Core 9000 series

Wilkotron · 14 Sep 2018 at 14:55

DragonQ said:
I would imagine the i7-5820K would last more than 2 years unless the current pace of core count increases continues and games readily use 10-12 cores by then. Who knows how fast that kind of change will happen on the software side.

Also, how long a setup "lasts" depends on the person. I still don't have a reason to upgrade my ancient rig so I know in your position I'd go for the i7-5820K option you had. Others might not.

Fair point. It's solely reliant on Adobe, in my scenario. My rig has struggled to keep up with the recent few Adobe update cycles. That, accompanied with heavy use of artboard based layouts and massive file sizes, and the system is struggling.

I'm not so fussed about games, to be honest. I run a 1440p 60hz IPS screen, so high FPS isn't a massive concern. If I do have a game which struggles, I'll happily sacrifice graphic quality.

Distracted · 14 Sep 2018 at 17:18

Release these already :mad:

Destination · 14 Sep 2018 at 18:45

They appear to need to get enough of them first, which might be why it is all cloak and daggers at the moment.
Maybe yields are truly awful, and they are gimping loads of 9900 into 9700 to get product to launch.

IT Troll · 14 Sep 2018 at 19:18

AndreiD said:
@beany_bot Probably around early October.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6MnSsD9UUI&feature=youtu.be

5Ghz i9 9900K getting 2166CB in Cinebench R15.
Worth pointing out that it only seem to need 1.25v for 5Ghz.

Nice. Not too shabby for flawed, obsolete technology.

An 1800X does 1600-1800 depending on clockspeed doesn't it?

gavinh87 · 14 Sep 2018 at 19:46

IT Troll said:
Nice. Not too shabby for flawed, obsolete technology.

An 1800X does 1600-1800 depending on clockspeed doesn't it?

Ringbus is dead

Distracted · 14 Sep 2018 at 20:22

Destination said:
They appear to need to get enough of them first, which might be why it is all cloak and daggers at the moment.
Maybe yields are truly awful, and they are gimping loads of 9900 into 9700 to get product to launch.

Pretty sure they've been on this node long enough to be getting decent yields.

Doobedoo · 14 Sep 2018 at 20:43

Yeah the process is certainly mature and that reflects in the clockspeeds whether they can make enough to satisfy the demand is another thing.

TangoEchoAlpha · 14 Sep 2018 at 22:04

Doobedoo said:
Yeah the process is certainly mature and that reflects in the clockspeeds whether they can make enough to satisfy the demand is another thing.

Given that they don't seem to be able to make enough 8700k processors at the moment, I do wonder

AndreiD · 15 Sep 2018 at 21:31

TangoEchoAlpha said:
Given that they don't seem to be able to make enough 8700k processors at the moment, I do wonder

Probably cutting production since the new 8 cores will replace that line.

TangoEchoAlpha · 15 Sep 2018 at 22:17

AndreiD said:
Probably cutting production since the new 8 cores will replace that line.

Yeah, in the meantime price gouging means it's the best part of £400 for an 8700k.

BTVA · 16 Sep 2018 at 09:09

Bizgram will have stock on 9900K on 3rd week of October

Kirby Wurm · 16 Sep 2018 at 21:54

TangoEchoAlpha said:
Yeah, in the meantime price gouging means it's the best part of £400 for an 8700k.

I'm certainly happy I bought mine a few months ago, I was shocked with the current pricing after receiving an email about "deals".

imginy · 17 Sep 2018 at 01:43

Kirby Wurm said:
I'm certainly happy I bought mine a few months ago, I was shocked with the current pricing after receiving an email about "deals".

I think the 8600k are looking pretty good right now at £230.

humbug · 17 Sep 2018 at 01:47

imginy said:
I think the 8600k are looking pretty good right now at £230.

What? way over priced.

beany_bot · 17 Sep 2018 at 09:13

Distracted said:
Release these already

I know right! Getting really annoying.

gavinh87 · 17 Sep 2018 at 11:13

Reviewers have their hands on these now.
Well Steve from HU has one at least.

ToonarmY87 · 17 Sep 2018 at 11:21

gavinh87 said:
Reviewers have their hands on these now.
Well Steve from HU has one at least.

Looking forward to seeing some gaming benchies. Ready to pull the trigger on an upgrade over the next month or so

Dirk Diggler · 17 Sep 2018 at 11:28

ToonarmY87 said:
Looking forward to seeing some gaming benchies. Ready to pull the trigger on an upgrade over the next month or so

+1

Jeps · 17 Sep 2018 at 13:48

So what are we expecting with these? Is the 9700k going to be the go to gaming CPU with the 9900k being too expensive to justify just 8 hyperthreads. I can't imagine any game will show a difference between 8/8 and 8/16 assuming everything else is the same. How are we expecting the 9700K to stack up against the 8700K?

Drollic · 17 Sep 2018 at 14:55

Jeps said:
So what are we expecting with these? Is the 9700k going to be the go to gaming CPU with the 9900k being too expensive to justify just 8 hyperthreads. I can't imagine any game will show a difference between 8/8 and 8/16 assuming everything else is the same. How are we expecting the 9700K to stack up against the 8700K?

The i7 will make a great gaming chip with the i9 being a drop in upgrade 2-3 years later.