AMD launched its newest Ryzen 7 9800X3D to glowing evaluations this week, however in case you’re trying to purchase one then you definitely may need to attend for extra inventory. The 9800X3D is at present bought out at Newegg and Finest Purchase, with nearly all of Micro Middle places additionally bought out of AMD’s finest gaming processor.
The state of affairs is comparable throughout Europe, too. In Germany most retailers have run out of inventory, with new shipments not anticipated to reach till later this month. Within the UK Scan is accepting preorders for the 9800X3D, however inventory received’t arrive till November twenty ninth. Overclockers within the UK says its inventory is at present held at UK customs and that its first and second shipments are allotted and bought out. It’s not anticipating one other cargo till December.
AMD computing and graphics boss Jack Huynh shared photographs on X of individuals lining up for the 9800X3D at retailers, whereas AMD CEO Lisa Su has been signing a few of the CPUs for “some particular companions.” Naturally, scalpers are attempting to make the most of the low inventory state of affairs with some 9800X3D listings on eBay asking as a lot as $999 as a substitute of the $479 retail value of the CPU.
Whereas there’s certain to be some pent-up demand for the 9800X3D after the frustration of Zen 5 desktop CPUs and Intel’s Core Extremely 9 285K, it’s clear AMD doesn’t have sufficient inventory of this new CPU for its launch interval. The 9800X3D launch timing got here as a shock, arriving lower than three months after AMD launched its first Zen 5 desktop CPUs in August. AMD didn’t introduce its Zen 4 X3D elements till 5 months after the Ryzen 9 7950X was first launched in September 2022, with the 7800X3D arriving almost seven months later.
