If, in the past year, you've been in the market for a top-tier CPU, there has only been one clear choice: the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. It is, across the board, the fastest gaming CPU around. However, with that supremacy comes a high price, with the chip selling for $479 - nearly 50% more than the price of some of AMD's other 8-core Zen 5 CPUs. Thankfully, though, just as RAM and graphics card prices are creeping upwards, AMD has thrown us PC gamers a bone and knocked $30 off the price of its flagship chip, at least at some retailers. Ok, so a $30 reduction on the best gaming CPU only amounts to a 6% saving on AMD's finest, but considering just how doggedly this chip has stayed at its original price - or had its price pushed above MSRP - it's a welcome move in the right direction. Buyers in the UK and other regions have seen more regular sub-MSRP prices on this chip for a while, but in the US, this is one of the few times we've seen such a drop.Read the full story on PCGamesN: The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D's price finally drops, making this top-tier CPU a bit more affordable