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Microcenter has yet to list them, Amazon has yet to list them, Newegg has only listed SOLD OUT as they have never gotten them in
this!!You sure about that? I could of sworn I saw them up for a little bit on NewEgg yesterday morning. I'm waiting for the 3950X, almost bought a 3700X to play around with and sell when the 3950x comes out, but I was able to fight off the upgrade itch.
Have not been able to find the chip anywhere.
Paper launch ?
thanks!
yeah, can't seem to find where to buy them anywhere in NA.
Not a paper launch, you just weren't fast enough. They sold out awfully fast.
I wouldn't call it paper, but I'm not sure how its not. I was lucky af to find this at microcenter. I think where I live in the Atlanta GA USA region, it might be one of the high yield markets for Microcenter hence why we had the chips down here. Maybe the store got preference from AMD or MC headquarters.
The problem with Europe is that AMD is an American company so obviously it would seem that America gets the first run, then europe will get the second is what I would suspect.
The main issue is that Microcenter wants you to go to thier brick and mortar stores, which I understand fully given the age of amazon and online retail. But you cant order the stuff yet from thier site and they are a major pc parts power player in the states.
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Selling out on launch does does not equal a paper launch. If that was the case damn near every single enthusiast grade GPU ever released would be called a paper launch because they sell out quickly. A paper launch requires an incredibly limited availability. None of us know how many they had and there have been no rumors or reports of limited stock. For the moment, it simply looks like it was a very popular product that sold out right away.
Not a paper launch, you just weren't fast enough. They sold out awfully fast.
If selling out within a minute or two at newegg and with the biggest retailer in the world (Amazon) not even having the product listed doesn't equate to "incredibly limited availability" I don't know what does.
Selling out on launch does does not equal a paper launch. If that was the case damn near every single enthusiast grade GPU ever released would be called a paper launch because they sell out quickly. A paper launch requires an incredibly limited availability. None of us know how many they had and there have been no rumors or reports of limited stock. For the moment, it simply looks like it was a very popular product that sold out right away.
Why are you splitting hairs? This isn't me slamming AMD; I want a 3900X, I can wait a few days or whatever longer. I am just saying, it was clearly not a 7/7 launch because there was essentially no availability in any meaningful quantity. Like I said, go to Amazon and search for "ryzen 9 3900x". It doesn't even come up as a result.
Amazon has always had spotty availability for computer hardware.
It didn't sell out within a minute or two. Also, Amazon has always had spotty availability for computer hardware.
Because Amazon's dogshit search that they haven't updated or improved since the early 2000s indicates anything. I'm not "splitting hairs", I'm giving my opinion on a topic. This a public forum, not everyone is going to blindly agree with you.
Sure it did. And I've been computer shopping for many years. Amazon always has stock when it's not a paper launch.
This isn't arguing about who likes what kind of food; something that is clearly subjective. I am telling you, flat out, that the 3900X didn't show up anywhere, in any meaningful quantity on any major retailer site. I am happy for people to jump in and tell me when/where they ordered one but from what I saw, having woken up early on Sunday and having stayed up late Saturday into the morning to see if they would show up, I didn't see any for sale, ever.
AMD.com had them for sale hours after reviews went out. It will be slower to process and ship than Amazon, but they were available.
It wasn't up on Egg for a super long time, but I saw it in stock for probably around 10-20ish minutes. Which seems to speak more to "popular product" than "paper launch". Reminds me more of popular GPU launches. I never count on Amazon having computer hardware on launch. Either it sells out instantly (because of how many people shop there) or they don't get launch day stock for whatever reason.
So you know exactly how many AMD shipped? All I'm saying is I don't think it, currently, counts as a paper launch until we have more information to go on. Stuff selling out quickly does not automatically equal paper launch. I don't remember exactly what time Egg put it up, but I know it went live later than the cheaper models. I almost want to say it was like 3-4am (CST), but I don't remember.
For the months that the product has been supposed to have been readily available at launch on 7/7, and all the yield hyping that was made, this is a TURD of a launch for them. The Original Ryzen and the Zen+ launch had no trouble with stock, availability, etc.....
For the months that the product has been supposed to have been readily available at launch on 7/7, and all the yield hyping that was made, this is a TURD of a launch for them. The Original Ryzen and the Zen+ launch had no trouble with stock, availability, etc.....
We will have to agree to disagree... This seems to qualify as a paper launch even by your own standards. B&H still has them listed as "pre-order" PCPartsticker doesn't have any sources and the two local Fry's electronics here haven't even received any product at all as of yet. Some Microcenters were lucky enough to get a handful. You have a very interesting definition of what "incredibly limited availability" means. I get the very distinct impression what you mean by that changes depending on how you feel about the product.
They still only list Zen+ on their site in their shop