and yet you missed the point again.
how much is your PC worth? how much is the $60 out of it? 3-5%? so do not pretend that the $60 you got in the promo is the deal breaker. and regarding the cooler the point is that you buy AMD boxed CPU and buy a new cooler = one cooler goes to trash - the one from AMD in your case so if you are so price sensitive that a $60 can make you buy/not buy a CPU you want, spare some money - do not buy 2 coolers. so where is your logic whining about price then paying for something you do not want while saying that you would not pay more for a cpu you want... is your vendor/cpu manufacturer scamming you selling you shitty cooler so you need a new one? and you buy third one with Zen4! congrats to your logic
Ok, I think I had enough of you ignorance.
It does not matter how much my PC is worth, as a price conscious gamer I am trying to save money on components where I can, so I can afford to spend more on those more expensive that I think are worth it... capiche?
I rather pay $60 less on the CPU and use that money on a different component. If money was no object for me I would not be talking about 5600x, but about 5950X or something ridiculous like that. At this tier, the 5600x tier, price is important. It's a matter of common sense, apparently another think lacking these days...
The fact that it comes with a basic cooler in the box is not an argument for me not wanting or needing to buy a better cooler, that's such a horrible logic... Again are you for real?
I had Ryzen 2600, 3600 and now 5600X, all had boxed coolers, I didn't use any of them and no, I did not throw them in the trash either. I sold them as new with the CPUs every time I upgraded and I got more for my CPUs because of that.
Anyway this discussion is getting redundant and ridiculous at this point so it's over. You are now on my IGNORE list. I'm not wasting my time anymore with your kind. You know what you are. Bye.