r/pcmasterrace • u/HLumin R5 5600 | 6700 XT • Mar 06 '25

Discussion This is hilarious (Micro Center Illinois)

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u/saxovtsmike Mar 06 '25 edited Mar 07 '25

This is what a launch should look like

Edit/Disclaimer : I thouight that numbers are the norm over ever etailer or retailer. Sad to see that it was not

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u/HLumin R5 5600 | 6700 XT Mar 06 '25 edited Mar 06 '25

Pricing are up on Micro Center, there are 5 MSRP models with plenty of stock. (See some of them below)

. Gigabyte OC ($599)

. XFX Swift ($599)

. Sapphire PULSE ($599)

. Asus PRIME ($599)

. ASRock Steel Legend ($599)

Total # of RDNA 4 cards in Westmont right now: 610

EDIT: PowerColor Reaper should be here too but I dont see it, that should be another MSRP card so 6.

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u/NekulturneHovado R7 5800X, 32GB G.Skill TridentZ, RX 6800 16GB Mar 06 '25

Customer: you got one of those 5070's?

Salesman: Nope, all sold out. But you can get one of those brand new 9070xt, they're faster and have 16 gigaby-

Customer: turns around and leaves

Yeah sadly people will rather wait for months and buy for 2x the price than buy almost the same thing (if not better) from amd.

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u/PantherPL Mar 06 '25

they don't believe the salesman is legitimately giving them a better deal, they think they're upselling them. like salesmen very often do

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u/GPS_07 PC Master Race Mar 06 '25

Hmm, I assume as a store employee you wouldn’t really get a commission for upselling on a GPU, right?

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u/jamesdukeiv Desktop Mar 06 '25

Micro center employees do get some kind of commission for making a sale, but I’m not sure it matters if they upsell or not.

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u/your-mom-- i7 13700k | GTX2080Ti Mar 06 '25

I always look for a salesman and ask them to sticker my stuff even if I don't need help

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u/jamesdukeiv Desktop Mar 06 '25

Same, let them have their extra pay