The smart buy right now is the Intel 10600KF. $259 CDN on Newegg, and it's the equivalent (and a little faster in gaming) of the 5600x. I have a B550/5600X, but if I was buying right now, I'd get the 10600KF as it's almost $400(!?) cheaper than the 5600x. I'm no fanboy either way. I had an i5 4670K and after a lot of years with Intel, I switched to the 3600 and now 5600X, but I paid $400 CAD for that. I paid too much with the price of the 10600KF right now!
For GPU, keep an eye on Memory Express. I managed to get an EVGA XC3 Ultra 3070 by checking my local stock online several times a day. They are unaffected by bots as you must pay for and pick up your card in store, limit of one per customer per address. I could have also got a few different 6800's, but went with the 3070 as it was $240 cheaper, and EVGA always makes solid cards. I already had a Sapphire 5700XT card that I luckily bought new from Newegg for $500 CAD ($380USD) in November before the real stupidity took over.
Don't spend too much on a card right now as crypto prices are tanking. This may be the end of the 'bull' run...
Well it will be a big disappointment if the bullrun is already over, that's too soon I believe, I've not even get half of my ROI back yet, and there is no how Ethereum mining profitability won't be affected, is memory express a website? Can you drop a link to the website for me? Thanks
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It will be a big disappointment to a lot of people, especially those overpaying for multiple GPUs right now with long ROI's. It seems to have stabilized around $1,500 USD/eth, which is still high, but a far cry from almost $2,100 a few days ago. Musk manipulating the market again maybe.
Memory Express is a Canadian retailer. If you're not in Canada and don't have one close to you, you're out of luck. There is no online buying right now. It's like Micro Centre in the US.