From PC World: There’s a lot of enthusiasm surrounding AMD’s next-gen desktop CPUs, which were announced for a release at the end of this month. I’m sorry to report that you’ll need to curb it, at least for a couple of weeks. AMD has amended the launch date for the Ryzen 9000 series to August 8th for Ryzen 5/7 chips and August 15th for Ryzen 9. Apologies for the technical industry jargon, but: phooey.
An AMD representative told PCWorld that the delay is due to a quality issue with the first wave of chips. The company wanted to be abundantly cautious, and considering the high-profile issues Intel has had with its most powerful chips as of late, it seems like a little caution is warranted. AMD assures us that every chip that makes it to retailers at launch will be screened.
Here is AMD’s full statement from Jack Huynh, SVP and GM of Computing and Graphics:
“We appreciate the excitement around Ryzen 9000 series processors. During final checks, we found the initial production units that were shipped to our channel partners did not meet our full quality expectations. Out of an abundance of caution and to maintain the highest quality experiences for every Ryzen user, we are working with our channel partners to replace the initial production units with fresh units. As a result, there will be a short delay in retail availability. The Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X processors will now go on sale on August 8th and the Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X processors will go on-sale on August 15th. We pride ourselves in providing a high-quality experience for every Ryzen user, and we look forward to our fans having a great experience with the new Ryzen 9000 series.”
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