Sorry guys, i’m the one who wished computers would become popular back when i was an awkward preteen in the 90’s. Oops.
AMD fucked up hard by discontinuing 5700/5800X3D
I fucked up by not buying a 5700X3D
I should sell my machine for more than I paid, I don’t mind dropping back to AM3+/DDR3 if it means I can spec a replacement later and make some extra money on top of it.
I have an old blade server that I got from work many years ago. I never set it up but just opened it up to see what’s in it and discovered it had DDR2 memory. Interested?
AM3+ is straight ass though. There is a reason why most people who had a high end rig 10 years ago ran intel cpus.
Guess it was good I jumped on the 5700X3D when I was able to.
Wonder what 3 series sells for… 3700X, etc.
I sold a 3700x for $75 on marketplace two weeks ago
Am I lucky or what. Built my first ever PC a few months ago before all this crap started. My only regret is going with 32gb ram instead of 64.
Built an AM4 NAS right around summer. My desktop is old but I also don’t really game that much off of my Steam Deck anymore. And so ends the era of oldschool home computing, I guess.
I’m just fine on 16 man. You’re good.
I really dodged the bullet by upgrading my aging 2600X with an 5950X and filling the memory banks to 64GB on my AM4 platform half a year ago, I really hope that the current price level entices a few new players to enter the market.
Unfortunately, RAM production is not something you start up on a whim. There are only a few players and adding new capacity is a very long process. They won’t do that unless they’re convinced that the market will still be there in a couple of years.
From what I’ve read the additional capacity that’s currently on the way will come 27-28, tho if the bubble keeps growing that won’t be nearly enough. Further capacity will take even longer…
I just hope that random economist whose name I don’t remember is right and it is just the tp-hoarding-phase. When the panic buying stops and stock can recover somewhat, prices will go down to higher than before but more reasonable level.
Hah! You built the same setup as me.
I bought some RAM about 6 months ago. It costs me $299AUD for 64Gb, the same set from the same store is now $1,399. That’s an insane increase.
2 x 48 GB Crucial 6200 DDR5 RAM in April for 310€, now it’s 1.290€. Totally insane.
Makes sense, considering DDR4 has only gone up 2x.
Though now I need to but the motherboard sooner than later, lest there be no good stock by the time I get to it.And here I was thinking id just upgrade to one of these on my AM4 board… guess not.
This is the kind of weird stuff that happens near the peak of a bubble.
So glad I don’t have money for a new PC for some years anyways 😂
This is a weird post. 5800x3d might be “legacy” but other am4 chips are still being manufactured.
An AM4 computer is still pretty capable.
Jokes on them I just ordered a used r 5 5600x for a $140 upgrade. My shits old as dirt. I was on a 1600x and a 1060 GPU.
AM4 is the greatest CPU socket that has ever been created.
The fact some shitty athlons were sold on it, but also something like a 5800X3D that has held up so well that some people are still willing to pay this much years later is astonishing to me.
People a week ago: “you’re all stupid, DDR4 is not impacted”
Just wait. Scarcity loves company.
