AMD launched its latest Ryzen 7 9800X3D to rave reviews this week, but if you're looking to buy one, you may have to wait for more stock. The 9800X3D is currently out of stock on Newegg and Best buywith the majority of Microcenter Locations also sold out of AMD's best gaming processor.
The situation is also similar throughout Europe. In Germany most retailers have x.com/3DCenter_org/status/1854705891209363749″>run out of stockand new shipments are not expected to arrive until the end of this month. in the uk Scan is accepting pre-orders for the 9800X3D, but stock won't arrive until November 29. overclockers in the UK says its stock is currently at UK customs and its first and second shipments are allocated and out of stock. He doesn't expect another shipment until December.
AMD Head of Computing and Graphics Jack Huynh shared x.com/JackMHuynh/status/1854633605785424306″>photos in x of people are lining up to buy the 9800X3D in stores, while AMD CEO Lisa Su x.com/LisaSu/status/1854588860203745312″>has been signing some of the CPUs for “some special partners.” Naturally, resellers are trying to take advantage of the low-stock situation with some 9800X3Ds. ads on eBay asking up to $999 instead of the CPU's $479 retail price.
While there is likely to be some pent-up demand for the 9800X3D after the disappointment of Intel's Zen 5 and Core Ultra 9 285K desktop CPUs, it is clear that AMD does not have enough stock of this new CPU for its launch period. The timing of the 9800X3D's launch was a surprise, coming less than three months after AMD introduced its first Zen 5 desktop CPUs in August. AMD didn't introduce its Zen 4
