AMD just proved they're not your friend

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Threadripper upended the HEDT market when it released, but now it seems the more expensive Threadripper PRO is here to take over. Is AMD making a mistake, or is enthusiast HEDT simply obsolete?

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:08 What AMD announced
1:45 What AMD didn't announce - And why
2:57 Why bother with Threadripper at all then?
3:24 What killed HEDT?
5:12 Why HEDT no longer makes sense
9:05 Conclusion - If you're "PRO", you can still buy it