Caporegime
Exactly the same here, glad I went 3700X, it's not as hard to cool and is plenty of performance for a year or two.
If I'd waited for a 3900X to have the 3950X imminent in a few weeks I'd have gone for the 3950X so I've saved even more.
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Exactly the same here, glad I went 3700X, it's not as hard to cool and is plenty of performance for a year or two.
If I'd waited for a 3900X to have the 3950X imminent in a few weeks I'd have gone for the 3950X so I've saved even more.
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I think that I will cancel my x570 gigabyte ITX order and get the B450 gigabyte ITX instead.
What was it before? Wont buy one if the UK cartel starts gouging it.
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At this point i would likely grab an x470 itx but i dont have a ryzen to flash the bios. Shall see if I can pick one up cheap...
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I see Overclockers have plopped another £30 on the 3900, bringing it up to £529.99. £50 above their launch price.
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That is supposed to make us feel good for pre ordering so early at a lower price. At least I hope it's that. Because if it's not arriving this week, in cancelling my order
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been told by elsewhere that stock is coming on the 6th. no idea if its the same here but hopefully you all wont have to long of a wait 
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been told by elsewhere that stock is coming on the 6th. no idea if its the same here but hopefully you all wont have to long of a wait
Where did you hear that? I believe OCUK are still expecting the chips this week.
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in the end I have ordered a B450 gigabyte ITX from another supplier who has them in stock and is flashing the latest BIOS for free of charge.
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been told by elsewhere that stock is coming on the 6th. no idea if its the same here but hopefully you all wont have to long of a wait
Its a shame that every date that's been given so far, both on here and other retailers, have been total BS. The price hikes are just another kick in the teeth.
I'm slowly buying components for a Ryzen build and have held off the on the motherboard until I feel I can get the Ryzen 3900X. However, I am disappointed by the prices creeping up as we approach a replenishment of stock that's potentially to arrive in the next week or so. £479 was really pushing my limit, but I can justify it as I have remained so long on Intel 5930. I've seen it go to £499 and then £529 as we get closer and it makes me question what is really driving an originally marketed price of £479. Very sad that I shall have to go elsewhere for my components or wait longer for when the price gouging ends.
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Seriously, have you seen the exchange rate this week? This isn't price gouging, it's economics.
£480 to £530 is a 10.4% increase. The GBP>USD rate since the end of May has been under 1.27 and at the time the prices were increased it was 1.23 which is a 2.6% change. Taking into account taxes, the price due to the new rate should be ~£495, they would also have put in orders before the rate changed so shouldn't affect pricing so soon. Other vendors have also increased prices to varying degrees so the current price each vendor is charging is mostly down to what they have decided given the stock shortage and the high demand.
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What? 50£ extra is nowhere close to being a normal price if you really want to judge by the current exchange rate. This is a classic case of price gouging, as outlined by the previous commenter
Yup, how *dare* that exchange rate fluctuate!!!
Fortunately my wife is off to the USA and even with current exchange rates she can pick one up for £410
and she will!
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Fortunately my wife is off to the USA and even with current exchange rates she can pick one up for £410
and she will!
She taking orders?