Understandably, I might catch some heat for this, but it is NOT a troll thread.
It is interesting reading the 9900k as it is an impressive CPU, so I did a search with it as a title. Surprisingly, almost all of the threads are about not getting good overclocks or stability problems ignoring those based on things like new builds and compatibility questions.
In short, do you guys think that review samples were cherry picked, or at least more so than usual? A quick browse of the *reviews shows most reviewers getting 5.1 to 5.2 ghz. Even those that were getting 5.0 ghz were often at 1.25v. Some here are struggling with 4.8 ghz with 1.35v! I realize there are alot of variables in things like cooling used, but if these OPs are [H] members, I would like to think they know to use good cooling, paste application, and o/c technique.
So how would you guys HONESTLY rate this CPU for gaming using O/Cs that are more in line with post-launch (4.9 ghz average?) Would it fall short in most games to the 9700k that seems to hit 5.0 ghz much easier as well as the 8086k that hits 5.2 ghz on a large percentage of its CPUs?
Still the best in modern titles, a close 2nd, or a costly bronze winner?
It is interesting reading the 9900k as it is an impressive CPU, so I did a search with it as a title. Surprisingly, almost all of the threads are about not getting good overclocks or stability problems ignoring those based on things like new builds and compatibility questions.
In short, do you guys think that review samples were cherry picked, or at least more so than usual? A quick browse of the *reviews shows most reviewers getting 5.1 to 5.2 ghz. Even those that were getting 5.0 ghz were often at 1.25v. Some here are struggling with 4.8 ghz with 1.35v! I realize there are alot of variables in things like cooling used, but if these OPs are [H] members, I would like to think they know to use good cooling, paste application, and o/c technique.
So how would you guys HONESTLY rate this CPU for gaming using O/Cs that are more in line with post-launch (4.9 ghz average?) Would it fall short in most games to the 9700k that seems to hit 5.0 ghz much easier as well as the 8086k that hits 5.2 ghz on a large percentage of its CPUs?
Still the best in modern titles, a close 2nd, or a costly bronze winner?