i9 9900 chips have come back down to pre-Covid prices!
For anyone doesn't know their chips
K = Unlocked with integrated graphics
KF = Unlocked requires an external graphics
i9 9900KF https://www.centrecom.com.au/intel-core-i9-9900kf-36ghz-9th-…
i9 9900K https://www.centrecom.com.au/intel-core-i9-9900k-36ghz-9th-g…
i9 9900 https://www.centrecom.com.au/intel-core-i9-9900-31ghz-9th-ge…
for those who stuck with previous gen MOBO….
Unfortunately already have the 1151 motherboard.
I have a mate in a similar position. The bloke should stop playing solitaire and AOEII and cough up the cash to join the big boys table….
If it ain’t 10th Gen you will struggle to do a sum function in excel.
@Hambourne Did you buy one?
@tamzie28 pulled the trigger!
10-700F is $489 delivered from us too guys :)
https://www.centrecom.com.au/intel-10th-gen-core-i7-10700f-l…
Wow
Yeah that's shockingly close to 3700X prices, but then the locked multiplier comes to mind :/
Power limits unlocked + bclk at 103mhz = beast
For that price i7-1070 is better with integrated graphic etc go check amazon AU for easy return refund and up to 3 weeks free return if you changed your mind which impossible when buying with any OZ retailer
https://nanoreview.net/en/cpu-compare/intel-core-i7-10700f-v…
Good price on the 10700K too ($619 delivered)
Assuming you have an external graphics card, other than the $40 saving between the -K & -KF, are there any other advantages?
If not, I'd have thought that for $40 it would be worthwhile having the integrated graphics from a troubleshooting/back up perspective in case you had driver or hardware issues with your GPU
im hoping the heat stress would be less without an onboard graphics
When your external GPU having problem
It will bring down the whole system off until you got another external GPU, not worth for saving around $40
You can also run different programs on different GPUs. So use integrated for browsing and GPU for gaming.
whats the point of that for a desktop?
It's likely that if you get the KF, you're getting the same die/chip as the K anyway, just one that with disabled graphics that failed testing.
If you use external graphics, thermals and power consumption should be identical for both.
9900K is now $649!!
Wouldn't you get a 10700k instead nowadays for slightly cheaper too?
https://www.centrecom.com.au/intel-i7-10700k-processor