31/05/2026 12:20 pm
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Look I know 2026 is still a bit off but I'm trying to plan this massive build for my nephews birthday right after that and my budget is strictly like $150 tops for the processor. I gotta get the parts during the sales or it just isnt gonna happen. My logic was that by late 2026 the older Ryzen 5 7600 or maybe even the 8000 series stuff would be dirt cheap on Cyber Monday but then I read this weird article saying AMD might skip the deep discounts on older mid-range chips to push the newer AI-integrated stuff instead.
It totally threw me off because normally the two-generation-old stuff is where the deals are at. Ive been looking at the leaked roadmap stuff for Intel too and apparently their Socket 1851 might be the only thing they care about by then so I'm worried the budget LGA1700 chips like the i5-13400 will just disappear from shelves instead of getting discounted. Its stressing me out because I need to know if I should save up more now or if I can count on those $99 doorbuster deals people always talk about. Does anyone who follows the market cycles closer have a clue what the landscape is actually gonna look like for budget builders that year? I really dont wanna overspend on tech that's gonna be outdated in six months...
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31/05/2026 12:21 pm
Honestly man, I wouldnt get your hopes too high for those $99 miracles in 2026. I had issues with this exact strategy last cycle... tried to find a cheap Intel Core i5-12400 2.5GHz 6-Core for a budget office build and unfortunately, the supply just vanished instead of getting discounted. Retailers are getting way smarter about clearing stock way before the big sales happen. It's really not as good as it used to be back in the day. Companies like AMD are pushing that AI stuff hard now, so theyd rather stop making the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8GHz 6-Core entirely than sell it for peanuts. If you see a AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6-Core 5.0GHz for around $130, that might be your best bet, but waiting for a $99 doorbuster usually ends in heartbreak these days. I learned that the hard way when I missed out on a build because I was being too stingy.
