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System Name | Pioneer |
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Processor | Ryzen R9 9950X |
Motherboard | GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans... |
Memory | 64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30 |
Video Card(s) | XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310 |
Storage | Intel 905p Optane 960GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs |
Display(s) | 55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display |
Case | Thermaltake Core X31 |
Audio Device(s) | TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED |
Power Supply | FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W |
Mouse | Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless |
Keyboard | WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps |
Software | Gentoo Linux x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise IoT 2024 |
This isn't about expensive fabs, this is about maximizing profit. Let's not fool ourselves with silly arguments about cost - these are cut down chips as well, not fully working ones. In the same vein, Nvidia is content selling us an underperforming blower to cool that cut down chip, at ANOTHER price premium.
Yeah, this totally isn't a ripoff at its current MSRP. Because it's faster than past gen's 970 from two years ago. Logic is strong here.
FYI I don't care what they ask for it personally, but let's call things for what they really are please. LegacyZa is absolutely right in saying a 50 dollar markup is a ripoff, because really, it is. 10-20 bucks? Sure. 50? Can't explain that. It's nearly 20% up.
It's what the market is willing to pay. AMD actaully needs to take a page out of their playbook if they want to survive, to be frank.
You can always buy previous gen if you REALLY need to save a buck and feel it's honestly better price to performance. Heck, I did that and picked up a Titan X for $450.00. I doubt you really honestly will find that a better deal though...