I remember getting OEM machines with those naked, green motherboards and tin can looking PSUs. The sticker on the case was all I cared about: 466Mhz! Regarding the 11 series pricing, I'm thinking they might not be able to get away with too much because right now the 5800X is actually in stock at Newegg for $450. By the end of next month I'd expect supply to only get better, so the 11 series will have to contend with the 5800X. The 5800X already has the label of being the fastest 8 core on the market, so prices are always high at the top. Anything in the 11 series performing at 5800X levels will cost as much or more. If the 11900K is reasonably faster, then it will cost a LOT more, naturally.
The point is this: who cares? I still think most people will just buy a 10700K or Ryzen 3000 series if they need a new CPU. It's half the price of these newer ones and they aren't fast enough to justify paying TWICE the money. Twice the price for same number of cores and similar performance. Faster yeah, but it's still similar performance. If people argued for AMD being the better value in the past because the performance was almost as good but price was way better, then that argument holds true now for the 5800X and the 11 series. TOO EXPENSIVE. Knock it off. It's too much. 8 cores are common now in the market at low prices. $450-600 is stoopid.