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AMD Ryzen and Threadripper Prices Over The Weekend Dropped Significantly
There is something going on, at the time of writing I can only speak for the EU and specifically Netherlands and Germany right now, but there have been price drops spotted on AMD Ryzen processors up-to 30%, Example, you can purchase an 8-core flagship Ryzen 7 1800X processor (normally €499) for roughly €340 euros.
The news reaches us through our Dutch colleagues at HWI, who had a couple of users notice it. They checked some Dutch and Germany based etailers. I took the search results towards Geizehals as well and noticed even lower prices. If this applies to your region, now might be a great time to purchase something Ryzen. The price drop seems to have an effect on the entire range. The below table courtesy to HWI shows the prices based on the Netherlands, however, if you browse for a 1800X at Geizhals, be surprised. €249 for 16 threads? €199 for 12 threads :-)
Maybe this is gearing up towards Black Friday sales? It'll be interesting to see if other EU etailers will follow soon, but something is brewing alright:
| Ryzen 7 | Ryzen 5 | Threadripper | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800X | 1700X | 1700 | 1600X | 1600 | 1500X | 1950X | 1920X | 1900X | |
| Recommended retail price | $ 499 | $ 399 | $ 329 | $ 249 | $ 219 | $ 189 | $ 999 | $ 799 | $549 |
| Average price | € 479 | € 369 | € 317 | € 249 | € 216 | € 191 | € 1021 | € 809 | € 549 |
| Cheapest price | € 340 | € 290 | € 249 | € 214 | € 199 | € 169 | € 830 | € 670 | € 470 |
| Discount | 29% | 21% | 21% | 14% | 8% | 12% | 19% | 17% | 14% |
Update: we have received reports from the Nordics and the UK that the price drops are in effect there as well. USA Newegg is also showing lower prices. And a report from Australia just came in as well, this is a worldwide price drop. We asked, but AMD has no comments currently on what we are seeing.
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#5494010 Posted on: 11/20/2017 01:50 PM
In my country EU/Latvia price's are the same as they was,our vat system is very fuckedup 21% vat so it makes no sense,our minimum salary is 300.euro before vat,so yeah what a great country i live.
In my country EU/Latvia price's are the same as they was,our vat system is very fuckedup 21% vat so it makes no sense,our minimum salary is 300.euro before vat,so yeah what a great country i live.
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#5494011 Posted on: 11/20/2017 01:55 PM
I suspect it has to do with AMD wanting to clear stock due to:
AMD rumoured to launch Pinnacle Ridge Ryzen refresh as early as February 2018:
https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd-pinnacle-ridge
And also AMD expecting pressure from Intel regrading better 8700k, 8600k etc. availability in the near future:
Intel Adds New Test Plant To Improve Coffee Lake CPU Supply – Assembled in China Parts Coming
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/intel-to-increase-coffee-lake-production-uses-new-fab.html
I suspect it has to do with AMD wanting to clear stock due to:
AMD rumoured to launch Pinnacle Ridge Ryzen refresh as early as February 2018:
https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd-pinnacle-ridge
And also AMD expecting pressure from Intel regrading better 8700k, 8600k etc. availability in the near future:
Intel Adds New Test Plant To Improve Coffee Lake CPU Supply – Assembled in China Parts Coming
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/intel-to-increase-coffee-lake-production-uses-new-fab.html
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#5494014 Posted on: 11/20/2017 02:04 PM
I can get a 1700x for €269+like €10-15shipping new!! WOW!
So tempted to cancel my 2 orders of 8600k(€300) and 8700k(€430).
Not saying this to start anything. It's just a personal opinion/situation.
Can't beat price wise a 1700x@€269!
What's your thoughts guys? My cooling setup would go to waste(D5+480mm+240mm) but wth.. :p
I can get a 1700x for €269+like €10-15shipping new!! WOW!
So tempted to cancel my 2 orders of 8600k(€300) and 8700k(€430).
Not saying this to start anything. It's just a personal opinion/situation.
Can't beat price wise a 1700x@€269!
What's your thoughts guys? My cooling setup would go to waste(D5+480mm+240mm) but wth.. :p
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#5494015 Posted on: 11/20/2017 02:07 PM
I can get a 1700x for €269+like €10-15shipping new!! WOW!
So tempted to cancel my 2 orders of 8600k(€300) and 8700k(€430).
Not saying this to start anything. It's just something personal.
Can't beat price wise a 1700x@€269!
What's your thoughts guys? My cooling setup would go to waste(D5+480mm+240mm) but wth.. :p
Well, it's certainly way better value for certain tasks and everyday life. Gaming it's also fine, if you're not one of the people who are so in to running a 144hz that nothing less than a 5.5ghz intel CPU will help you out.
And the cooling will just be completely silent if you got something big to handle the intel heaters.
At any rate ... depends entirely on what you need it for.
I can get a 1700x for €269+like €10-15shipping new!! WOW!
So tempted to cancel my 2 orders of 8600k(€300) and 8700k(€430).
Not saying this to start anything. It's just something personal.
Can't beat price wise a 1700x@€269!
What's your thoughts guys? My cooling setup would go to waste(D5+480mm+240mm) but wth.. :p
Well, it's certainly way better value for certain tasks and everyday life. Gaming it's also fine, if you're not one of the people who are so in to running a 144hz that nothing less than a 5.5ghz intel CPU will help you out.
And the cooling will just be completely silent if you got something big to handle the intel heaters.
At any rate ... depends entirely on what you need it for.
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Black friday prices, I guess? Or week? Komplett is having 10-18% sales on Ryzen CPUs...
RAM is absurd though... 16gb RAM costs more than the Ryzen 5 1600X atm... And you can easily find other kits that are more expensive.
I would look at upgrading now, but RAM is just too expensive for it to make sense.