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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by chubbyrabbit on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @08:41PM (#20640756)
> I can't buy a Ryzen 3900X without paying substantially inflated ebay prices.

I'm experiencing the opposite. There has been so many deals on 3900X that I have to constantly tell myself I don't need an upgrade.

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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by devonkim on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @09:36PM (#20641049)
I am genuinely intrigued. I've been going to my local Microcenters in the DC VA area for weeks now and they said they have gotten ZERO shipments in since release day of the 3900X and have a couple 3700X maybe on shelves.

This doesn't necessarily completely invalidate my point though - distribution by AMD is clearly needing some work when one region is drowning in 3900X processors and a very wealthy metro area has none in retail channels.

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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by ksec on Thursday August 08, 2019 @10:29AM (#20644908)
Or may be ( cough ) someone in your local Microcenters hasn't been ordering to fulfil those stocks.

This strategy is quite widely used in many other industry as well.

Although given it has only been launched for less than a month and demand is actually through the roof ( I have been seen reviews being so Pro AMD, even in the AMD Athon 64 days ). So I think it is simply supply is a little tight while TSMC are working hard.

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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by 0x8BADF00D on Thursday August 08, 2019 @02:53AM (#20642396)
Consumer doesn’t really matter. Pretty much any IT admin I know is ordering one directly through wholesalers. I’m actually surprised people physically go to stores anymore.
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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by Teknoman117 on Thursday August 08, 2019 @01:05AM (#20642003)
Odd. I was in Microcenter on Tuesday and they had a few 3900X's in the case. When I was there closer to launch, there weren't any and they told me that people would come in and ask for them before they even hit the shelf.
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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by devonkim on Thursday August 08, 2019 @08:49AM (#20643994)
Which Microcenter location though? The Fairfax one the employee in the section on Sunday said the two boxes in the floor cases were 3700X and not 3900X because the boxes for the 3900X are larger.
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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by Teknoman117 on Friday August 09, 2019 @05:38PM (#20658414)
Tustin, CA
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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by ckozlowski on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @10:28PM (#20641284)
Same. The Nutley St. location sold out on the first day and hasn't been any since.
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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by DuskStar on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @09:51PM (#20641108)
Where have you been able to find them? PCPartPicker hasn't exactly shown great availability on the 3900X so far [0], Amazon is full of scalping [1] and Ebay... Well, $700+ is what I'm seeing there. This is the CPU that'll probably be powering my next build, so if you've got a source close to MSRP I'd love to hear it!

0: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tLCD4D/amd-ryzen-9-3900x-36...

1: https://smile.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-3900X-24-Thread-Processor...

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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by Apotheos on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @10:22PM (#20641252)
Check out the buildapcsales subreddit, that's where I consistently find the biggest discounts.
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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by DuskStar on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @11:44PM (#20641662)
I don't care about getting it at a discount, I care about getting it at MSRP...
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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by y4mi on Thursday August 08, 2019 @01:30AM (#20642088)
Then check out the discounted deal and mail them you'd like to pay extra
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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by notmyaccount on Thursday August 08, 2019 @03:07AM (#20642448)
Good Morning Sir,

I hope this letter finds you in good health. Since I've seen that you are offering AMD 3900X at a discount, I'd like to inform you that I am not like those pleebs and would therefore like you to pay in full MSRP. Please let me know where I can send the goats.

I have the honor to be your obedient customer.

N. Pleeb

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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by jotm on Thursday August 08, 2019 @05:28AM (#20642977)
Funny enough, I had two buyers saying pretty much this. "I'll pay 49" on a £35 item. Why? Because apparently that's "what it's worth". I appreciate the thought, but it just looks insanely suspicious...
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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by DuskStar on Thursday August 08, 2019 @12:49PM (#20646149)
The point was that there aren't going to be any 'sales' on this for at least a few months...
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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by rthille on Thursday August 08, 2019 @04:55PM (#20648635)
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1485447-REG/amd_100_1...

B&H Photo is a reputable site, and they are advertising the 3900X at $499. Now whether they will ship anytime soon...

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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by snazz on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @08:48PM (#20640803)
Same here. Find nearest Micro Center, see wonderful deal, spend more than you came in looking to spend, repeat. Unless you don’t have any kind of physical computer store near you, I don’t see why buying it on eBay would be useful.
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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by gwicks56 on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @08:54PM (#20640832)
Damn, I have been desperately trying to get one since launch. Think the USA is getting them all, and the rest of the world is getting screwed. I paid on launch day, my store is getting 2 3900x's this month, they have 78 people who have paid in full and are waiting.
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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by snazz on Thursday August 08, 2019 @09:13AM (#20644159)
My original comment was quite ignorant, then, and I apologize for it. They’ve got quite a few at my Micro Center for $449 if you purchase a compatible motherboard, so I was (incorrectly) assuming that this applied to the rest of the world too.
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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by tooop on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @11:54PM (#20641701)
I am in Europe and a reputable local online shop shows that i can get it after a week for 690$ but that is including VAT (575$ without VAT).
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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by Macha on Thursday August 08, 2019 @08:27AM (#20643845)
I am in Europe and a (previously?) Reputable online retailer showed me the same 2 weeks ago, but 1 week ago ( 2 days after the expected ship time) updated the expected time to a month and just said they didn't get the shipment expected, deal with it
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Re:AMD Rome Second Generation EPYC Review: 2x 64-core Benchm... by wyldfire on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @09:15PM (#20640966)
Arbitrage to the rescue?
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