News AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Drops to Record-Low $260, Includes Free Assassin's Creed Valhalla

[Admin]

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is on sale for an all-time low price making CPU shoppers the real winners.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Drops to Record-Low $260, Includes Free Assassin's Creed Valhalla : Read more

 

[Zizo007]

Here in Canada everything is overpriced, newegg.ca has the 3700X 430$+5$ shipping+15%tax=500.25$CAD. Ridiculous considering 260$ US=350$CAD, that's 150$ more.

 

[InvalidError]

Here in Canada everything is overpriced, newegg.ca has the 3700X 430$+5$ shipping+15%tax=500.25$CAD. Ridiculous considering 260$ US=350$CAD, that's 150$ more.

Check math, 430-350 is 80, not 150. Also, on PCPartsPicker, you can find it for 400 CAN$.
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product...700x-36-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000071box

The main problem for Canada is that all imported stuff normally goes through the USA for shipping so off-shore companies don't have to incur the added cost of ships specifically for Canada. With the USA border closed to most traffic until further notice, all imported stuff gets more expensive beyond just the currency exchange rate.

 

[Math Geek]

got mine at $275 and knew i got a great deal. $260 is insane value for what you get.

 

[Zizo007]

Check math, 430-350 is 80, not 150. Also, on PCPartsPicker, you can find it for 400 CAN$.
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product...700x-36-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000071box

The main problem for Canada is that all imported stuff normally goes through the USA for shipping so off-shore companies don't have to incur the added cost of ships specifically for Canada. With the USA border closed to most traffic until further notice, all imported stuff gets more expensive beyond just the currency exchange rate.

They just dropped their price? I checked Amazon a couple of hours ago, it was 430. I don't know if I should buy it now or wait for it to drop when Ryzen 4000 comes out? I have an 1800X now @4Ghz and happy with it, I play at 4K60 so CPU won't make a real difference.

 

[Zizo007]

Check math, 430-350 is 80, not 150. Also, on PCPartsPicker, you can find it for 400 CAN$.
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product...700x-36-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000071box

The main problem for Canada is that all imported stuff normally goes through the USA for shipping so off-shore companies don't have to incur the added cost of ships specifically for Canada. With the USA border closed to most traffic until further notice, all imported stuff gets more expensive beyond just the currency exchange rate.

Oh its still expensive, 456$CAD with taxes. I just went to Amazon.com and its 405$CAD total including shipping and import fees. I still think it will drop more when Ryzen 4000 comes out.

 

[InvalidError]

I don't know if I should buy it now or wait for it to drop when Ryzen 4000 comes out?

I don't have a problem with waiting, still mostly happy with my i5-3470 and not particularly impressed by B550 boards at current prices.

 

[GeekyOne]

About time. It's been $260 at Micro Center for months now. I bet it'll drop even more once the 4700G is released. I just hope the 4700G is not initially priced much higher than the 3700X as I've been holding off purchasing a 3700X in hopes of not having to spend more $$$ on a GPU I don't need - I'm not a gamer, but need 4K resolution for coding, productivity, etc.

 

[GeekyOne]

I don't have a problem with waiting, still mostly happy with my i5-3470 and not particularly impressed by B550 boards at current prices.

Yes, $10 savings to loose PCIe4 throughput from the chipset? No thanks, that is minimal savings off an X570 board.

 

[InvalidError]

Yes, $10 savings to loose PCIe4 throughput from the chipset? No thanks, that is minimal savings off an X570 board.

However, as much as most B550 boards' VRM are overkill, most affordable X570 boards' VRM are crap. The 500-series lineup is in a really awkward state right now.

 

[GeekyOne]

However, as much as most B550 boards' VRM are overkill, most affordable X570 boards' VRM are crap. The 500-series lineup is in a really awkward state right now.

I don't understand why almost all the vendors put the chipset fan right below the GPU PCIe slot as it is likely to block the fan. All but MSI do that on their sub$200 boards, yet MSI's temps are higher than ASUS because of its cheap PCB construction. A chipset fan won't be blocked with the 4700G without an additional GPU. I also like integrated GPU as it makes troubleshooting and rebuilding/re-configuring a system much easier although many boards these days have troubleshooting LEDs for that. The ASUS TUF B550 is only $10 cheaper than the TUF WiFi X570 board. If the non-WiFi TUF board ever comes back in stock, it would be cheaper than what the TUF B550 is priced at.

 

[Zizo007]

I don't understand why almost all the vendors put the chipset fan right below the GPU PCIe slot as it is likely to block the fan. All but MSI do that on their sub$200 boards, yet MSI's temps are higher than ASUS because of its cheap PCB construction. A chipset fan won't be blocked with the 4700G without an additional GPU. I also like integrated GPU as it makes troubleshooting and rebuilding/re-configuring a system much easier although many boards these days have troubleshooting LEDs for that. The ASUS TUF B550 is only $10 cheaper than the TUF WiFi X570 board. If the non-WiFi TUF board ever comes back in stock, it would be cheaper than what the TUF B550 is priced at.

The TUF X570 also has good VRM. Why would someone buy a B550 then?

 

[GeekyOne]

The TUF X570 also has good VRM. Why would someone buy a B550 then?

Exactly. Someone said the TUF X570 is identical to the TUF WiFi X570 except for the subtraction of WiFi. I'd like to save $25 if I can find the non-WiFi version since I already have a WiFi router.