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Intel Core i7-11700K Review: Blasting Off with Rocket Lake

Well you'd think they'd want to have a ~$200 CPU (in the 5000 series), but given everything that's going on atm, seems like all bets are off, really.

I would hope that they'll have a ~$200 CPU in the next iteration/range. Rather than just upping the prices and ditching the value segment entirely.

But who knows. The state Intel have got themselves into gives AMD the luxury of doing whatever the hell they want.
 
I wouldn't be surprised if the only $200 ryzen5000 cpu we'll ever see is a quad core and let's be real here, no one should be buying a quad core for games, we know they are a severe hindrance especially if you have a Nvidia RTX gpu
 
I have an important question chaps - Can I just connect my current SSD with Windows 10 installed on it, to a new motherboard + CPU +RAM, then repair the Windows 10 install?

If so, will all my programs and files be kept intact, including files on a 2nd 2TB SSD?

I can backup the OS drive to an external SSD, that I use solely for image backups.
 
g67575 said:
I have an important question chaps - Can I just connect my current SSD with Windows 10 installed on it, to a new motherboard + CPU +RAM, then repair the Windows 10 install?

If so, will all my programs and files be kept intact, including files on a 2nd 2TB SSD?
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Yes you can. Yes they will.

You don't normally even have to repair the install. Just boot and add any extra drivers.
 
The majority of the time windows 10 will just boot up with the new hardware without any issues so no repair should be necessary. Windows is very good usually these days with drastic hardware changes.

Went from a 9900k and z370 to 5950x and x570 and windows booted like normal. Installed new drivers and that was it, quick and easy :)
 
I don't mind buying a new Win. 10 key if needed, they are pretty cheap.

EDIT - I think it's linked to my MS account, so hopefully will still work...
 
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May do, I had the retail key linked to my account so I didn't even need to manually reactivate it. Worst case if it still works these days is give MS a call and see if they can activate it.
 
Even clocked at 5ghz, the 11700K seems to be a bit behind the 5800X (4.7ghz), I wonder if AMD will keep the 5800X price as it is, when Rocket Lake releases?

If the 11700KF is £300-£340 I might be tempted, if it comes close in performance to the 5800X in games.
 
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Looks like the 9900ks beats it!

absolute joke. So intel basically increase ipc and slightly increase clock speed all the time slackening the internal cache latencies. Which in games has a big negative effect ! They need more cache and at tighter timings not the same running slower. 9900ks should not be beating the new flagship. That is ridiculous.
 
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