AMD's forgotten generation of Ryzen chips at incredible deals in the final hours of Amazon Prime Day — Ryzen 5000XT processors up to 46% off

[Admin]

AMD's nearly-forgotten refresh generation of Ryzen 5000 chips, called Ryzen 5000XT, is on a steep discount just before Prime Day ends. The Ryzen 9 5900XT is 38% off and is going for $218, the Ryzen 7 5800XT is 46% off, going for just $133.

AMD's forgotten generation of Ryzen chips at incredible deals in the final hours of Amazon Prime Day — Ryzen 5000XT processors up to 46% off : Read more

 

[bit_user]

For anyone considering one of these options, be sure to add in the price of any DDR4 memory you're going to need. It's not as cheap as it used to be (but still not as expensive as it'll be in a few months).

I got my 5800X when it hit $220, a little over 2 years ago, and I think it was a pretty good deal (less than half the MSRP!). It's not the easiest CPU to cool. I'd recommend a dual-tower cooler, especially since their heatpipes are oriented along the front-back axis. If you use a heatpipe-based cooler, heatpipe orientation is a significant consideration for the chiplet-based Ryzen 3000 or 5000 CPUs.

IMO, this is a great price on the 5800XT!

 

[punkncat]

Be sure to check through the reviews, in particular about the 5900XT and the recurring mention of the broken tamper seal. It comes up a lot. I purchased one of these assuming as new back in March. It was shipped in nothing but a bag, so it is conceivable that the tamper seal broke due to outside forces but there are many other reviewers mentioning this aspect.

As is mentioned above, these are going to require a robust cooling solution and a well vented case. Make sure to check for BIOS support as well. This refresh was released last year ('24) and some older motherboards don't have a workable update for support.

My own recommend would be that if you already have a system that CAN utilize these CPU it is probably a good consideration as a stop gap upgrade. I would not build a system around this over looking on up to 7xxx series.

 

[klnhrkm]

For anyone considering one of these options, be sure to add in the price of any DDR4 memory you're going to need. It's not as cheap as it used to be (but still not as expensive as it'll be in a few months).

I got my 5800X when it hit $220, a little over 2 years ago, and I think it was a pretty good deal (less than half the MSRP!). It's not the easiest CPU to cool. I'd recommend a dual-tower cooler, especially since their heatpipes are oriented along the front-back axis. If you use a heatpipe-based cooler, heatpipe orientation is a significant consideration for the chiplet-based Ryzen 3000 or 5000 CPUs.

IMO, this is a great price on the 5800XT!

Last month I got my 5800X at 145 euros, with 64GB DDR4 3600mhz at 125 euros. That RAM has increased to 200 euros now.
I guess soon the moment will come that it's best to start at AMD5 and DDR5. But for those one a budget, the previous gen may still be an attractive option.