Asus AM5 X670E price is an extortion

[AM4isGOD]

https://www.pcgamer.com/x670e-asus-pricing-leak/

What a ridiculous price. Guess AM5 ROG will be only for the rich.

 

[jesdals]

Well show them your restraint then

 

[freeagent]

What a ridiculous price. Guess AM5 ROG will be only for the rich

Generally ROG stuff isn't mainstream.. they always carry a steeper price.

Any word on what the others are doing pricewise? Bet they are getting up there too..

 

[cvaldes]

Guess AM5 ROG will be only for the rich.

Modern DIY PC building is mostly for the rich these days regardless of the CPU socket.

The era of cheap CPUs and GPUs is past. Pandemic-related supply chain cost increases and inflation aren't going to bring back the Good Ol' Days anytime in the immediate future.

That said, you can still piece together a stellar performing PC today. Buyers need to reframe their budgets to today's reality. That's not a one-time exercise, this needs to be done on a regular basis.

 

[ir_cow]

The only way to "fight" back is just not to buy. The next socket may be cheaper. But most likely it will be the same or more expensive.

 

[cvaldes]

I doubt if competitive Intel-based motherboards will be substantially cheaper.

Let's face it, either accept the higher price points or sit on the sidelines until AM5 motherboards come down in price.

The latter might take a couple of years. B650 based mobos are expected to be cheaper than the X670E models, but my current understanding is that overclocking is not a feature of the B650 chipset. Only time will tell whether or not this claim is true, we haven't seen any B650-based boards in the market.

 

[Zach_01]

Let’s just see those prices again when the platform launch officially happens with availability around the globe

Price postings from a couple of retailers or a hype does not tell me much. Maybe they thinking of laying the ground for overpricing and user digestion. Don’t fall for that and don’t buy overpriced just because it’s the next best thing

 

[Keullo-e]

https://www.pcgamer.com/x670e-asus-pricing-leak/

What a ridiculous price. Guess AM5 ROG will be only for the rich.

How about posting the thing, not just the link?

Early pricing for AMD's upcoming X670E and X670 motherboards briefly appeared on a German reseller's site suggesting that upgrading to Zen 4 is going to be a very costly affair. This was already expected to some extent due to the shift to DDR5 and the fact that the first motherboard chipsets are high-end offerings.

If the pricing for the Asus motherboards on the site are real, you're looking at paying up to €1,475 ($1,499) for the top Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme (opens in new tab) motherboard and €483 ($490) for the most affordable Asus Prime X670-P offering. Gulp.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Who would have guessed these ridiculous designs with a trillion redundant features would eventually get to a gargantuan price point? Who in the honest hell other than advanced case modders need an OLED panel for pretty graphics on the motherboard? Back in my day a ultra high end motherboard spared no expense in the things that actually mattered, like the CPU VRM area or storage connectivity ports.

I guess the last no nonsense ultra high end motherboard coming from Asus for a modern socket is the Crosshair VI Extreme. I can't wait for some money loaded fella to upgrade to AM5 and list theirs for a nice price.

 

[ir_cow]

Who would have guessed these ridiculous designs with a trillion redundant features would eventually get to a gargantuan price point? Who in the honest hell other than advanced case modders need an OLED panel for pretty graphics on the motherboard? Back in my day a ultra high end motherboard spared no expense in the things that actually mattered, like the CPU VRM area or storage connectivity ports.

I guess the last no nonsense ultra high end motherboard coming from Asus for a modern socket is the Crosshair VI Extreme. I can't wait for some money loaded fella to upgrade to AM5 and list theirs for a nice price.

Once you increase the PCB layer count and add more MOSFETTs, not much left to do.

 

[silentbogo]

Generally ROG stuff isn't mainstream.. they always carry a steeper price.

Any word on what the others are doing pricewise? Bet they are getting up there too..

I think the point was not to point fingers at the top, but to show a supposed price spread from asus, where something like Prime variant that's been considered "as mainstream as it gets" will cost half-a-grand.
MSI leak also does not bring optimism to the table.

Pricing for MSI X670 Motherboards Leaked, Lowest End Variant Costs up to 374 Euros

Following the recent Ryzen 7000 leaks, momomo_us now shared the MSI X670 motherboard listing on Twitter. What a day for leaks! It appears that some

appuals.com

With current info the starting point will be around $350, which is more than I paid for my entire x470 combo(minus GPU), or nearly twice as much as I paid for my x570 "sidegrade".

 

[TheLostSwede]

https://www.pcgamer.com/x670e-asus-pricing-leak/

What a ridiculous price. Guess AM5 ROG will be only for the rich.

That's not the real pricing.
See my news piece about the Gigabyte boards from Computex and add 10% and that's where the board prices should end up.
Obviously, Asus will be 20-30% more than that, but that's already the norm.

 

[Shou Miko]

This is kinda why I want the B650 boards to be released with the X670/670E which will lead to more people moving to Zen 4 because 9 out of 10 people will proper go B650 instead of X670E and some will go X670 depending on prices.

 

[cvaldes]

This is kinda why I want the B650 boards to be released with the X670/670E which will lead to more people moving to Zen 4 because 9 out of 10 people will proper go B650 instead of X670E and some will go X670 depending on prices.

It will sort itself out in time.

It's fine that AMD and their motherboard partners release the X670E boards first to well-moneyed early adopters until manufacturers can improve silicon yields, AMD can improve the AGESA, and prices come down from stratospheric levels. Was it the same when AM4 debuted?

ASUS is staggering the release of their X670 boards. There will eventually be ProArt and Prime boards as the new platform trickles down to consumer levels.

Remember that it's not just the board cost, it's also minimally the CPU and RAM as well.

 

[silentbogo]

Was it the same when AM4 debuted?

Not really. The whole point of 300/400-series was "cheap and fast", which played out nicely for AMD, given that people were willing to ignore things like broken XMP/AMP and other small issues.
500-series started out a bit expensive, but quickly leveled-out to more acceptable prices.
Now, this situation is different: new socket, new platform, and there is no longer an option to settle for a "cheaper last-gen board".

 

[Toothless]

"Only for the rich."

Learn to save money. You kids and your avocado toasts and Starbucks.

 

[AM4isGOD]

Will AM5 mean years of Ageesa updates/fixes though. Hopefully not so much.

"Learn to save money" try saying that to all those struggling with high bills ATM and see how funny it is.

 

[Toothless]

Will AM5 mean years of Ageesa updates/fixes though. Hopefully not so much.

"Learn to save money" try saying that to all those struggling with high bills ATM and see how funny it is.

I am struggling with bills. I work extra to afford the toys I want. It's pretty funny.

 

[chr0nos]

I am struggling with bills. I work extra to afford the toys I want. It's pretty funny.

try that with a salary of $25 USD daily, only 5 days of the week....

 

[P4-630]

What a ridiculous price. Guess AM5 ROG will be only for the rich.

Or get one of these: https://wccftech.com/gigabyte-x670e...led-flagship-x670-aorus-xtreme-around-500-us/

 

[thesmokingman]

He's just pissed that his username is tied to AM4 now that AM5 is god.

 

[P4-630]

He's just pissed that his username is tied to AM4 now that AM5 is god.

We don't know yet but he could change it if he wants to...

 

[Toothless]

try that with a salary of $25 USD daily, only 5 days of the week....

K, I make $25/hr and normally work five days a week. Your point isn't valid besides I can work overtime if I want to.

Reread what you said. Maybe it's time to move?

 

[Dr. Dro]

K, I make $25/hr and normally work five days a week. Your point isn't valid besides I can work overtime if I want to.

Reread what you said. Maybe it's time to move?

He meant daily though, and in most of the Americas that is a high end salary

 

[AlwaysHope]

Affordability for new AM5 socket motherboards is a relative term, mostly confined to the 1st world. Perspective is everything.