Core 9000 series

andy_mk3 · 17 Sep 2018 at 15:56

I'm thinking of going i9 from the start and having a system I don't really need to upgrade for many years. Assuming the i9 isn't vastly over £500.

OverDrive · 17 Sep 2018 at 17:27

I'm also seriously thinking of going the 9900K route - given that I've had my 3770K since 2012 - maybe this will last another 7 years! Although my system is still going strong with the OC I have.

ToonarmY87 · 17 Sep 2018 at 18:22

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OverDrive said:
I'm also seriously thinking of going the 9900K route - given that I've had my 3770K since 2012 - maybe this will last another 7 years! Although my system is still going strong with the OC I have.

Making the leap from a 2500k. Plodding along nicely since 2011

Dirk Diggler · 17 Sep 2018 at 18:43

Is there a NDA on benchmarks? If so, does anyone know when it gets lifted?

Apologies if it's been mentioned, but this is an 80-pager!

Destination · 17 Sep 2018 at 19:27

There seems to be an NDA on everything thus far.
Early October has been mentioned.
That is all.

gavinh87 · 17 Sep 2018 at 19:54

String said:
Is there a NDA on benchmarks? If so, does anyone know when it gets lifted?

Apologies if it's been mentioned, but this is an 80-pager!

Steve from HU has said intel hasn't provided an NDA for him...... But he is going to wait until release day to release benchmarks.

Jamie Archer · 18 Sep 2018 at 00:26

I presume there is no more news on an actual release date?

This is looking more and more like a paper launch with each and every passing day, especially with so little news and less than 2 weeks until October (suspected release time)

Skynet5 · 18 Sep 2018 at 07:46

Do they fix all the vulnerabilities identified recently?

Cita8 · 18 Sep 2018 at 08:30

Oh, my head hurts now!!
I know it’s an OC forum and not mentioning other huge retailer but £304 for an 8700k must be a ‘bargain’, right?
Not keen on waiting only to find that 8000 prices keep rising and 9000 prices are big to start with.

Could keep waiting but then it’s when does Zen 2 come out etc. Yawn, I only buy every 5 years or so.

Bite bullet now or keep waiting??

beany_bot · 18 Sep 2018 at 08:47

Cita8 said:
Oh, my head hurts now!!
I know it’s an OC forum and not mentioning other huge retailer but £304 for an 8700k must be a ‘bargain’, right?
Not keen on waiting only to find that 8000 prices keep rising and 9000 prices are big to start with.

Could keep waiting but then it’s when does Zen 2 come out etc. Yawn, I only buy every 5 years or so.

Bite bullet now or keep waiting??

What about the 2700x? That's what I'm feeling right now.

Distracted · 18 Sep 2018 at 09:21

I'm waiting. My mobo has to be replaced so I'm going z390 and 9900k i hope.

But that leaves me without a pc now and this wait...

1st world problems

icehot666 · 18 Sep 2018 at 09:51

I've got a 2600k OC'd to 4.5GHz - so I'm hoping the i9 9900k will finally be a worthy upgrade to sandy bridge - I've already bought the memory, just waiting on the motherboard and CPU now

Cita8 · 18 Sep 2018 at 10:37

beany_bot said:
What about the 2700x? That's what I'm feeling right now.

Keep thinking about it but with needing costly fast memory than Intel, even with having to buy a separate cooler, they work out about the same.

Thing is, I will be doing serious flight sim with X-Plane 11 which really taxes CPU core speed as well as GPU but also day job IT with a network of VM’s and a bit of coding.
Aargh, sore head!!

Drollic · 18 Sep 2018 at 12:29

icehot666 said:
I've got a 2600k OC'd to 4.5GHz - so I'm hoping the i9 9900k will finally be a worthy upgrade to sandy bridge - I've already bought the memory, just waiting on the motherboard and CPU now

Huge upgrade, similar position to me. It will be over twice as powerful.

Jamie Archer · 18 Sep 2018 at 12:34

Whoever does buy one will certainly have a capable cpu for any task for many, many years...just look how long quad cores were relevant

subbytna · 18 Sep 2018 at 12:57

Jamie Archer said:
Whoever does buy one will certainly have a capable cpu for any task for many, many years...just look how long quad cores were relevant

They were only relevant for that long as Intel and AMD didn't push more cores. I'd say even in the next 3-5 years, that 8 cores will become the normal. i.e. 8 cores will be the new quadcores.

God even my phone has an octocore setup...on a phone lol????

Jamie Archer · 18 Sep 2018 at 13:03

subbytna said:
They were only relevant for that long as Intel and AMD didn't push more cores. I'd say even in the next 3-5 years, that 8 cores will become the normal. i.e. 8 cores will be the new quadcores.

God even my phone has an octocore setup...on a phone lol????

Yeah sure, what I'm saying is 8 cores and 16 threads of 5 plus ghz with this IPC will last for a long long time, there's no questions about it...
But yeah exynos 8 cores and mobile 8 cores or whatever have been about for what seems a very long time now but the core speeds and power efficiency targets a different market entirely.

You're right in that 8 core is probably going to become quite normal for a desktop. I'm just saying this i9 will be one to stand the test of time...another 2500k/2600k or whatever.

Finners · 18 Sep 2018 at 13:06

Cita8 said:
Oh, my head hurts now!!
I know it’s an OC forum and not mentioning other huge retailer but £304 for an 8700k must be a ‘bargain’, right?
Not keen on waiting only to find that 8000 prices keep rising and 9000 prices are big to start with.

Could keep waiting but then it’s when does Zen 2 come out etc. Yawn, I only buy every 5 years or so.

Bite bullet now or keep waiting??

Problem is that £304 is for an out of stock item that could either be cancelled or stock may never arrive.

Only buy that makes sense to me tm is a second hand 8700k as cpu's are pretty bullet proof it's a safe purchase.

I did this about 3 weeks ago and it's a good step up from my 4770k

Skynet5 · 18 Sep 2018 at 13:28

It'll likely be shipped within a few days.

Best price I've seen for a while (295 a few months a go)

At this stage I dont think it's worth it. Im waiting till Jan.

Finners said:
Problem is that £304 is for an out of stock item that could either be cancelled or stock may never arrive.

Only buy that makes sense to me tm is a second hand 8700k as cpu's are pretty bullet proof it's a safe purchase.

I did this about 3 weeks ago and it's a good step up from my 4770k

azazl187 · 18 Sep 2018 at 13:36

Drollic said:
Huge upgrade, similar position to me. It will be over twice as powerful.

Same as me. Ive been waiting and waiting for the right CPU that will justify the upgrade from an OCed 2600k. I please games at 4k and even then i dont think the 9900K will make a huge difference as you are GPU limited at that res.