Gibbo ETA for 3900x?

easyrider · 27 Jul 2019 at 16:42

beany_bot said:
Get the 3700x. Then upgrade to ryzen 4000 12 core.
Thats my plan!

I bought a 3700x again for £299 as a stop gap

Saved £20 on my original buy of the 3700x

MartinPrince · 27 Jul 2019 at 20:48

nomadd said:
Agreed. (greed, geddit? )

I've noticed this happening almost everywhere in the last week or so, especially on items like the bare-bones 3600, which is proving popular.

Thank heavens I've decided to postpone any upgrading until next Spring. No new games coming in 2019 that require this new tech., so I'll hold.

When the 3900X is going for $500 in the States which is £403 it does make you wonder where the extra £100 is going....

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 27 Jul 2019 at 20:55

MartinPrince said:
When the 3900X is going for $500 in the States which is £403 it does make you wonder where the extra £100 is going....

VAT.

Jamin280672 · 27 Jul 2019 at 21:15

MartinPrince said:
When the 3900X is going for $500 in the States which is £403 it does make you wonder where the extra £100 is going....

You can buy it from the states, however, as soon as it enters the UK, you'll be hit with import duties before they will deliver it to your door, those duties are not cheap at all, it will probably end up costing you more than buying from here in the UK.

MartinPrince · 27 Jul 2019 at 21:34

Jamin280672 said:
You can buy it from the states, however, as soon as it enters the UK, you'll be hit with import duties before they will deliver it to your door, those duties are not cheap at all, it will probably end up costing you more than buying from here in the UK.

Don't I know that. Did something like that many years ago but it wasn't available in the UK so had to stump up the tax; now I would just ask my family in the States to send it if I wanted to go that route though even postage from States cost something like 3x as much as it cost for us to send the other way.

dfects · 28 Jul 2019 at 00:46

Pretty sure each state has its own take on sales tax, similar to VAT so prices vary for what people pay based on state. Its only 0-10% though rather than our 20%. Just mentioning as often people assume the dollar price on sites is the final cost which I belive it isn't for all :cool:

often importing isn't worth it, sketchy warranty and you'll be charged VAT and a customs fee that varies based on postage method (couriers proper rip you off). I once bought £30 of stuff and paid more in VAT and custom fees than the items cost

Satchfanuk · 29 Jul 2019 at 10:53

WTF is going on, the price has just gone up again. +£20 last week, +£30 this week. At this rate Intel will be the value proposition again. Is this on purpose or just a rip off tactic.

Imagine if car dealerships did this... Oh shoot, we haven't got any Audi A3s in red, better add £5000 to the price :rolleyes:

I'm rapidly being put off shopping here tbh.

Yaayuh! · 29 Jul 2019 at 10:56

Satchfanuk said:
WTF is going on, the price has just gone up again. +£20 last week, +£30 this week. At this rate Intel will be the value proposition again. Is this on purpose or just a rip off tactic.

Imagine if car dealerships did this... Oh shoot, we haven't got any Audi A3s in red, better add £5000 to the price

I'm rapidly being put off shopping here tbh.

Supply and demand.

It can be had cheaper.

Dicehunter · 29 Jul 2019 at 10:59

I went to pre-order the 3900X on OCUK but saw the price has been put up by £50, Sorry but that is a very shady move, I'll wait for it to come down in price and order it from another shop, That's a despicable move.

Satchfanuk · 29 Jul 2019 at 11:00

Rossi~ said:
Supply and demand.

It can be had cheaper.

That's an enablers response. Another way to put it is ripping people off, price fixing etc.

This also damages AMDs image in the eyes of consumers as any price increase will be looked at as their decision, not the retailer.

Saltcreek · 29 Jul 2019 at 11:01

Satchfanuk said:
WTF is going on, the price has just gone up again. +£20 last week, +£30 this week. At this rate Intel will be the value proposition again. Is this on purpose or just a rip off tactic.

Imagine if car dealerships did this... Oh shoot, we haven't got any Audi A3s in red, better add £5000 to the price

I'm rapidly being put off shopping here tbh.

I bought just after the first price increase. Happy that I did as I can see the prices to continue to go up. Saying that, I think AMD is actually shooting themselves in the foot by not meeting demand.

Yaayuh! · 29 Jul 2019 at 11:01

Satchfanuk said:
That's an enablers response. Another way to put it is ripping people off, extortion, price fixing etc.

This also damages AMDs image in the eyes of consumers as any price increase will be looked at as their decision, not the retailer.

If two retailers are selling £40 difference, I think it's clear that it's the retailer and not the manufacturer.

I'm shocked that people are shocked.

michty_me · 29 Jul 2019 at 11:02

It's also up on other sites for £589.
Edit: Also noticed in some places, Stock can be expected up to 3 months from now.

Satchfanuk · 29 Jul 2019 at 11:03

Dicehunter said:
I went to pre-order the 3900X on OCUK but saw the price has been put up by £50, Sorry but that is a very shady move, I'll wait for it to come down in price and order it from another shop, That's a despicable move.

Exactly, but even when it does come down in price, I will be unlikely to buy from here now. This place is one of the worst I've seen for taking advantage of their customers loyalty. I can buy my own Haribo with the money I save

Satchfanuk · 29 Jul 2019 at 11:09

michty_me said:
It's also up on other sites for £589.
Edit: Also noticed in some places, Stock can be expected up to 3 months from now.

I've seen it on a site for that amount but you can't actual buy it as the add button is disabled. Might be a different site.

michty_me · 29 Jul 2019 at 11:12

Satchfanuk said:
I've seen it on a site for that amount but you can't actual buy it as the add button is disabled. Might be a different site.

So it is, I never noticed that before. I wonder what the price will be next week?

Dicehunter · 29 Jul 2019 at 11:12

Satchfanuk said:
Exactly, but even when it does come down in price, I will be unlikely to buy from here now. This place is one of the worst I've seen for taking advantage of their customers loyalty. I can buy my own Haribo with the money I save

If the price comes back down I may give OCUK a fair look but I can't stand it when stores take advantage of customers like this, I find it truly despicable.

Saltcreek · 29 Jul 2019 at 11:13

michty_me said:
It's also up on other sites for £589.
Edit: Also noticed in some places, Stock can be expected up to 3 months from now.

3 months from now you might as well wait for next year. I know if there is no stock soon I will cancel my order and just see what happens with the next release.

Satchfanuk · 29 Jul 2019 at 11:14

Saltcreek said:
I bought just after the first price increase. Happy that I did as I can see the prices to continue to go up. Saying that, I think AMD is actually shooting themselves in the foot by not meeting demand.

Remember that the same core chiplets are being used in everything from server to desktop. AMD are probably making tons of these things but their priority will be server I guess.

Plus, they've never been in this position, at least not for a long time, where demand has been so high for their CPUs. I imagine it has overwhelmed them somewhat. That's not an excuse, just a factor to consider

Saltcreek · 29 Jul 2019 at 11:16

Satchfanuk said:
Remember that the same core chiplets are being used in everything from server to desktop. AMD are probably making tons of these things but their priority will be server I guess.

Plus, they've never been in this position, at least not for a long time, where demand has been so high for their CPUs. I imagine it has overwhelmed them somewhat. That's not an excuse, just a factor to consider

I can understand a couple weeks or so delay but this is getting silly. Some stores are reporting months before they have stock and I find that totally unacceptable. AMD has a chance to really win people over but they are failing pretty hard with meeting the demand.