Wednesday, February 6th 2019
UK's Allocation of Radeon VII a Grand Total of 100-200 at Launch
Update February 6, 2019: Our colleagues at Kitguru were able to talk more recently with Gibbo from OcUK, who now clarified there may be anywhere between 100-200 Radeon VII available in the UK at launch, and possibly more coming after that. Take all statements with a grain of salt accordingly. The original story is below.
In what could add credibility to reports of AMD's initial production batch of the Radeon VII being no more than 5,000 pieces, a representative of British PC hardware retailer Overclockers UK posted on the OCUK forums that the inventory for the UK is no more than 100 pieces. From this, OCUK has stocked up 44 cards, and a few more are on the way. In a forum post, "Gibbo" mentions that OCUK will have more than half the Radeon VII graphics cards allocated to the UK market. Sales of the card go live at14:00 BST, on the 7th of February. AMD is probably playing the Radeon VII launch close to the chest, and future production batches will be greenlit looking at how quick these 5,000-odd cards fly off the shelves.
Source:
Gibbo (OCUK Forums)
In what could add credibility to reports of AMD's initial production batch of the Radeon VII being no more than 5,000 pieces, a representative of British PC hardware retailer Overclockers UK posted on the OCUK forums that the inventory for the UK is no more than 100 pieces. From this, OCUK has stocked up 44 cards, and a few more are on the way. In a forum post, "Gibbo" mentions that OCUK will have more than half the Radeon VII graphics cards allocated to the UK market. Sales of the card go live at14:00 BST, on the 7th of February. AMD is probably playing the Radeon VII launch close to the chest, and future production batches will be greenlit looking at how quick these 5,000-odd cards fly off the shelves.
72 Comments on UK's Allocation of Radeon VII a Grand Total of 100-200 at Launch
fingers crossed !
Vega64s did not get prices immediately jacked because of crypto-craze-induced rush. It was announced with $499 MSRP but apparently intended to sell limited shipments of $499 Vega64s but mostly the bundles with games at $599. That did not go very well.
Btw, the claim in this news post comes from the same guy as the beginning of story in the link.
He has also been wrong a bunch of times so it should be taken with a grain of salt.
I would not say it has a great price.