CPU's are zero rated for duty.
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AMD Zen 2 (Ryzen 3000) - *** NO COMPETITOR HINTING ***
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CPU's are zero rated for duty.
I am honestly not bothered about PCIE 4.0. I have a Strix 1080ti OC at the moment and will probably keep it until Nvidia goes 7nm. I think I am going to get a CH7 Hero for when Ryzen 3000 comes out. The prices for high end X570 boards will probably be over £300 by the looks of it.
yea i'm really quite intrigued by his view on this. he seems to have gone from relatively avid amd supporter to quite the hater in a matter of weeks, me thinks he's definitely upset by something!!he wants 16 cores for £250 and a free motherboard
Just import it yourself then if UK retailers get fresh with pricing.
you know i'd never given much thought to importing as i like the comfort of a warranty that's easily accessed. but given the low failure rates of cpus it's certainly another avenue to explore or consider if UK pricing ends up as it usually does.
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Keep all the well known sites ready to go to on the day, compare prices and then see how it compares to importing from rain forest with duty etc
Warranty on AMD and Intel retail parts is generally accepted as being worldwide, other than parts sourced in China (PRC) or a few other outliers, but EU/U.S./Australasia etc. is all covered via the normal UK base from each company, when I say U.K. I mean EU, but it is usually a pre-paid label so it doesn't really matter
so there's actually no real negative in ordering from the likes of the USA other than the couple of extra days shipping time. very interesting.Warranty on AMD and Intel retail parts is generally accepted as being worldwide, other than parts sourced in China (PRC) or a few other outliers, but EU/U.S./Australasia etc. is all covered via the normal UK base from each company, when I say U.K. I mean EU, but it is usually a pre-paid label so it doesn't really matter
These forums were awash with joy, excitement and surprise as members were saving £200+ importing their 9900K from Rainforest US. The shipping times weren't even that long either.
I wouldn't worry too much about having to import, there will be plenty of stock around for launch.
oh i've no concerns about stock. i was more thinking of the potential for UK retailers to gouge the living **** out of the chips as i imagine they will sell very very well. but here's hoping if the supply is good that the pricing in the UK will self regulate and not be gouged - not that wed expect any of that sort of shenanigans to be going onI wouldn't worry too much about having to import, there will be plenty of stock around for launch.
I wouldn't worry too much about having to import, there will be plenty of stock around for launch.
It's the gouging that will happen is what is making people import, even with import fees etc it may work out cheaper to buy from the US, you only need to look at the 9900k release for confirmation of this
I got a 8TB WD Red delivered from the US rainforest in one day for £162 recently. Shipping times can be lightening and save a quid or two.
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oh i've no concerns about stock. i was more thinking of the potential for UK retailers to gouge the living **** out of the chips as i imagine they will sell very very well. but here's hoping if the supply is good that the pricing in the UK will self regulate and not be gouged - not that wed expect any of that sort of shenanigans to be going on
I am almost tempted to wait for the next generation after to get close to buy when the prices start getting cut more for Ryzen 3.
oh i've no concerns about stock. i was more thinking of the potential for UK retailers to gouge the living **** out of the chips as i imagine they will sell very very well. but here's hoping if the supply is good that the pricing in the UK will self regulate and not be gouged - not that wed expect any of that sort of shenanigans to be going on
Hah, I am sure a few places might try it on, especially with pre-orders, stock allocation is looking good so I guess it would only last until just after launch. The only problem with stock presently is that certain X570 boards will be in short supply on release day, but it will not be anywhere near as bad as it was with the X370/B350's back in 2017, that was like getting a hold of rocking horse poo.
Its usually goods going 'to' the US which takes longer than goods coming out.
Been like that since 9/11, their checks on incoming packages is crazy.
I sent some PC parts to a friend in Alabama back in 2011.. took over 2 weeks for him to receive them.
Been like that since 9/11, their checks on incoming packages is crazy.
I sent some PC parts to a friend in Alabama back in 2011.. took over 2 weeks for him to receive them.
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The gouging of the 9900K was due to Intel having about 4 CPU's for each continent at the time of release, and that was due to the necessity, they had to cut back on Desktop/Retail 14nm production as that was at the peak shortage for 14nm, priority rightly went to the Xeon market.
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Well ill be damned, do you have a link you can PM me for the site? Id love to take a look