Recent content by Maxiom

Is it under LN2 or what?

Temperature spikes after delidding just add insult to injury. What kind of TempBurst architecture is that? Intel CPUs used to be so Cool'n'Quiet... ;)

Delidded + water and still 90s :nailbiting: I hope those instructions are worth the power they consume What's your ambient temp btw?

7740K does not have to be a good overclocker to reach the magic number, nor there is a point to push it beyond 5 GHz. We need a good TIM or solder just to keep it cool -- I'd hate to see the CPU reach 80°C while gaming. 5 GHz under 70°C is where it's at

Fingers crossed...

This platform should be good for 5+ years, with max gaming 4C/8T performance to start with. Upgradeable to 10C/20T and quad-channel memory with Optane support -- what else to wish for? But please, no cheap TIM this time, I like my 5 GHz cool and quiet and factory sealed

I agree on the absolute performance indicative of the long term prospects of the platform. Actually that's the reason I would rather wait for the next Intel HEDT platform with "entry level" 4C/8T options, than jump on the more affrodable Ryzen platform now. Especially considering the cost of...

Absolutely, it's the previous AMD generation that deserves to be bashed, but Ryzen wins back the price/performance crown for now. Complaining that it did not beat 7700K is just silly -- if it did, the prices would be much closer to Intel's, and we would not be able to afford 6C/12T and 8C/16T...

Testing 7700K and Ryzen 7 with any $600+ videocard at 1080p makes a moot point. GTX1070 is absolutely the top end for 95% of 1080p gamers.

When you repeat the word "biased" enough times, the review suddenly becomes "fake news"

I think this whole delidding business is such an embarrassment for Intel. It's one thing their current mainstream platform is limited to 4C/8T, it's quite another that it is thermally challenged. The only excuse for buying Intel Z270 now would be reaching the coveted 5 GHz, while enjoying...

I laughed so hard through the whole video I started crying :ROFLMAO: This is the ultimate revenge of the nerds!

Now, this is ridiculous. Especially if "no turbo" frequency is true (which I doubt)...

Oh, I see what Intel did there: introduced a lower end 4C/8T Kaby Lake-X for their next HEDT platform. Now it looks quite upgradeable, for those who wouldn't mind paying extra $300+ for the Intel badge and quad channel RAM

Right, so what's the point to buy Intel Z270 + Core i3 to start with? This Zen could be the new Sandy Bridge, good for 5+ years of upgrades. I need a new system this year, there is no reason to wait for the new 6C/12T mainstream platform from Intel next year.