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		smileybarry on June 12, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is the fastest processor on Geek... More recently, the 9900k's MSRP was $500 but it was sold for $600 at launch due to scarcity. People wondered who would even buy that given its price but gamers (myself included) happily did and it sold out for months.

jplayer01 on June 12, 2019 [–]

It probably sold out because of extremely limited stock though, not because of how high demand was...

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