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mikejustis
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2021/02/13 11:01:17 (permalink)
I am getting an upgrade itch.  Should I go from a 9700 to 9900 cpu or just go from a 390 to 490?

NZXT H710i
Z390 Aorus Master
Intel Core i7 9700K 
GTX 2070 Founders Edition 
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    mikejustis
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    Re: Upgrade Jones 2021/02/13 19:47:08 (permalink)
    Ok... anyone have a 9900k?

    NZXT H710i
    Z390 Aorus Master
    Intel Core i7 9700K 
    GTX 2070 Founders Edition 
    CPU Cooler NZXT X63
    G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB)
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    Re: Upgrade Jones 2021/02/13 23:21:56 (permalink)
    I have a 9900KS in its box just sitting innthe closet, was going to try and sell it on Craigslist or ebay. I upgraded to a z490 dark and 10900k. The z590 and 11900k will be coming out in march and offers a nice ipc improvement and pcie 4.0. You could always just sell the 9700k and get a 9900k and then wait for intel Alder Lake, which is suppose to come at the end of the year and offer 16 core mainstream.

    Im skipping rocket Lake since it maxes at 8 cores. Can't go from a 10 down to a 8 core.
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    Re: Upgrade Jones 2021/02/14 06:34:17 (permalink)
    Replied in pm

    NZXT H710i
    Z390 Aorus Master
    Intel Core i7 9700K 
    GTX 2070 Founders Edition 
    CPU Cooler NZXT X63
    G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB)
    EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 P2psu
    Windows 10 Home 64 bit
    Heatware
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    Re: Upgrade Jones 2021/02/14 20:13:48 (permalink)
    Dang the 9900ks is already out of date ***
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    Re: Upgrade Jones 2021/02/22 02:42:02 (permalink)
    That's sad. I personally opted for the 9900kf. Lost lottery on the first but that one is under warranty replacement right now. So I'll have a brand new one. But rather than waiting, I went and got another 9900kf and it seems to be pretty good. Now to figure out what to do with that other kf 😂 I opted for the kf because it theoretically OCs better than the k, which makes sense, theoretically. Pricing was better too though, as of now anyway. Have you considered the kf?
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    Re: Upgrade Jones 2021/02/22 02:51:07 (permalink)
    I had 2 K and 1 KF and they both were crap, but my KS is a great sample. I feel bad its just sitting in the ckoset not being used.
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    Re: Upgrade Jones 2021/02/22 03:18:43 (permalink)
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    I had 2 K and 1 KF and they both were crap, but my KS is a great sample. I feel bad its just sitting in the ckoset not being used.


    That is indeed a shame. Maybe I should consider a KS, I will likely stay on this platform until 12th gen. I have a nice water-cooling setup and my dark wants to push my chip to the limits. Curious about the value on that KS anyway. dm?
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    Re: Upgrade Jones 2021/02/22 09:56:48 (permalink)
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    I had 2 K and 1 KF and they both were crap, but my KS is a great sample. I feel bad its just sitting in the ckoset not being used.


    That is indeed a shame. Maybe I should consider a KS, I will likely stay on this platform until 12th gen. I have a nice water-cooling setup and my dark wants to push my chip to the limits. Curious about the value on that KS anyway. dm?


    Sure let me know.
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