Ryzen - Hold off or pull trigger

[bobbarley]

I'm planning to put together a Ryzen system, however noticed that Intel should be announcing the 9 series CPU any week now.

Do you think Ryzen prices will be affected by the new Intel launch? I'm not sure whether to just build a Ryzen system now, or wait a month or two.

 

[andy_mk3]

How much of a rush are you in? If you can wait then see what happens with both the Intel 9 series and Zen2. I doubt The new Intel CPUs will have any effect on AMD pricing though.

 

[bobbarley]

It's not a deal breaker, but I'm down to just a budget Lenovo laptop at the moment. With a Switch and Xbox One S for gaming.

 

[chroniclard]

Zen 2 wont be till next year. Unsure if new Intels will affect Ryzen pricing.

 

[bobbarley]

I probably wouldn't hold off for Zen 2, but am unsure if Intel will have an impact on Ryzen pricing. And if it does, if it'll even be by much,

 

[Pants]

I think the Intel will be, let's say, a premium priced product. So I doubt AMD prices would move by much if at all. I vote for pull the trigger.

 

[chroniclard]

The top end Intels will be quite expensive, albeit faster than Ryzen+, so I dont think it would affect pricing.

However you do wonder if AMD might just slash prices to give Intel a kicking.

 

[bobbarley]

My logic here was.

Intel release premium 9 series CPU's. They then lower the price of 8th gen CPU's. AMD lower theirs to be competitive.

 

[gavinh87]

Did they lower the price of ryzen when coffelake dropped? Can't remember.

 

[Doobedoo]

They might drop a little I guess it all depends how aggressive Intel are with their pricing. I wouldn’t expect it immediately as shortage issues and shiny tax may keep the new 8 core cpus from bothering Amd price wise, but once normality resumed they may well adjust prices to suit, at that point Zen 2 might not be that far away.

 

[EsaT]

I think the Intel will be, let's say, a premium priced product. So I doubt AMD prices would move by much if at all. I vote for pull the trigger.

And even if Intel themselves won't put price higher than in Coffee Lake, possible availability problems from Intel's production capacity problems likely keep price at "good" level.

 

[muon]

I reckon AMD might reduce 2700X prices. Intel will probably pitch their 8C/8T CPU around that sort of price. Then again the 2700X has already had informal cuts selling well below release prices.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

Did they lower the price of ryzen when coffelake dropped? Can't remember.

Yes they did.

 

[Troezar]

If you want to go Ryzen you can always buy an X470 motherboard and a cheaper CPU now then drop in a 7nm Zen2 early next year. If you buy right you shouldn't lose too much on an upgrade.

I don't see Intel dropping the price on anything. They have a loyal customer base, a premium positioned new product coming out that will no doubt be priced above the 8700K and they have capacity issues. Don't discount their hubris either

 

[bobbarley]

I went and picked up a Ryzen 5 2600. I'm going to overclock it, should be a good little runner for a while. As said, can throw a better cpu in any time until 2020!

 

[nlel1975]

I went and picked up a Ryzen 5 2600. I'm going to overclock it, should be a good little runner for a while. As said, can throw a better cpu in any time until 2020!

Good choice, you can wait around for ever for prices to come down. I've just ordered a Ryzen 5 2600 system myself but I've gone for the standard version as the overclockable one was about £ 50 more and then you need a decent cooler as well and I couldn't justify it, running it at stock is a massive upgrade anyway from my i5-2500k.

 

[bobbarley]

You can overclock the 2600

I have a 240mm AIO that in pairing with it. If I'm lucky she might hit 4.2GHz on all cores.

 

[Raumarik]

If you don't need it now, wait. Otherwise just buy it - there is always a better thing just around the corner in tech.

 

[subbytna]

You can overclock the 2600

I have a 240mm AIO that in pairing with it. If I'm lucky she might hit 4.2GHz on all cores.

With XFR you probably won't even need to overclock the cpu. It works so well that it's almost a waste having all cores on 4.2.

But then again this is OVERCLOCKERS.co.uk

 

[eeii]

With XFR you probably won't even need to overclock the cpu. It works so well that it's almost a waste having all cores on 4.2.

But then again this is OVERCLOCKERS.co.uk

I've got 2700x and even on x370 motherboard XFR works a treat.