Zen 3 Launch Availability

When will it be possible to buy a Zen 3 cpu without using a bot or paying Scalper rates?


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Newegg is blocking IPs. Who do they think is buying all the RTX 3000s and AMD 5000s within seconds of them being listed. I was just trying to get a 5950x for myself and never saw a add to cart button.

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Yeah I noticed the same thing. Turned off Distill for Newegg. Means only the botnets with unlimited ip addresses will be getting anything from newegg now.
 
The scalpers would need a dozen or more VPNs or proxies, to get past Newegg's rate limiting. That's certainly possible, each one they get is worth $300 in pure profit.

Newegg doesn't seem to sell the 5900X by itself anyway, only in combos.
 
I think this has been in place for several weeks now. I recall several people on Discords saying their access was being blocked or couldn’t add to cart because they had Distill refreshing every few seconds. I also believe that the IP “block” only lasts 15 or 30 minutes or so. So bots can pretty much cycle between a few IPs to avoid this pretty easily.
 
Yes, I have a script running checking all 12 5900X bundles and newegg bans it pretty regularly. I have the delay up to 1m40s now, trying to find the point where they'll let it go through.

Before I added the bundles I was only looking for the 5900X by itself (which again, newegg does NOT actually sell) checking every 10-30s and newegg didn't ban at all.
 
heads-up for Colorado people!

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5950x just popped up on amazon and disappeared in 20 secs flat.
I saw it too. My 30 second refresh wasn't quick enough apparently.

I wonder if they are making 100+ available and they are ordered that quickly, or if they are making 5 available.

Regardless, refresh changed to 15 seconds.
 
I saw it too. My 30 second refresh wasn't quick enough apparently.

I wonder if they are making 100+ available and they are ordered that quickly, or if they are making 5 available.

Regardless, refresh changed to 15 seconds.
I looked up from my screen for a quick second and missed it.
 
I am going to give provantage a try and see how it goes. At least they let you backorder.
 
I was on my phone and pc browser trying to buy and the farthest I got was the stupid ADD WARRANTY screen :/
If you have 1 Click Buy, does the add warranty still pop up?
I have Amazon Business so I can't set up 1 click buy on my account.
 
Yes, I have a script running checking all 12 5900X bundles and newegg bans it pretty regularly. I have the delay up to 1m40s now, trying to find the point where they'll let it go through.

Before I added the bundles I was only looking for the 5900X by itself (which again, newegg does NOT actually sell) checking every 10-30s and newegg didn't ban at all.
I never saw the ban until just now, and today is the first day I started checking the bundles regularly. Oh well.
 
Settled for a 5600x for now... still licking my wounds from a Strix 3090 purchase earlier this month. Figure I’ll upgrade to a 5950x sometime in the first qtr of next year when all the scalpers/ballyhoo for 5000x series has settled down a bit and my credit card is no longer on fire.
 
Anyone need a 5600x? Amazon just shipped out today.. I forgot I had ordered it weeks ago.. it was scheduled for mid Jan and now out of the blue it just shipped.. I don't need as I got my 5900 and 5950x already. I just want to break even after paypal and shipping fees. first come first serve.
 
The ban hammer on NewEgg seems to be a whole lot longer than 30 minutes. I also got a "Are you a human or a script?" prompt. I'm still banned from over 2 hours ago.
 
The ban hammer on NewEgg seems to be a whole lot longer than 30 minutes. I also got a "Are you a human or a script?" prompt. I'm still banned from over 2 hours ago.
I got banned because of distill monitor last night.. did not try to go to their site at all for a few hours and was able to after that.
 
amazon has 5600
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Newegg frequently bans him too, but the chat shares info on drops.
This at least gives you a chance against the scalpers.

ETA: Sorry for the dupe, didn't see it was posted a few pages ago. I'll leave it though.

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For people with B&H orders that were placed very early when pre-order opened and that have not received any emails about delivery date...is your order showing back ordered or in Progress?
My order shows today Order Status: Order In Progress and I can swear that was not the status before but maybe is just my imagination :D

PS Maybe there is hope! I chatted with B&H and was told this "We have received your order in our system and everything looks great on our end. Your order is currently set to ship on Friday 12/04/20."
 
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For people with B&H orders that were placed very early when pre-order opened and that have not received any emails about delivery date...is your order showing back ordered or in Progress?
My order shows today Order Status: Order In Progress and I can swear that was not the status before but maybe is just my imagination :D

PS Maybe there is hope! I chatted with B&H and was told this "We have received your order in our system and everything looks great on our end. Your order is currently set to ship on Friday 12/04/20."
Mine (5950x) has shown backordered from day one and I got the "You may get it but Dec 21st" email.
 
Mine (5950x) has shown backordered from day one and I got the "You may get it but Dec 21st" email.
Looks like they were accurate when they told me they were expecting a shipment first week of December as it was Backordered for me until yesterday. I wont celebrate until I see it showing shipped though lol
 
Mine still is showing backordered though I never received the original delay email. I ordered a 5900 at 11:18pm cst. Luckily, I have a cpu sitting at home that was delivered from Amazon today, so I’m in no personal rush. The only reason I’ve kept the preorder open is because a friend wants it.
 
"In progress" means you've made it through the backlog. My 5900X at B&H is still "backordered". Ordered around 1:30AM ET launch day.
 
5950x combos up on NewEgg! And I got one!!!

Thanks guys for the tip on checking combos and the 4pm PT tip! :)
 
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... and it came with Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite. Is that a decent MB for a 5950x? I was planning on the much more expensive MSI MEG X570 Unify. I grabbed the first combo on the list and clicked as fast as I could!! :)
 
fyi it looks like NewEgg may have changed their return policy on combo items. Good thing I got a MB with this one!

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... and it came with Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite. Is that a decent MB for a 5950x? I was planning on the much more expensive MSI MEG X570 Unify. I grabbed the first combo on the list and clicked as fast as I could!! :)
I liked that board when I had it before going to ITX. Has support for front type C plus four front usb 3.0. I added to cart as soon as I got the notification but only the board ended up there, CPU OOS. Congrats
 
That is a bundle.. not a combo. They have different return policies.
Yes, I just noticed that. I guess NewEgg has conflicting info! Right below my second screenshot it says:

"If an individual Combo or Kit item is returned for a refund, the applicable discount will be voided, and the discounted amount will be deducted from the amount of the refund."

However my first screenshot, from the "return item" screen (for my 3950X that arrived today that is unopened), clearly says "All combo items must be returned together."
 
Yes, I just noticed that. I guess NewEgg has conflicting info! Right below my second screenshot it says:

"If an individual Combo or Kit item is returned for a refund, the applicable discount will be voided, and the discounted amount will be deducted from the amount of the refund."

However my first screenshot, from the "return item" screen (for my 3950X that arrived today that is unopened), clearly says "All combo items must be returned together."
was the combo even discounted?
 
It's tough dealing with newegg...


And this kind of highlights the rather douchy move to bundle the chips so they can make more profit in a bundle. And then lock you into it with restrictive returns.
 
It's tough dealing with newegg...


And this kind of highlights the rather douchy move to bundle the chips so they can make more profit in a bundle. And then lock you into it with restrictive returns.
It seems they all have problems? I'll have it this week ... no pre-orders with questionable ship dates.
 
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