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i9 9900k pricing
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Just saying too all those that find the 9900k too expensive now have the option to go AMD, it's a great feeling although nVidia now need a run for their money.
When you can drop £1,200+ on a graphics card (2080Ti) then 500 quid on a CPU isn't even an issue for you.
i just consider whats needed for what i want cost isnt the issue. i have numerous rigs. when you can comfortably play at 4k 144fps with no drops that will be next. 2700x is a great budget cpu but for gaming and 1080 it gets beat in literally every game at 1080 by a £150 i5. so these people go on about value yet the £150 i5 beats it in everygame. as lambchop says its a shame you cant just buy whatever you want without all the fanboyism. the only reason for amd cpus to be brought is for multithreaded stuff. gaming is owned by intel. the thing is for like legend says i game at 4k so you would save even more by getting the i5 8400 and a better card. just makes no sense on here.
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They are irreversibly hurting their company image IMO. For a quick extra buck. Amazed they think it's good business practice. Target driven sales by the looks of it. OCUK can't compete with rainforest's clout so have to be seen as the "good guys" to survive in the industry. This really doesn't help with that. They would do much better long term to say "£500 - SOLD OUT" than to abusively milk their loyal base for a few extra quid.I see OCUK have now adjusted the pricing better to reflect the amazingness of this CPU, only £659 now for the retail boxed version, a true bargain for those that desire such a beast!
Alas. I'm not going to tell them how to suck eggs. they can do what they want but have gone way down in my estimation.
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I see OCUK have now adjusted the pricing better to reflect the amazingness of this CPU, only £659 now for the retail boxed version, a true bargain for those that desire such a beast!
£60 for a box is a horrible deal.
The 3 vs 1 year warranty I see as irrelevant. It's a CPU, if it's not dead on arrival what's going to go wrong with it.
AMD also has a pretentious box but you don't get an option which makes it clear you're paying the price of a lesser CPU for the privilege.
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Have to agree, I realise they are a business and are in it to make money but for once people should have just said nope not going to bother putting it up for sale and maybe if enough people did it a message would have gotten across. All it's really done is force me to go to other places to source my IT stuff.
Are you talking about the TR CPU's? If so they are available in tray/OEM also, without all that horrid plastic packing. If you are talking about the standard Ryzen parts, they come in a cardboard box which is pretty run of the mill.
It's not just a box. It's a SEALED box. and a guarantee that the last people to see it / handle it / use it were Intel themselves.
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Are you talking about the TR CPU's? If so they are available in tray/OEM also, without all that horrid plastic packing. If you are talking about the standard Ryzen parts, they come in a cardboard box which is pretty run of the mill.
I don't doubt it's possible to get OEM AMD CPUs I've simply never seen them offered alongside the retail boxes unlike Intel CPUs which seem to regularly have an OEM option.
I don't ONLY game at 4K, I require a multithreaded CPU for work purposes. It's not a case of 'budget', it's a case of NOT WASTING MONEY, and having one system that does everything I need and want suits me perfectly, as it does most people. You don't seem to understand that. For someone gaming at 1080p, there's never been any debate the 9900K is the fastest, but it's also the most expensive and not remotely within the reach of the vast majority, as those gaming at 1080p are on the tightest budgets, as surveys clearly show. Nevermind the fact that using a £600 CPU for nothing but gaming at 1080p is ridiculous overkill to the extreme! The 9900k won't even be on their radar, and for others like myself who are at 4K, and don't want to throw money down the toilet, it's seen for exactly what it is... overpriced and completely unnecessary. This has absolutely nothing to do with 'fanboyism'... it's called common sense.
We get it. But your post ignores others circumstances. To some it's not throwing away money and they can easily afford it. It's not overkill when it's a drop in the ocean to people money wise. There's plenty of people on the forum like this. The debates you mention are almost all utterly pointless anyway including your own as you comment without knowing anyones financial situation so instead apply your own set of averages as to what is affordable or not. That's fine, but those averages you've set don't necessarily apply to the people you're arguing with. This is really basic stuff.
I guess when you shop retail the main stockists will do more retail, for obvious reasons. Back in the olden days of the Athlon XP's it was way harder to buy a retail CPU than an OEM one, but since OEM supplies increase alongside market share then I'd hazard a guess at AMD OEM options popping up more, and more often over the next couple of years.
It is a funny thing though packaging, it's pretty pointless for the most part, especially with the majority of sales done online now and as such you only need to see it on the marketing material. Plain white box that holds the CPU and cooler would do, with a nice SKU label on the side etc.
No, wasting money is wasting money. What you're talking about is someone's RESPECT for money. Whether they can afford it or not is entirely besides the point. I could easily afford a 9900K if I wanted one, so it's not about my financial circumstances.
And yet again, I feel the need to point out the title of this thread. Being able to afford it or not is completely irrelevant to its inherent price.
Of course it's about finances. It's not about respect as your level of respect is totally different to someone who earns double or more than what you do. To them it's not a waste as they have far more disposable income. The AMD crowd just don't seem to follow the fastest piece of technology being argued about surprisingly isn't value for money.
No, this discussion has nothing to do with finances because EVERYONE is different. No two people have the same bank balance, so you will never be on a level field regards debating something if your basis for that is all about affordability. That's just ridiculous. Yes, your financial circumstances will determine if you can afford something or not, but YET AGAIN, this is a thread discussing the PRICING of an item!
And again, spending money on something that offers near identical performance to another item (in certain circumstances), IS a waste. It may not be a waste to that person if they don't care about that money, but that money HAS been wasted in and of itself. Whether it's a waste to the individual or not is again irrelevant. Besides, people SHOULD be made aware of this, as I've pointed out before, many will be ignorant to the actual performance facts.
This is not an AMD vs Intel debate, despite some people seeming determined to see it that way.
I guess enough people are still buying at these prices to make it worth their while. For me, I just view OcUK as a great forum which sometimes offers good deals on older kit which has stable stock levels. But for anything else, you will most likely (and quite easily) find better deals elsewhere. Once you expect and accept that is the case, you can just enjoy the forums and forget about the retail arm.