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2 words: VAT.
CPU-Z of my 9950X https://valid.x86.fr/70mnjm
I’d disagree, the prism is actually a very capable cooler, not the quietest by any means but can certainly do the job cooling even on the higher 105w tdp parts and even looks nice to boot.Would you actually use the better wraith prism cooler if they included it, or would it just be a bigger lump of metal that you throw in the bin? Both the wraith stealth and wraith prism are rubbish compared to a £15 tower cooler, it's time they got rid of the stock cooler altogether to reduce unnecessary waste.
CPU-Z of my 9950X https://valid.x86.fr/70mnjm
I beat both of you with my rig.. in display quantity anywayMy 9950x cpu-z bench test https://valid.x86.fr/q9p6ra
That more than 2X the score of a 14900K, is that right?
Prism coolers were going for ~£45 (New) on the bay not so many years ago so thats a small loss to anyone who already has a decent cooler, which most of us do.I’d disagree, the prism is actually a very capable cooler, not the quietest by any means but can certainly do the job cooling even on the higher 105w tdp parts and even looks nice to boot.
They also sell for about £20 so regardless if you want it or not it’s a value add.
Hi There….2 words: VAT.
Prism coolers were going for ~£45 (New) on the bay not so many years ago so thats a small loss to anyone who already has a decent cooler, which most of us do.
Wow you're going through some CPU'sYou know anyone that wants to buy 100+ Wraith Stealth coolers? They are taking up way too much space.![]()
Wow you're going through some CPU's![]()
£20 is nuts for a cooler that is significantly outperformed by a £15 tower cooler. That said, it would still go in my bin because it would be about £15 after shipping and eBay fees and probably not worth the effort selling.I’d disagree, the prism is actually a very capable cooler, not the quietest by any means but can certainly do the job cooling even on the higher 105w tdp parts and even looks nice to boot.
They also sell for about £20 so regardless if you want it or not it’s a value add.
The prism is perfectly adequate for any 65w cpu, changing the cooler even for something like a D15 is not going to get you anymore performance on those CPUs especially in gaming and the prism is actually one of the best if not the best looking air cooler around.£20 is nuts for a cooler that is significantly outperformed by a £15 tower cooler. That said, it would still go in my bin because it would be about £15 after shipping and eBay fees and probably not worth the effort selling.
Do you use the cooler that came with your CPU? I'd bet that the majority of people don't, and even if they included a half decent tower cooler there would still be a significant percentage of people that want to upgrade or already have a better cooler. They can never satisfy everyone, but if they have to include a cooler then something smaller like the stealth would be less wasteful.
I see the price of the 7800X3D has gone up now everyone is buying it. Now £350 from OCUK
I did not want to quote myself and get called a donk againWhat is twice the score?
As that's a KS downclocked to a 14900K single core boost removed - https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-36m-cache-up-to-6-00-ghz/specifications.html
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Intel Core i9 14900KS @ 5798.61 MHz - CPU-Z VALIDATOR
[nzy4lu] Validated Dump by Anonymous (2024-08-26 00:06:32) - MB: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE - RAM: 49152 MBvalid.x86.fr
Yeah, I am in no rush so will wait it out or see if Black Friday sees any deals\offers on themI got lucky then getting mine on sale for £308. This was mid July just before the Zen 5 release, so possibly a stock clearance sale waiting for the latest and greatest from AMD. I almost held fire anticipating the Zen 5 would be a lot better.
In essence Zen 5 is perfectly good and trades blows with a 7800X3D, but at 10% extra cost. It’s just the tiering and pricing. Typical AMD (Allow Mistakes Daily)
Confused? the website is trash...I did not want to quote myself and get called a donk againbut it's the position on the leaderboard that Humbugs is getting confused with not double the score as my 13600K gets very close to 10K multi threaded.