expired Posted by phoinix | Staff • May 5, 2025
May 5, 2025 10:58 PM
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expired Posted by phoinix | Staff • May 5, 2025
May 5, 2025 10:58 PM
Intel Core Ultra 7 20-Core LGA 1851 Unlocked Desktop Processor (265K or 265KF)
+ Free S/H$295
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Definitely worth getting at this price.
I'm on a 12700k. Can I make it another year and a half? Yeah. The stuff I do and games I play are fine with a 7800xt GPU and I have a DDR4 board. When I need to upgrade, I have to upgrade several components. But if you're sitting 10th, 11th gen -- you might be well ready for an update today that will carry you another 5 years.
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Anyhow, by the time I'm ready to upgrade nothing is compatible anymore that I find 2-3 years with a change of socket is just ridiculous and likely unnecessary. The rare exception is previous generation from AMD, which I completely missed.....
Which I don't think AMD. MIght be wrong on that though, but I think the NPU on this Intel CPU is pretty weak anyhow.
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i've been debating on getting this intel build on micro center but will probably wait until next gen, i also don't upgrade cpus or builds every year so the single gen or two per motherboard doesn't really matter.
NPU isn't for gaming it's for AI. It contains a small set of data that it some applications use to increase performance on AI.
In comparison to the AMD chips, at this price I think this chip wins for sure.
AMD options can be better in some low resolution-low setting gaming benchmarks but I had a lot of bad luck with all 3 of my Ryzen builds. Not CPU related, I'd prefer them if I were just buying a CPU alone. A PC is more than a CPU, it's a platform. Quirks I ran into were USB issues and other weird stuff that never happened on the Intel based platform I use now. I will say my systems get used intensively, I don't build and let it sit or just browse. It's possible I just needed to try "one more" Ryzen build but I gave up after a few thousand dollars. For gamers at 1440P or 4K, the CPU isn't the bottleneck, makes little difference. Just go look at your favorite games at the resolutions you'll play and compare CPUs with the GPU you'll be using before buying. I use 1440P with a Geforce 5070 and this CPU won't bottleneck it at all.
Overall, while I'm waiting for another big leap in either platform features such as I/O, or a large leap in CPU performance before I upgrade. I'd definitely build with a 265K today if I needed something.
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