What time do we think 9800x3d comes out?
Posted by Bitter-Light-2223@reddit | hardware | View on Reddit | 26 comments
Yes yes I can’t wait for the well deserved “how are we supposed to know” comments but for real I’ve been waiting for this for a month so bear with me please.
Has anyone had experiences with releases like this before? I heard they happen at midnight but is that midnight EST or just based on your local time?
Any info, even speculation, is much appreciated.
therealjustin@reddit
I'm impatiently waiting for the drop too. I think I'll go with either Best Buy or Newegg if I can snag one.
9am eastern is what I'm seeing too.
TheRoamingWeeb@reddit
Don’t mean to be a bother but 6am what time zone?
Bitter-Light-2223@reddit (OP)
PST, it’s actually listed on NewEgg right now (not available yet but it’s there!)
TheRoamingWeeb@reddit
Tysm! I’m trying to get mine from Best Buy; best of luck to you!
Bitter-Light-2223@reddit (OP)
Thanks, you too! I’ve also heard sometimes they release at midnight so I’m gonna stay up until then from now and keep checking and then check tomorrow morning and then check in store tomorrow if that all doesn’t work😂
hitsujiTMO@reddit
It doesn't fucking matter.
It's not software, it doesn't have to wait for a specific time.
It will ship when vendors has stock.
Bitter-Light-2223@reddit (OP)
I just want to make sure I get my order in, is that crazy or am I missing something here
hitsujiTMO@reddit
A single enthusiast flagship CPU isn't going to sell out immediately after it's siblings have already been out.
With Nvidia launches, they sell out immediately because people can't wait even when a slightly lower sku is coming out and they just can't wait.
With AMD, they aren't selling flagships first, so you're not stuck with a situation where the guy who wanted a 9700x or 9900x has to settle with a 9800x3d because that's what's released.
Whereas Nvidia will happily sell the 5090 before selling the 5070 or 5080, because there is a cohort that will buy the 5090, even though it's twice the price because the 5080 launch date is 30 days later even if the 5080 is half the price.
So you're not competing with a cohort that has to misbuy a CPU because the actual one they want to buy is coming out 2 months later.
-WallyWest-@reddit
Yeah, you're saying that, but when I bought my 5900X, there wasn't any stock at all for a month, and I was stuck with no computer.
hitsujiTMO@reddit
That's going to depend on your locality. I've never seen a situation where it a high end AMD CPU is out of stock for more than a week with exceptions to the X950x CPUs.
Bitter-Light-2223@reddit (OP)
Well in that case I’d prefer to buy it at MSRP instead of having it potentially go out of stock and then shoot up to 150% msrp like the 7800x3d did.
I literally have an unopened 7800x3d I bought for $478 like 2-3 weeks ago right before/around I found out about the 9800x3d so yeah just trying to avoid having to stick with this lol
Retired_Slave_@reddit
this is just moronic. the 7800x3d was so popular that even as of a few months ago it was getting scalped and sold for +50% retail. with as well reviewed as this thing has been there is definitely a chance that it could fall out of stock, so finding out the time it releases to get your order in fast makes sense. don't talk about things when you are this off the mark
Alamandaros@reddit
To add to that, there's a sizeable group (myself included) who have had to put off buying a new CPU for the past few months because we wanted a 7800X3D, but couldn't find one either due to no stock or mark-ups.
Bitter-Light-2223@reddit (OP)
Got it got it, that makes sense. Thank you for the information! I’ve just been out of the PC building game for like 6-7 years and heard all the mess with things going out of stock beforehand so didn’t know if I needed to be so diligent or not in making sure I put an order in asap.
Retired_Slave_@reddit
your gut was more on the mark than the schizo who replied to you. pc parts can still fall out of stock, and his comparison about people who are in the market for the 9800x3d are also looking at ryzen 9000 is braindead. anyone who was indifferent about either would already have bought a 9700. people waiting for this chip specifically aren't interested in normal ryzen 9000 because the gaming performance of them is ass compared to the 9800x3d, they are completely different bases.
don't let brainlets like them talk down to you for asking a fair question
SimpleNovelty@reddit
That's going to be vendor specific and not really what this sub is for.
Bitter-Light-2223@reddit (OP)
I could see that, but also I feel like the timing of when a piece of hardware drops counts as hardware news. Either way agree to disagree and I appreciate your feedback.
I also feel like the hardware subreddit would include people (not all of them) who are diehards on getting the newest hardware and might have some insight on drop times.
Clay-mo@reddit
The microcenter by me opens at 10a.m
Artistic_Friend_9921@reddit
do they do bundles for new CPUs? Like discount with a new motherboard + RAM
Severe-Alarm8697@reddit
Canada Computers here in Canada (really? Not Bulgaria?) is offering a few bundles with x870 mobos and 32G of ram for 1100ish CAD. They all show as "sold out" on the company website, but I'm guessing that's until the listing goes live? Could they actually have sold out already? Dunno. But yes, bundles.
Clay-mo@reddit
Idk I've never bought a brand new CPU on release day there before. My assumption would be no, anyone coming in to buy a release day product is going to buy it regardless of if there's a bundle price or not, so why offer them a discount?
Bitter-Light-2223@reddit (OP)
Yeah and the Best Buy by me opens at 10am, but I meant like online
gimik123@reddit
I'm waiting for B&H . Newegg says 6am pst. I'll sometimes use hotstock io or nowinstock, but I dont think it will get that bad, but who knows.
Bitter-Light-2223@reddit (OP)
Thank you for the info man I appreciate it!
imaginary_num6er@reddit
Before additional import tariffs hit the U.S., the largest market
Bitter-Light-2223@reddit (OP)
Bruh respectfully go take that shit somewhere else lol