2017 Hardware Thread

specialkone said:

This MB and a Volta. I could see dude and essenbe getting excited about ocing again.

Yep, maybe, depending on what they do with to Volta.

solarstarshines said:

Thank you Sir are you staying dry you must be safe you're on the web

Yep staying dry now

Is it just me, or has Intel dropped prices(a lot) on their CPUs since Ryzen and Threadripper got released?

slicendice said:

Is it just me, or has Intel dropped prices(a lot) on their CPUs since Ryzen and Threadripper got released?

Intel didn't but sellers and dealers did. Part of it is also because of waiting for new Intel CPUs.

Already ordered my first upgrade for my Ryzen rig. 16GB of Gskill RipjawsV and two 2TB WD Black drives are on the way.

CountMike said:

Intel didn't but sellers and dealers did. Part of it is also because of waiting for new Intel CPUs.

Ok, so there has been a price shift. That's great, since Intel CPU prices has been outrageous. We need more bang for buck Ryzen CPUs to take down the prices even further. :)

copiertech25 said:

Already ordered my first upgrade for my Ryzen rig. 16GB of Gskill RipjawsV and two 2TB WD Black drives are on the way.

NICE!

slicendice said:

Ok, so there has been a price shift. That's great, since Intel CPU prices has been outrageous. We need more bang for buck Ryzen CPUs to take down the prices even further. :)

This is price here:

As compared to

That is in line with our prices, though we have a bit higher prices due to heavier taxing. :)