I9 9900k

deuse · 27 Oct 2018 at 07:06

amigafan2003 said:
ONLY 13c?

I think that's a massive improvement.

DragonQ said:
Relatively low improvement for the huge effort involved, compared to previous non-solder chips or just a chip that is soldered well to begin with.

Agree

A very low improvement on a retail cpu.

Destination · 27 Oct 2018 at 08:49

Does the retail version come with any cooler at all?
Or have intel just stopped making cooler at all?

Distracted · 27 Oct 2018 at 09:16

Destination said:
Does the retail version come with any cooler at all?
Or have intel just stopped making cooler at all?

No cooler with the retail version.

Destination · 27 Oct 2018 at 09:24

So bigger box, longer warranty and that's it?
Does intel still pretend there is only one year with OEM?

Distracted · 27 Oct 2018 at 09:34

Destination said:
So bigger box, longer warranty and that's it?
Does intel still pretend there is only one year with OEM?

Ocuk are advertising the oem with a 1yr warranty. As far as i'm aware other retailers do the same so intel must be selling it as such.

But yeah, bigger box and 3 years warranty vs the oem/tray version is all that is different.

Destination · 27 Oct 2018 at 09:34

Distracted · 27 Oct 2018 at 10:18

Destination said:
Thx.

But if you buy the new retail 9 series you do get a shiny blue destiny 2 engram as packaging!

Destination · 27 Oct 2018 at 10:45

That's amazing, it is almost like a go faster strip for the processor itself!
Glad to see Intel have got the packaging sorted, as we all know that long term what you look for in a bloody expensive hot processor.

Panos · 27 Oct 2018 at 11:20

Destination said:
That's amazing, it is almost like a go faster strip for the processor itself!
Glad to see Intel have got the packaging sorted, as we all know that long term what you look for in a bloody expensive hot processor.

You answered your own question. That is why no cooler is added

jimmysnake · 27 Oct 2018 at 11:48

why wouldy ou need a i9 9000k at £750 +cooler just to beat a i7 6 core cpu clocked at 5 ghz o and £500 just for a motherboard lol and £ 3000 fof 2 rtx + £ 800 for memmory lol

Legend · 27 Oct 2018 at 12:16

jimmysnake said:
why wouldy ou need a i9 9000k at £750 +cooler just to beat a i7 6 core cpu clocked at 5 ghz o and £500 just for a motherboard lol and £ 3000 fof 2 rtx + £ 800 for memmory lol

No one 'needs' it, that's not the point. Some people just want the very best and don't care how much it costs or give any consideration to value in respect to cost/performance. This is true of anything of course, not just PC related.

Distracted · 27 Oct 2018 at 12:19

The price is high, especially given the supply issues and subsequent gouging, and for many i expect need isn't a factor.

None-the-less, 16 threads running at 5GHz is a tasty proposition.

Legend · 27 Oct 2018 at 12:27

Distracted said:
The price is high, especially given the supply issues and subsequent gouging, and for many i expect need isn't a factor.

None-the-less, 16 threads running at 5GHz is a tasty proposition.

Tasty for what though? I mean, it's all a bit strange when you think about it and consider what it's actually offering from a functional point of view, keeping in mind that extremely high price? Benchmarks speak for themselves, from a cost/performance stand point, it just doesn't make sense. It is almost like this mythical 5Ghz barrier has a taken on a whopping premium entirely unto itself, for no reason other than just being a desirable number. For a small premium, once could argue, well, so what... but we're not talking a small premium here, far from it. Humans are a strange bunch sometimes. :rolleyes:

jimmysnake · 27 Oct 2018 at 12:48

Legend said:
No one 'needs' it, that's not the point. Some people just want the very best and don't care how much it costs or give any consideration to value in respect to cost/performance. This is true of anything of course, not just PC related.

fell free lol but if you have the itch bet on cabon below 5nm in 20 years

Parsley · 27 Oct 2018 at 13:15

It is possible to keep the temperatures down at 5ghz. I've got the volts down on mine and the temperatures aren't bad, though my 9900 is under a water loop. I'm having to tweak for AVX loads still though, that really makes it run hot.

Coolasmoo · 27 Oct 2018 at 13:34

No problem with temps on my 9900k and Aorus Ultra.

6hrs of BF1 and COD BO and temps rarely go above 60 on 3440 x 1440 Max Settings

If money isn't a problem just get one and enjoy the upgrade.

jimmysnake · 27 Oct 2018 at 14:22

ha bast is to waite for cabon cpu lol speen 5 grand for 30%

IT Troll · 27 Oct 2018 at 19:48

jimmysnake said:
ha bast is to waite for cabon cpu lol speen 5 grand for 30%

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves. Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

Silent_Scone · 28 Oct 2018 at 09:44

Let the games begin

ASUS Formula XI / 9900K 5GHz @ 1.25v

Journey · 28 Oct 2018 at 09:47

CPU-z broke, says 3.0GHz.