Yes. I remember two years back when a small (really) independent french journal called CPC Hardware was able to publish a full review of the latest AMD CPU a m

Yes. I remember two years back when a small (really) independent french journal called CPC Hardware was able to publish a full review of the latest AMD CPU a month before everyone else in a bimonthly paper issue: they simply sourced the chip on eBay instead of signing NDAs like literally every other publication. https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/cpc-hardware-amd-ryzen-7-2700x-print-review-is-online-incl-benchmarks,9.html https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/cpc-hardware-amd-ryzen-7-2...