Significant Savings on PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Graphics Cards and AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Gaming CPUs for High End System Upgrades on Amazon
As you consider a system upgrade in the near future, there are currently significant savings to be had on central computing components. Amazon has knocked the price down on 2 of the hottest parts of a desktop system, a high end PowerColor graphics card and a top flight AMD gaming CPU. Together, this will save a builder $198 for a high end gaming rig.
PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Drops below $670
PowerColor's Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT with 16GB of GDDR6 memory has dropped 16% in price on Amazon to $669.99. Normally $799.99, this a straight savings of $130 from the original price of the card. The Reaper version sports enhanced cooling and a 2400MHz clock speed for the GPU, using a 256 bit bus for its massive 16GB frame buffer.
For physical installation the card is 289 millimeters in length and measures 289 x 111 x 41 millimeters. A typical 8 pin connector is needed twice for power delivery to the graphics card, and PowerColor recommends a power supply unit with at least 750 watts of power. Connectivity consists of one HDMI 2.1 output along with three DisplayPort 2.1 outputs.
Various other configurations of the card also saw discounts on Amazon: the base PowerColor 9070 16GB Hellhound can be picked up for $611.99, a drop of 15% from its original price of $719.99; the premium PowerColor Spectral Edition 9070 XT Hellhound graphics card is also discounted by 14% to $729.22, from its original price of $849.99.
Grab the PowerColor Reaper RX 9070 XT 12% drop to $669.99
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU sees 12% drop
In accompaniment to a powerful graphics card, Amazon has also seen a 12% reduction in price on AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D desktop CPU, now available for $419.99. Known as a one of the top gaming CPUs on the market, the chip comes with 8 cores, 16 threads, the latest Zen 5 microarchitecture, and third generation 3D V Cache.
Users see 16% higher instructions per cycle due to this architecture, with a massive 96MB of L3 cache designed for better thermal performance, which helps the chip maintain a 5.2GHz boost clock speed during intensive tasks. The processor also comes in for a direct drop in fit for Socket AM5 boards, however it comes without a cooler.
