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Well, as is my custom, I've invested in parts to build a number of lower-end Skylake / Kaby Lake rigs. Hopefully, I can find some customers.
I know that the "Hype Train" is rolling right along with Ryzen 7 being released Mar. 2, but you have to keep things in perspective.
Many people here, in this forum, want a Ryzen. And why wouldn't you? It's the equivalent of Intel's much-vaunted "enthusiast" HEDT 8-core CPU, at half the price! It's the perfect enthusiast chip, or appears so.
But, there are those (that trend towards the more "normal", aka "non-enthusiast" spectrum), that don't really need a Ryzen 7.
Anyways, I'm hoping to capitalize on what hype is left around the G4560 CPU, being as powerful as it is for $64.
Coupled with 8GB of DDR4, a decent little B150 board, and maybe a mid-range dGPU for some budget gaming (R7 250X, aka 7770, or possibly a GTX 950 or GTX 1050), should hopefully be a hit.
Any other system builders here, that are building lower-end SKL/KBL rigs, for customers? Or have their customers all turned into enthusiasts, and want Ryzen 7 machines...
I haven't forgotten about Bristol Ridge or Raven's Ridge, if AMD can get them out in a reasonable timeframe, and they have better iGPUs, then those might become my low-end chips of choice.
But currently, the G4560 is it, mostly because of price and inclusion of HT. It seems the overall market somewhat agrees with me, as last week, these chips were no-where to be found from major online retailers. Disty must have finally gotten a new shipment this week.
And if you want one, Antonline on ebay has them for $59.99 FS, $4 cheaper than ARK's list price.
I know that the "Hype Train" is rolling right along with Ryzen 7 being released Mar. 2, but you have to keep things in perspective.
Many people here, in this forum, want a Ryzen. And why wouldn't you? It's the equivalent of Intel's much-vaunted "enthusiast" HEDT 8-core CPU, at half the price! It's the perfect enthusiast chip, or appears so.
But, there are those (that trend towards the more "normal", aka "non-enthusiast" spectrum), that don't really need a Ryzen 7.
Anyways, I'm hoping to capitalize on what hype is left around the G4560 CPU, being as powerful as it is for $64.
Coupled with 8GB of DDR4, a decent little B150 board, and maybe a mid-range dGPU for some budget gaming (R7 250X, aka 7770, or possibly a GTX 950 or GTX 1050), should hopefully be a hit.
Any other system builders here, that are building lower-end SKL/KBL rigs, for customers? Or have their customers all turned into enthusiasts, and want Ryzen 7 machines...
I haven't forgotten about Bristol Ridge or Raven's Ridge, if AMD can get them out in a reasonable timeframe, and they have better iGPUs, then those might become my low-end chips of choice.
But currently, the G4560 is it, mostly because of price and inclusion of HT. It seems the overall market somewhat agrees with me, as last week, these chips were no-where to be found from major online retailers. Disty must have finally gotten a new shipment this week.
And if you want one, Antonline on ebay has them for $59.99 FS, $4 cheaper than ARK's list price.