I would take it as endorsement from Aftershock that the B580 is better than the 4060 and thus should not be priced lower
lol luckily can bypass Aftershock thanks to AmazonI would take it as endorsement from Aftershock that the B580 is better than the 4060 and thus should not be priced lower
It's like Apple pricing. It's not what is the cost of producing it, but what is it worth to you, the customer buying it.
Also perhaps demand is more than supply, so they can charge more (make more profits) from the B580.
I did a quick search, don't see it as much of an alternative.
If you want to find $389 price for B580, caroussel.
They observed demand is good, so price goes up.
First batch pre order pricing. After that price will go up. Already stated by carousell seller.
can share the specs and price? I am also looking to get from aftershock but waiting for CES in Jan 2025 to see what will be announcedI just ordered a new Aftershock PC with the B580 today
I bought their Intel Combo Level 2 build under the current Christmas sales:
I read that intel 13/14 cpus are problematic, curious what made you choose intel over amd?
I need a Wifi6 mb and I favor thermals and energy efficiency over raw power. So this is the only build within my budget. The other Ryzen 5600 and 7600 builds are using AC mb.
i would have ponied up an extra $100 or so to get a 7600 + 7800xt build from invaderpc along with upgrade to 32gb ram, which has the asus tuf b650m-e wifi with wifi6.
And I still have to cough up another 100+ for additional ssd which I need. So it's not within my budget.
The 14400F is fine. I use one myself. Did a lot of reading before settling on this processor.
Since you already got it, just enjoy it. I do think Intel's Raptor Lake are not exactly power efficient. In theory, the efficient cores are supposed to make it power efficient, but in reality, they are used mainly to bump their multithread performance.
Thanks!
In any case, I watched various YouTube gaming tests on the Arc B580 and I noticed that it generally maintains good power usage and thermals. So I hope that the 14400F and B580 combo would run with less heat and energy for me 
Since then, my top priorities were thermals and stability for any future cpus 
just see reviews for the B580 and decide for yourself lorI’m curious about your choice of the Arc GPU and the 14400F. Intel CPUs aren’t exactly known for efficiency when you factor in their high power draw. Arc GPUs have improved a lot with driver updates, but they’re still relatively new and may not have the same polish or stability as NVIDIA or AMD.
