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I prefer the 9900k with 2080ti
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The 3600 is an amazing value for most users, that's why I think this is a golden age of cpu power per dollar. Hopefully Zen 3 will continue that trend when it releases, but there's not much incentive...
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Yup, you would think since Intel has been stuck on 14nm for so long they would give consumers some nice price cuts. But people are still buying these at the high prices, so no incentive unfortunately.
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Chinese licensing of x86 (licensed by AMD when they were in a tight spot with foundries)is a few generations behind (7th gen i5), but could bring real deflation of a computing bubble with Dragon...
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Agreed. I dont understand Intel’s market strategy. AMD is definitely dominating the performance per dollar segment, and now that people are looking for value more than ever, it wont bode well for...
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Why are all the combos Z mobos and non Z chips?
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Id say worse case is amd just brings out the XT refresh in 2-3 months, and then delays zen3 till q1 of 2021.
But hey at least amd chips go down in price. Intel they just go away, they never get...
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I mean, they've only gotten more expensive recently due to corona virus. Processors are cheap. You can still get an i5 under 200, a 6 core ryzen under 200, motherboards under 100 (b450/h370) and this...
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yup intel has nothing going for it at the moment; better overclockability? maybe but that's pretty much it.
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Z490 is the enthusiast board. The b series more affordable boards have not come out yet for 10th gen intel. I wouldnt buy these pairings
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Why would they? They are sold out all the time. They are literally selling every chip they make
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Newegg knows 10600K is a better buy, but are doing the minimum they can just to move 10700K inventory
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I don't see why not..as long as you have the correct slot on the motherboard.
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anyone else think it's crazy how generations of motherboards + processors get increasingly expensive?
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This generation in particular Intel seems to have gone with the plan of maintaining the image of being "premium" by being more expensive. It seems like a crazy idea, but it works surprisingly well...
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In 2012/13 I paid $220 for an i5-3570k and $150 for an ASRock Z75 Pro 3 motherboard. Three weeks ago I paid $168 for a Ryzen 3600 and an ASRock Phantom Gaming 4 WiFi. I honestly feel pricing hasn't...
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R5 3600 out performs near all Ryzen chips from 1/2xxx and is $170.
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can GTX 1070 GPUs run on this generation of processors?
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I believe intel will not be supporting PCI Ex 4.0 until next generation CPUs or the generation after.
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Amen. ASUS cut corners on the board design. I've since moved to gigabyte. Also why would you buy Intel? Ryzen chips cheaper, better, and have pci 4.0 on all slots. Intel is still stuck on PCIe 3 for...
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not too surprised to see the 10700 in the deal; they probably want to get those out about before 10600. GN declared it as a disappointment
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These are NOT A GOOD DEAL.
The 10400 and 10700 processors are locked, meaning you are giving up the benefit to pairing them with a Z490 motherboard. But you are still paying the premium for z490...
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That’s a good idea too. I just meant I’m waiting for the XT variants to drop to see what changes were made. What I really want to wait for are the next gen CPUs from both manufacturers to see their...
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ASROCK Z490 Phan Gam 4/2.5G + Intel i5-10400 Processor $324.98 after $10.00 rebate Now $334.98 OOS
ASROCK Z490 Steel Legend + Intel i5-10400 Processor $349.98 after $10.00 rebate Now $359.98 OOS...
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Should have added that Arm desktops are on the horizon from their forked approach by mobile and server - it could neutralize the rise of a x86 triumvirate, especially so if the open engineering...
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Every single board in the list comes with no PCI Ex 4.0 and CNVi 2 support. I don't see any useful features in the entire lineup to convince me upgrade from 9 gen...
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https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-3600-vs-Intel-i5-10400/3481vs3737
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If I were you I'd probably skip the XT line and wait for AM5; upgrade the GPU maybe for now and then jump in to take advantage of any long term upgrade paths with AM5
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OP fix the price field or change title to reflect i5 listed first....
Showing $324 price with title starting with asus board plus i7. That price in the "price section" is for the i5. Misleading....
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But honestly its not about AMD vs Intel, it's that any other combo is a better deal than this, regardless of who it's from. People suggesting Ryzen in the comments are only doing so because this is...
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When will 10600k and kf will be readily available?
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Somehow I knew this would turn into AMD vs Intel within 4 comments....
Not everyone wants a Ryzen, dude. Can we just focus on the deal and the hardware for the people who want to stick with Intel?...
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These are bad pairings as they are the overclockable motherboards (z series) but not the overclockable processors (k series such as i5 10600k or i7 10700k). Unfortunatley they are the only 10th gen...
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Yes it will
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WARNING: For those of you considering an Asus mainboard please keep in mind that the support you will get lasts for about 3 months. After this time period, Asus moves on to whatever they are trying...