[SOLVED] Did AMD stop making CPUs?

[sun17]

Serious question. I'm thinking something happened and they just stopped making them. They are all GONE everywhere. Not a single one to be found that isn't from a scalper. I've never seen this before from any CPU release. It has to be either 100% COVID related or they just decided to get out of the CPU game and make T-shirts instead. I don't buy this "derp demand" argument for a second. This spoiled 1st world baby wants his damn bottle and he wants it NOW!

 

[sizzling]

What country are you in? Is it a specific cpu you are interested in? In the UK the 5600x and 5800x are easy to find, the 5900x and 5950x seem to only be available if buying a prebuilt or bundles. This indicates the 5900x and 5950x are available in limited numbers and the bigger profits are from directing them to prebuilt systems or bundles.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

They certainly do still make CPUs.

Dire shortage is because of Covid, plus crypto-miners gobbling up existing stocks.

However, system builders on these forums seem to be able to get hold of Ryzens okay for the most part.

 

[serafin152]

Plenty of them here if u want, its not an english site but its easy to navigate with google site translator.

Procesory AMD - Sklep, Opinie, Ceny w Morele.net

Procesory AMD w sklepie internetowym. Zapewniamy bezpieczeństwo, błyskawiczną wysyłkę i najniższe ceny w Polsce. Sprawdź nas!

www.morele.net

ps, im sorry if you cant paste links like this one, I didnt read rules :d

 

[USAFRet]

Looking at Newegg right now, I see many in stock.
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=ryzen+cpu&N=50001028 8000

 

[drea.drechsler]

Serious question. I'm thinking something happened and they just stopped making them. They are all GONE everywhere. Not a single one to be found that isn't from a scalper. I've never seen this before from any CPU release. It has to be either 100% COVID related or they just decided to get out of the CPU game and make T-shirts instead. I don't buy this "derp demand" argument for a second. This spoiled 1st world baby wants his damn bottle and he wants it NOW!

I assume you mean the new 5000 series CPU's as 3000 series are in stock everywhere. So...

Covid pandemic a problem? Yes. But worldwide demand is incredible and unfortunately AMD is not in control of their supply of the 7nm wafers they make them from. Apple (and others) have bought up all remaining capacity from TSMC. In the face of shortages speculators (scalpers) buy the easily obtained on-line CPU stocks and re-sell at markups over MSRP...look on eBay or your country's equiv.

Look at brick-and-mortar computer stores: Microcenter for instance has ample supply of the most popular 5600X. And lastly: pre-built computers can be had with both 5000 series CPU's and new GPU's (Nvidia 3000 series, AMD 6000 series) because they buy direct from distributors. A proper 1st worlder might buy one of those and part-out the unused bits.

Oh yeah, and lastly my personal belief is AMD is favoring the enterprise and cloud server market for their 7nm chiplets. They seriously want to make money, now, and that's where the big bucks are. If you have limited ability to increase your supply you favor the customer with the deeper pockets and the longer 'memory'. Just good business.

 

[Flayed]

The prices have gone up in the UK though and it's not like they were cheap before.

 

[Krotow]

AMD certainly continue their work. Only 5xxx series CPUs are harder to get due to huge demand. But not much issues to get older CPU models like Zen2/3xxx line. However we are now experiencing global semiconductor shortage, caused by Covid increased IT hardware demand, huge demand in automotive industry and some plague in form of scalpers and cryptominers. If you can't buy desired CPU, wait. And don't feed scalpers.

 

[Mattp2017]

Do you mean GPU's? Because I just looked at amazon and every single ryzen cpu is in stock. Although the 5600x says only 1 left.
This is also a really good spot to check for parts..... https://www.reddit.com/r/hardwareswap/

 

[logainofhades]

I can walk into a Microcenter and get a Ryzen CPU quite easily, right now. They have 5600x and 5800x, in stock, along with 3600, 3700x, 3800x, 3900x, and 3950x.

 

[hotaru.hino]

There's also the issue that TSMC is pretty beyond max capacity and juggling producing about a half dozen other things.

 

[logainofhades]

There's also the issue that TSMC is pretty beyond max capacity and juggling producing about a half dozen other things.

Yea many chip makers, in general, are giving priority to the automotive industry. Ford, and Nissan, are two that I have heard of, that are having plant shutdowns, due to shortages for chips their vehicles use.

 

[Karadjgne]

Don't forget Sony. And anybody else whom has a use for GDDR6 in current production lines. That's just as affected as the 7nm silicon for the 5 series cpus.

Add to that the month long Chinese New Year celebrations and all silicon production is currently running on skeleton crews, if at all.