Great deal for those that have older motherboards and want to upgrade their CPU in anticipation of RTX3000 & RDNA 2.0
Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6GHz 9th Gen CPU (No CPU Cooler) $649 Shipped @ Centrecom
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oneleaf86 on 09/09/2020 - 16:29 centrecom.com.au (273 clicks)
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This CPU has been the same price for a year? Surely they can do better than $649…
Expect to wait for at least 2 weeks for delivery for anything coming from VIC. Still waiting for something from Centrecom which is literally 10 mins drive from where I live for over a week now. Unfortunately could not click and collect due to the 5km rule. FFS. Not Centrecom s fault as they shipped it the same day. But it’s AusPost.
I finally received an item from the shaver shop after 4 weeks that was posted literally 2km away from the destination address. AusPost is horrendous atm. All parcels are going to NSW
My boss mailed me my permit to travel to work on Aug 26. Still has not arrived.
Hmm. Why didnt he just email you? That’s what I did.
They did both. Everything by hard copy backup for some reason. The permit is to be signed by both parties.
If you live near a Umart you can pick one up for $629:
https://www.umart.com.au/Intel-Core-i9-9900K-8-Core-LGA-1151…
This is the newer SKU with the standard cardboard box.
If you want the older SKU with the fancy box it's $645.Fancy box is worth it :D
Why this and not a ryzen?
Why don't you tell us?
good question.
since i see so many ryzen deals here that are around the same price, why this over a ryzen?
maybe they already have a perfectly working intel board? Just saying.
From OP: Great deal for those that have older motherboards
yeah, ill just force a AMD CPU into my existing Intel motherboard
I'm sure there's a deal for a hammer here.
Here's one made in usa.
i'm avoid being biased when it comes to choice of tech, so far it seems people have interpreted what i asked as an attack on their favourite brand rather than answering my question?
i'm running an old intel motherboard, doesn't mean i can force this CPU into my current one. soooo.. what's your point?
i'm avoid being biased when it comes to choice of tech, so far it seems people have interpreted what i asked as an attack on their favourite brand rather than answering my question?
Correct, that is how I interpreted your question, but Intel is far from my favourite brand.
If you were asking why someone should choose this over a similarly-priced Ryzen chip, that obviously comes down to personal preference.
Yep. Don't forget to try to fit a SSD sata into a Nvme port. Apparently word pretty well in amd motherboards with Intel processor's.
nothing a dremel can't fix.
Wondering if I'm the only one old enough to remember when that was possible :)
You get more performance in gaming with this… if you game at 1080p… on one of the highest end GPUs.
thanks for the reply! outside of gaming, the performance can be matched by a Ryzen CPU then? or do i need to do more research on the intel side of things?
Currently reading too much of Ryzen reviews and how the new architecture (and new motherboards) is giving me a bad headache.
What are you going to use the pc? And how much is your budget? Maybe a ryzen 3300x might be the solution with high clocks and been 1/3 of the price.
@Femelo: i don't have a budget in mind. Ok, maybe under $5k just for GPU+mobo+ram+cpu. I don't intend to get the 'highest' model as I don't see the point of having a slightly increased benefit for a lot more money.
i was looking at the ryzen 39xx because of higher RAM capacity options. Of course, having a 'sweet spot' CPU would do nicely. Intel or AMD doesn't quite matter to me. It is largely VM workloads, but I would be sticking in 1 or 2 30x0 GPU when it arrives.
Either way I go, it would be a big jump from what I currently have (a fully maxed out intel Z77 mobo with a 1080).
the only thing i'm might be worried about is the OS level workarounds for the security issues that Intel processor have, which impacts performance. (not sure if this is founded, I haven't been looking too indepth into the matter) For a gaming + intermittent VM machine, I don't think the security is a big issue. The performance hit might be a concern. (possibly outside of this discussion)
oh and i don't intend to overclock, but i'm happy to get a higher end CPU that supports overclocking for a bit more performance.
thanks btw
Still a beast of a CPU, OC to 5.1 or 5.2ghz and it flies…
While sucking enough electricity to power a city and requiring an iceberg to keep it manageable lol.
Is it basically a must to use an AIO to keep this CPU in check at 5ghz?
Not necessarily, as some coolers are better than AIO (nh-d15). But yea the temps on this CPU when OC can get ridiculous and is notorious for running hot.
@nomoneynoproblems: Interested to hear whether anyone has tried running a 9900k with the noctua c14s. No room for a d15 in my case
Must resist…
I might be negged for this but if you are just after gaming/high FPS then save your money and get a i5 10600k which is 'almost good as' i9-9900k and rather spend the savings on a beefy cooler to overclock it.
Check out https://youtu.be/iQVBlCfb72M
Of course if you are after both productivity & gamings than 9900k is the boss CPU unless you have extra $$ for 3950x or 10900k
An i5-10600k plus RTX3080 would be the best bang for buck gaming combo… Happy to be proven wrong (here is hope for Ryzen 4000 series and RDNA2)
i'm a bit out of the loop, i recall there was i5 and then i7… is i9 is the zeon class but retail?
Would the i5-10600KF be the better cheaper option?
For gaming/everyday home use yes I would dare to say i5 is a wiser/cheaper option.
But if you are after productivity then yeah by all means get the i9 or Ryzen9 or even better a thread-ripper CPU.
Then again - the i9 will definitely serve the best for both game and productivity whereas Ryzen9/Threadripper won't clock as high as i9 which will result less framerates
$639 now
I do, I do…but I shouldn't, I shouldn't :(