3700x down to $269 USD (about $375AUD) any predictions on how low it will go?

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  scrimshaw on 06/10/2020 - 11:45

  $400 aud, plus $35.70 shopmat shipping, and another $40 (40% gst),

  That's $475 which is actually more than what I paid for when it was first released last year (I paid the early adopter tax too)

  Newegg was also another avenue for cheap US import of components but they have started to charge for shipping as of recently.

  Why not just wait for Amazon Prime Day?

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    GrimCheaper on 06/10/2020 - 12:32

    Yeah, there is no way I'm paying more than $400 for a CPU that will soon be 2 generations old. 2700x is currently about $350. Just trying to figure out the option with the best value.

    If I could get a cheap 3700x during prime sale, I'd jump on it.

    But the 5800x's look like a serious competitor to the i9 10900k which is crazy considering the potential price difference. (If the 5800x is around $500, give or take). So might be worth spending a bit more cash.

    Just have no idea if prices at the moment, so just trying to get a feel.

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  fratakk on 06/10/2020 - 12:01

  +1

  definetely worth to wait 2-3 weeks if you are not in a rush, with new ryzen coming up, there is no reason for prices to stay up.

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  GrimCheaper on 06/10/2020 - 12:32

  Yeah, that's what I'm leaning towards.

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  The mikky on 06/10/2020 - 12:48

  +3

  I have a feeling stock of the new CPUs will be limited as well, so not sure if it will impact prices that much for the first few weeks of new release. But should still come down more in the next couple of months.

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    Austrian Oak on 06/10/2020 - 18:16

    Exactly right, just look at the 3300x. They were released at $195 and now retailing for $240.

    i have everything right now but my cpu b550 motherboard, 3600 32gb ram 1tb ssd, gpu.
    The only value amd cpu right now is the 3100 at $160, might buy this as a stop gap until we see prices fall.

    I refuse to pay over retail for a chip right now that's about to be obselete. Right now the 10400F is the best value chip. (which will be one less sale for amd)

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  p1 ama on 06/10/2020 - 14:08

  +1

  It depends on what price AMD comes in at for Zen 3. There are some rumours that there will be a price hike. With little competition from Intel, that seems increasingly likely. I wouldn't be surprised if the 5800X comes in closer to $650 AUD and the 5900X closer to $900 AUD. Whilst the performance difference seems to be quite substantial, I don't think Ryzen 3000 series will see a huge drop the way Ryzen 1000 and 2000 series did.

  In many ways, Ryzen 1000 series was a beta product that had plenty of bugs and kinks (buggy BIOS, fussy RAM support, instability…etc.), and Ryzen 2000 was still far behind Intel so it was always a bit of a budget option. Ryzen 3000 is seriously class leading and should hold its value the same way Intel chips have for the past few years.

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    GrimCheaper on 06/10/2020 - 16:28

    I'm also thinking the 5800x will be expensive than the 3700x. $650 is still a very competitive price for what you are getting, relative to what intel has to offer.

    I'd love a 5800x, but if it's that much, than it's more that I wanted to spend on my build. I'd be happy to pick up a 3700x for $400 (if possible) after the 5000 release or prime sales.