Intel Core i9-12900KS Starts Selling on Newegg for $799

[skizzo]

While I am not a Newegg "apologist" and I did follow the fiasco at Gamers Nexus, but I have been purchasing components from Newegg for years and never had an issue.

That's just my experience though and I am sure others have had terrible problems. The issue is there are few places to go that have the amount SKUs that Newegg does.

it was blown out of proportion. I take the same stance as you, Newegg made a handful of mistakes and I don't defend them for those mistakes, but my experiences have been normal, no issues. but anyone who thinks there was some nefarious company policy to fuck over their customers is just looking for stuff to be outraged over. Steve tried to act like he was doing it help the business and there for the tech community but christ he did it bc he was infuriated over his treatment, meaning it WAS personal. he laid on the I want to help you guys routine pretty thick. I mean, imagine how god damn mad you have to be to think you could just show up on a corporate campus during a pandemic and demand to see top executives all while filming it....this was their literal plan until Newegg gave them some options/limits to their requests and they agreed on terms of the meeting(s). he threw a tantrum, and then wanted to be seen as a moderator to help everyone both company and customers......I think he was trying to save face as not being seen as a millennial whine ass.

I have not watched GN after the EVGA brickin controversy and their biased views depending on sponsors. So what is it about?

he bought a open box motherboard, by time it arrived he didn't need it so sent it back. key point here is he didn't even open the shipping box let alone the retail box. his RMA was denied due to RMA tech stating bent pints and/or thermal paste in socket. he proceeds to flip out over their shoddy customer service so publicly flogs them with several videos. read above for some of the insane thought process they had here. in the long run it showed some returns were not getting inspected and/or allocated appropriately as working or damaged. in reality he was sent a broken motherboard from the start so it was unfair to not accept the RMA for this reason. but I don't think he handled it professionally. you can argue sure Newegg wasn't professional so why should they get better treatment? two wrongs don't make a right sorta thing here. frankly, the ppl they met acted very professional, transparent as possible, and I think honestly cared about the groups shortcomings. Steve complains they didn't share enough, all while steve doesnt offer any evidence of "all the fans who sent in emails" about their own similar situations. it should really help both the company and customers in the long run, but it was handled like a shitty soap opera as far as the drama went

 

[goodeedidid]

Who's crazy enough to buy from newegg after GNs video though?

Why not?I'm pretty sure there won't problems with expensive items such as a flagship CPU.

 

[Richards]

Fastest cpu in the wirld highest single core ever... golden cove is a beast of a core

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
800.us isn't exactlly a smart buy seeing 12900k is now 550.us.

Last item I bought from newegg was z490 apex
If asus wasn't factory sealing mother boards now I would not of bought it from the egg.

 

[AnarchoPrimitiv]

no reviews yet on the 5800xv3d, amd said 15%-20%, some people leaked 9% overall. So that means intel is faster on single thread yet and with around 2x more power on multithread, it loses badly to amd, I have a 5900x and only a 20% ipc rock solid will make me upgrade. Let's see what zen4 will bring us. I would not touch on this 12900ks, too expensive and still a furnace.

That 9% was in a single benchmark: GEEKBENCH. By saying: "some people leaked 9%", you're making it seem like it involves multiple people in various benchmarks when that's not the case at all, it was a single benchmark in geekbench which isn't going to see the benefit that gaming will,, which is the whole point of the 5800x3d. It's also important to note that AMD has ONLY claimed the performance increase of 15% is in gaming, so until gaming benchmarks are released, we can't verify AMD'S claims.

I have not watched GN after the EVGA brickin controversy and their biased views depending on sponsors. So what is it about?

In all seriousness, I'd definitely like to see any evidence of a GamersNexus video where they were biased, obviously you've seen such a thing for you to have such an opinion. I've only known them to be neutral, so if you've seen itherwise, definitely post a link please.

 

[mama]

Anyone noticing similarities in approach to attaining high performance hardware between Intel and Nvidia? More power = Better. Brute force is not better and it certainly is not innovation which is the true path forward.

 

[Tek-Check]

Anyone noticing similarities in approach to attaining high performance hardware between Intel and Nvidia? More power = Better. Brute force is not better and it certainly is not innovation which is the true path forward.

Brute force approach is definitely not going to save the planet.

 

[qubit]

Hi,
I must have missed the newegg thing
Was it the bundling with exploding gigabyte psu's thing ?

Full story here. Get the facts and then see if you ever want to buy from them again.

[UPDATED] Beware of buying from Newegg: how they flog defective products and then deny you a refund

UPDATE 22.02.2022: The Gamers Nexus Newegg interview video posted today is in the next post. Note: it's best to watch the ones in this post first to maintain the correct chronological order and get the full picture. They simply claim that you broke it, even when the shipping box hasn't been...

nerdzone.uk

 

[Solid State Soul ( SSS )]

Who's crazy enough to buy from newegg after GNs video though?

they're not unique, i bet if gamers nexus investigated every big PC supplier they would find things they don't like about it, its just the way those bushiness work, you deal with stupid consumers for long enough, you'd be forced to do things to not deal with them anymore

 

[Dr_b_]

$800 is kinda pricey, and raptor lake and zen4 are looming in the very near future

 

[ThrashZone]

Full story here. Get the facts and then see if you ever want to buy from them again.

[UPDATED] Beware of buying from Newegg: how they flog defective products and then deny you a refund

UPDATE 22.02.2022: The Gamers Nexus Newegg interview video posted today is in the next post. Note: it's best to watch the ones in this post first to maintain the correct chronological order and get the full picture. They simply claim that you broke it, even when the shipping box hasn't been...

nerdzone.uk

Hi,
Thanks
Likely not
Many have been hosed by newegg on mother board rma so not uncommon

Over using thermal paste well GN is well known for that one too

I've seen GN's plastic cpu storage case he or who ever puts them in it don't clean the cpu's before putting them in it and
Every video preview shows applying TG thermal paste like most apply tooth paste on a tooth brush

Like the people thinking eating a 4-600.us board would taste good though
Think the newegg just did it to the wrong fellow this time

 

[qubit]

Hi,
Thanks
Likely not
Many have been hosed by newegg on mother board rma so not uncommon

Over using thermal paste well GN is well known for that one too

I've seen GN's plastic cpu storage case he or who ever puts them in it don't clean the cpu's before putting them in it and
Every video preview shows applying TG thermal paste like most apply tooth paste on a tooth brush

Like the people thinking eating a 4-600.us board would taste good though
Think the newegg just did it to the wrong fellow this time

Sure, GN might be guilty of thermal paste atrocities lol, but this had nothing to do with that.

If you watch all 4 videos, (takes significant time, I know) you'll see that this problem was endemic to Newegg as GN received many hundreds of reports from people of similar things happening to them. Clearly they were systematically screwing over customers until they picked on the wrong one, GN, as you say, when their scam then unravelled.

 

[ThrashZone]

Sure, GN might be guilty of thermal paste atrocities lol, but this had nothing to do with that.

If you watch all 4 videos, (takes significant time, I know) you'll see that this problem was endemic to Newegg as GN received many hundreds of reports from people of similar things happening to them. Clearly they were systematically screwing over customers until they picked on the wrong one, GN, as you say, when their scam then unravelled.

Hi,
Yeah I can see both sides without all the videos
Newegg is not somewhere I would buy a lot of stuff from especially not mother boards only exception I already stated asus factory seals mother boards now or at least z490 so I took a chance on it seeing amazon didn't have one.

I usually only buy memory if sold and shipped by egg it's always a lot cheaper than amazon/...

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

What is the MSRP for this? is it really $799 or did newegg put their inflated price on it?

 

[ThrashZone]

What is the MSRP for this? is it really $799 or did newegg put their inflated price on it?

Hi,
Same price as 12900k when it was released well 790.99 I think.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

Hi,
Same price as 12900k when it was released well 790.99 I think.

I'm looking for where it actually shows the MSRP.

 

[ThrashZone]

I'm looking for where it actually shows the MSRP.

Hi,
Yeah 12900k is 600.us to round up.

12900kf looks to be 574.us can't round up that far lol

Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Processor (30M Cache, up to 5.20 GHz) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Processor (30M Cache, up to 5.20 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.

www.intel.com

 

[usiname]

Sure, GN might be guilty of thermal paste atrocities lol, but this had nothing to do with that.

If you watch all 4 videos, (takes significant time, I know) you'll see that this problem was endemic to Newegg as GN received many hundreds of reports from people of similar things happening to them. Clearly they were systematically screwing over customers until they picked on the wrong one, GN, as you say, when their scam then unravelled.

After his stupid video for "Bad products" I wont ever trust him. In his review of 11900k he complains how it is just expensive 11700k with better bin, later in "Bad products" this spoiled boy complain how even if 11900k was 200$ it still would be "bad product". And even dare to put 11900k in same category as leaking AIOs and exploding PSUs. He has very distorted view of the things and tend to not to look at things logically because of his own biases and emotions

 

[ThrashZone]

After his stupid video for "Bad products" I wont ever trust him. In his review of 11900k he complains how it is just expensive 11700k with better bin, later in "Bad products" this spoiled boy complain how even if 11900k was 200$ it still would be "bad product". And even dare to put 11900k in same category as leaking AIOs and exploding PSUs. He has very distorted view of the things and tend to not to look at things logically because of his own biases and emotions

Hi,
12900k was 200.us more than it should of been selling for

So is now 12900kf so only number you got right was 200$ otherwise GN was correct the chips are stupid overpriced 600.us at best but scalpers, scalp because people have more dollars than sense

12900k is now selling for 550.us now

 

[Cutechri]

After his stupid video for "Bad products" I wont ever trust him. In his review of 11900k he complains how it is just expensive 11700k with better bin, later in "Bad products" this spoiled boy complain how even if 11900k was 200$ it still would be "bad product". And even dare to put 11900k in same category as leaking AIOs and exploding PSUs. He has very distorted view of the things and tend to not to look at things logically because of his own biases and emotions

Sounds like we have a disgruntled 11900K owner. That CPU was a disaster according to everyone. Get over it.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Yeah 11900k was purely 2 less cores than 10900k and intel trolling amd for the highest single core scores
In other words should of never existed but intel being intel never saw a sucker $$ they didn't want

 

[qubit]

After his stupid video for "Bad products" I wont ever trust him. In his review of 11900k he complains how it is just expensive 11700k with better bin, later in "Bad products" this spoiled boy complain how even if 11900k was 200$ it still would be "bad product". And even dare to put 11900k in same category as leaking AIOs and exploding PSUs. He has very distorted view of the things and tend to not to look at things logically because of his own biases and emotions

It's ok there's no need to apologise for Newegg. Hard evidence of their wrongdoing is on those videos I linked to.

 

[usiname]

Sounds like we have a disgruntled 11900K owner. That CPU was a disaster according to everyone. Get over it.

Ryzen owner and no, I don't care for Intel, 11900k was trash actually and my problem is not because GN speak bs for Intel, but because speak BS

The cover of the video for 11600k, CPU with MSRP $262

GN explain how 11900k is not bad cpu, but badly priced
watch at 19:30

GN explain how 11900k was bad product and even if it was $200, not the actual price minus 200, but with real MSRP of $200, it again would be a bad product
watch at 3:40

Hi,
12900k was 200.us more than it should of been selling for

So is now 12900kf so only number you got right was 200$ otherwise GN was correct the chips are stupid overpriced 600.us at best but scalpers, scalp because people have more dollars than sense

12900k is now selling for 550.us now

Check the videos, I don't protect intel, but GNs channel is complete BS

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Ryzen owner and no, I don't care for Intel, 11900k was trash actually and my problem is not because GN speak bs for Intel, but because speak BS

The cover of the video for 11600k, CPU with MSRP $262
View attachment 241461

GN explain how 11900k is not bad cpu, but badly priced
watch at 19:30

GN explain how 11900k was bad product and even if it was $200, not the actual price minus 200, but with real MSRP of $200, it again would be a bad product
watch at 3:40

Check the videos, I don't protect intel, but GNs channel is complete BS

Just like kiddie boy Linus, you either like him or not. I'm ambivalent to both, leaning toward irritants.

 

[ThrashZone]

Just like kiddie boy Linus, you either like him or not. I'm ambivalent to both, leaning toward irritants.

Hi,
Yeah I've been off youtube for a long while now.