omg, you guys, intel just went and raised the prices on some of their best cpus, like the core ultra 200s plus series. i'm talking about a pretty significant hike too - we're looking at a minimum of $40 and $20 more for the 270k plus and 250k plus, respectively. i mean, i get it, prices go up, but it's still kinda frustrating when you're trying to build or upgrade your gaming pc.



so, apparently, the price bump is due to "current market dynamics" - aka, intel's suppliers are charging them more, and they're passing that cost on to us. it's not just intel, though - their supplier, tsmc, is also feeling the pinch, and that's getting passed on to intel, and then to us. it's like, this big chain of price increases that's hard to avoid. and the worst part is, it's not like we can just opt for a different cpu - these intel chips are still some of the best out there, especially for gaming and heavy workloads.



i was looking at the prices, and the 270k plus is now going for around $339 to $349, while the 250k plus is around $219 to $229. it's not a huge leap, but it's still a pretty big deal, especially if you're on a budget. and the thing is, these cpus are still worth it, even at the higher price point. i mean, the 270k plus is still faster than the AMD ryzen 7 9700x, and it's way better for heavy multithreaded workloads. but, at the same time, it's hard to ignore the fact that AMD's ry

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