Yes I saw that myself and edited my post over on Tom's. There doesn't seem to be any 9950X3D's sold by Amazon. I saw the cheaper ones and I wouldn't bother with them. If it's not sold and shipped by Amazon, its a no go for me.
I checked the link, but something seemed off. Your link is to the 9950X - not the 9950X3D. The X3D is $719, although there is a 3rd party (probably scam) at $469
Ditto on the shipped/sold part. It took a little while before I realized it wasn't an X3D - I hovered over buy now a few times while trying to figure out why it was so cheap (thought used/return maybe).Yes I saw that myself and edited my post over on Tom's. There doesn't seem to be any 9950X3D's sold by Amazon. I saw the cheaper ones and I wouldn't bother with them. If it's not sold and shipped by Amazon, its a no go for me.
Ditto on the shipped/sold part. It took a little while before I realized it wasn't an X3D - I hovered over buy now a few times while trying to figure out why it was so cheap (thought used/return maybe).
Userbenchmark....It's there.
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After 2021, I guess he is too embarrassed to report the situation
Yes I saw that myself and edited my post over on Tom's. There doesn't seem to be any 9950X3D's sold by Amazon. I saw the cheaper ones and I wouldn't bother with them. If it's not sold and shipped by Amazon, its a no go for me.
That's a scam.
Yes, I tried to buy one, and it said "can't be shipped to that address" and removed it from my cart. No other sellers an Amazon, so you can't even buy one from Amazon if you are in the US.That's a scam.
1851 is collecting dust in retail. It isn't even in the top 20 on Amazon U.S. despite the price drops. These reviews won't boost it either. Gaming drives retail, that's why 3D dominates sales. Platform longevity has become a main selling point too. Need look no further than Zen 3 still outselling everything Intel for concrete proof. It's why these vs articles 8 months after launch are not going to create any momentum. Productivity tests? Yawn inducing and skipped by vast majority of DIYers.
There is a reason why the 9950x3d and the 265k cost what they do cost. total performance, not just "good enough for some games".The 265K, on the other hand, has been cheap enough to be a good purchase for anyone who only games a bit or not at all. It was $270 on Amazon or similar on Newegg with an included SSD or memory for a while. Insane value, I think. 20 cores 3nm at a lower price than the 9700X with only 8 4nm cores.
Yeah, one of them has become a value part and the other is a halo part where value has gone out the window. 265K is about equivalent to the 7950X in MT with better 1T, better v/f curve if you want to tweak and better iGPU if you use that.There is a reason why the 9950x3d and the 265k cost what they do cost. total performance, not just "good enough for some games".
Yup, that's the one I was talking about. And it's legit.Amazon fixed it, its now $719 and arrives June 5th (I am prime), and sold by Amazon. in 50+ carts !!!
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The CPU space has been boring for us casuals lately, so any red meat is welcomed. 🐺 IEEE types talking shop is about as exciting as watching paint dry, where my tastes are concerned. A good old fashioned versus thread where one of the reviewers actually puts FIGHT! in the title? That's the good stuff IMO.Seems like this review is . . . pointless? The 285k still loses (despite poor config on 9950X3D), nothing has really changed. 265k might be okay but Intel can't be making good margins at that price. In any case it doesn't seem like this review merits its own thread. Not that it's gonna kill anyone.
The CPU space has been boring for us casuals lately, so any red meat is welcomed. 🐺 IEEE types talking shop is about as exciting as watching paint dry, where my tastes are concerned. A good old fashioned versus thread where one of the reviewers actually puts FIGHT! in the title? That's the good stuff IMO.
With all of the layoffs and another massive round about to happen, Intel SMG is a shadow of its former self. These "updated reviews" are all they can manage perhaps? This guy did it a month ago beating Black Bird and Tom's to the punch.
You'll notice he defends his review the same way Paul is doing in the comments over at Tom's. Funny that. If you find yourself doing it, you have already lost. Jay starting his latest Nvidia piece by saying we all call him an Nvidia shill was so self aware in the worst way possible. Don't do that, you are not helping your cause. 😂
From my POV all 3 of those "reviews" feel like the old comedy meme about Cleveland tourism where it ends with - At least we're not Detroit!
He did the right thing because of the forum rules here. Vendor threads are safe spaces. A versus thread allows members to throw shade at any brand.Eh I guess, coulda shoehorned it into one of the existing threads though.
My gut says the timing and common theme are red flags. It is what I would expect from the ever shrinking, dejected, and for many, soon to be ejected, Intel SMG. Has to be a lot of pressure from on high because of how poorly they are doing in retail. With 1851 potentially being the worst selling retail generation ever.Gotta wonder why we've got some "but wait Intel is actually not awful" articles coming out, though. Are they doing it to be contrary for clicks or are they getting paid? Did Intel lay off some of their guerilla marketing team and redirect some money to 3rd parties?
Quite the rapid escalation. I would have tried Linux first.So I destroyed the laptop
Nah. He's most likely joking. Destroying a brand new laptop on purpose? No real AT techie would do thatQuite the rapid escalation.