work well on Mac.

[DimasRMDO]

Are retailers willing to lower price though? I like how AMD lowers price for the 1st gen threadripper CPU but if retailers aren't willing to lower prices then it may defeats AMD's goal to try to sell the CPU at lower prices.

[Dylanc1500]

22 minutes ago, DimasRMDO said:

Are retailers willing to lower price though? I like how AMD lowers price for the 1st gen threadripper CPU but if retailers aren't willing to lower prices then it may defeats AMD's goal to try to sell the CPU at lower prices.

Well microcenter has the 1950x for $599 and $30 off with a motherboard.

[DimasRMDO]

5 minutes ago, Dylanc1500 said:

Well microcenter has the 1950x for $599 and $30 off with a motherboard.

Retailers here still set the prices high, hopefully I can get the good news someday.

[Dylanc1500]

1 minute ago, DimasRMDO said:

Retailers here still set the prices high, hopefully I can get the good news someday.

What're the prices like down under right now? I know they are normally a good bit higher.

[Rune]

11 hours ago, Spotty said:

I'm actually wondering if that is like a loss leader for them, where they can sell the CPU at a loss because they know that people are likely to buy accompanying items with it such as motherboards and RAM that may have a higher profit margin on that will make up the difference?

We knock off an extra $30 when you buy a board with it. Secret sauce

[Okjoek]

Like I want to build a new PC with Ryzen within a year, but RAM prices suck and Intel doesn't need the fastest RAM.

[leadeater]

26 minutes ago, Dylanc1500 said:

What're the prices like down under right now? I know they are normally a good bit higher.

 

RIP (NZD btw)

[Dylanc1500]

7 minutes ago, leadeater said:

 

RIP (NZD btw)

 I'll buy one at Micro Center and ship it to you and put on the box that it's a Pentium 3. Lol, no one would know the better ?. Get out the door with a Prime X399-A for $869.98USD.

 

@Rune so you're saying that you're the sauce boss?

[Taf the Ghost]

8 minutes ago, leadeater said:

 

RIP (NZD btw)

 

5 minutes ago, Dylanc1500 said:

 I'll buy one at Micro Center and ship it to you and put on the box that it's a Pentium 3. Lol, no one would know the better ?.

Currently converts to 928USD after tax.  807USD pre-tax.

 

That's actually not bad. Given even the cheapest shipping costs from the USA to NZ, it's really not that much of a price differential.

[schwellmo92]

In the actual down under I can get a 1950X for 865 USD equivalent at the moment.

[Dylanc1500]

9 minutes ago, Taf the Ghost said:

 

Currently converts to 928USD after tax.  807USD pre-tax.

 

That's actually not bad. Given even the cheapest shipping costs from the USA to NZ, it's really not that much of a price differential.

Well in @leadeater's luck, shipping would be free as I actually go to NZ at least twice a year for work. Obviously I wasn't entirely serious but it wouldn't be hard to do, and it'd save him a good chunk of change (~$410USD if you include motherboard).

[leadeater]

55 minutes ago, Taf the Ghost said:

Currently converts to 928USD after tax.  807USD pre-tax.

 

That's actually not bad. Given even the cheapest shipping costs from the USA to NZ, it's really not that much of a price differential.

I'd rather look at it in USD than NZD though .

 

If I was to buy a 1950X right now on Amazon ($720) it would be $871.04 USD inc shipping, tax and import duties. The tax and import duties would be $134.00 USD.

[Taf the Ghost]

32 minutes ago, leadeater said:

I'd rather look at it in USD than NZD though .

 

If I was to buy a 1950X right now on Amazon ($720) it would be $871.04 USD inc shipping, tax and import duties. The tax and import duties would be $134.00 USD.

Didn't know Amazon shipped there. What's the shipping time like?

[leadeater]

6 hours ago, Taf the Ghost said:

Didn't know Amazon shipped there. What's the shipping time like?

Depends if I pick free shipping or pay for faster,  fastest is 2-5 days. Amazon has warehouses all over the place so it'll come from Australia  or failing that somewhere like Singapore or Taiwan. 

[DimasRMDO]

8 hours ago, Dylanc1500 said:

What're the prices like down under right now? I know they are normally a good bit higher.

(If converted) Around $793, that's the cheapest one that I can find. Most are still aiming beyond $850, but now I'm starting to see some good news.