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okay we need to have a talk because I'm getting so many messages and stuff right now that it's kind of driving me crazy because we are on the cusp of a lot of new hardware coming out and I've got people asking me what they should buy today we said it a million times when you guys are buying and building new equipment you need to have your ear to the ground so you know what's coming because it's going to affect what's already out so today I'm gonna give you some buying advice that way you hopefully haven't wasted or don't waste any money here in the near future the Sennheiser HD 58 x jubilee headphones offer everything audio enthusiasts desire continuing from a long line of innovation weighing in at just 260 grams gold-plated connector 1 point 8 meter detachable cord and full rich sound make the Sennheiser HD 58 X headphones from drop the obvious choice for those who are serious about sound sign up for drop is always free so take advantage of this deal by heading to drop using the link in the description below so this is another one of those patented talking head videos so feel free to go ahead minimize this and put on your favorite music if you like because I just want to give you guys some information as quickly as possible since we are literally on the edge of just a crazy summer when it comes to hardware you've seen us already talk about it some of our other videos regarding Zen 2 and the rise in 3000 series we've talked about how Intel doesn't really have a mainstream kind of a launch or match happening right now we also talked about some of the new stuff coming out from AMD regarding graphics cards and there's going to be a rumored to be some changes here coming from Nvidia so there's a lot to talk about so it's kind of concerning and I feel bad if you're one of those people that are watching this and has sent me this message you know who you are I've gotten tons of them people that are currently working on various builds and I've said it before that it makes sense to buy parts over time if you can't afford the best now at least the best you can afford for your budget now then maybe it's worth waiting a little bit longer adding a little bit more into your budget that way you can get a better more future proof or future friendly PC then by saving money today because you didn't want to save a little bit longer the problem with that piece of advice that admittedly it's not all advice is perfect is the fact that you don't necessarily know when new hardware is coming now we did kind of know that Zen 2 was coming from well Computex last year was rumors CES this year with some official announcements and that obviously we had Computex and then III wear all of the all of the cards were basically shown and we knew that July 7th was the date that a general availability for both graphics from AMD Radeon as well as AMD Xen 2 base cpus are going to be available like I said the 7th of July now what I'm kind of confused as I've gotten some messages from folks that are like hey I just went out today and bought myself a 2600 or a 2200 G or whatever what motherboard should I get and I'm thinking to myself oh man oh man maybe utilize that return that return policy if you've got one because even if you're thinking I'm not planning on going Zen - I'm not planning on going well like I can't even give an Intel counterpart because there's really not one to really kind of compare with this launch its existing skews but it still sort of applies here because if AMD comes out and is truly taking back market share versus Intel - things have to happen from Intel a an answer in terms of products cues or a reduction in price now we didn't necessarily see that happen with the first generations in but with the I pcs rumored again there's no first-hand experience here yet rumored to be improved over last generation and exceeding Intel currently then it would make sense that they would have to potentially lower the price now Intel's more expensive as it is so even if they lowered the price to match as n2 and the performance is the same well then I guess you have choice with the AMD new platform having newer features though like PCIe gen 4 and eight gigabit USB throughput rather than four gigabit and all that sort of stuff so there's lots of lots of things to talk about there one of the things that tends to happens retailers would be Newegg Micro Center I guess memory Express in Canada and all that sort of stuff is when older generation stuff is being phased out I can tell you right now AMD is not making new CPUs for older generations and they're not motherboard manufacturers aren't making new motherboards for the x4 70 and older they are all they've got all of our manufacturing process pumping out the newest stuff so what's gonna happen is as older hardware's to be phased out you're gonna start seeing things like bundle deals you're gonna see Rebate unity / prices so it makes no sense when right on the edge of a new hardware product being launched to go out and spend the full retail cost of some hands available now when it's more than likely than the drop in cost now sometimes that cost savings enough to even be able to bump you up one whole processor tear or maybe even one whole graphics tear now when it comes to the graphic side of things we still don't know exactly all the details and stuff yet regarding the Nvidia stuff we don't know how exactly 5700 XT and 5700 are going to truly stack up but I can tell you right now what has always tended to happen and then it happened in Pascal was when AMD launched a new graphics card new SKUs or rearranging of price or sometimes just a complete stack change has happened from Nvidia for instance the Vega 56 and Vega 64 launched Nvidia then launched the 1070 TI which slid right in between obviously a 1070 and 1880 to sort of give you more competition or a better performance per dollar or brand value or however you want to look at it at that particular price point giving you now choice options and more than just one competitor so the whole point of this video right now is to kind of basically tell you pump the brakes stop don't buy any hardware yet right now seriously even if you're not planning on buying the newest stuff changes in product stacks and prices at the retail level happens all the time in fact oftentimes a manufacturer will even incentivize through manufacturer rebates bundle deals game codes all kinds of stuff that they want to move the old product off the shelf because they want people adopting the new stuff so they want the old stuff out as quick as possible they're gonna blow it out and the new stuff is gonna come in now we're gonna go all the way back to first generations in ibly 2016 when the 1800 X and the 2700 or 1700 X and 1700 all that launched the 1800 X cost $500 it was an 8 core 16 thread processor that was basically double the cores that you could get from the Intel offering offering potentially disruption in the product stack of the X 99 platform or the 59 60 X which was a 16 core processor for a much better value of 500 bucks half the cost of a 59 60 X but with more than half the performance it didn't match the performance but it gave you more than half the performance for half the cost which is a better performance per dollar the same thing happened with the 2700 X member there was no 2800 X just a 2700 X and down where we saw a particular launch price and then it quickly sort of came down from there so I would also be potentially leery of running out and buying new hardware on day one especially for AMD because it's likely we could see a price drop over the next few months especially if we get as we get closer to back to school back to cool back to school sales are a legitimate thing that happened in pretty much all retailers as well as Christmas deals and Christmas bundles and I wouldn't be surprised if the $499 3900 X that is a 12 core 24 thread part doesn't drop down to the potential of $400 or maybe even like a 379 range where the 3950 X part at $749 slides in at the $500 we've seen it every single launch from AMD a launch price followed by a price slide which makes me feel bad for the early adopters on the AMD stuff because although it's great you potentially then see this this while your performance per per dollar is terrible versus someone who bought it at a better price with a more refined and a more matured manufacturing process of this of the node or the dye and they're getting potentially better performance for lesser money so this is why you need to pay attention you need to have your ear to the ground and if you just ran out and bought a new processor or a new motherboard because you're building something right now I would potentially return it get your money back and hang on to it because at the very least you're gonna see the same price moving forward but more than likely a price drop so that's that would definitely be my suggestion there so anyway guys yeah just a little bit PSA here I got enough messages to warrant this video kind of telling me or telling you guys to just hold off just wait consumers have all the power in this market it's your dollars the manufacturers are spending your money to make their parts so if you're not spending it with them then of course you know it drives competition in terms of not just between brands but wanting your money and they're saying how do we from you and so they give you better incentives and stuff so hang on to it anyway guys just a quick PSA thanks for watching and as always we will see you in the next