Have been on the lookout for good price on the Intel i5 10600K and stumbled on this. Was cheap enough for me to pull the trigger.
Intel i5 10600K 10th Gen CPU $324.50 + Free Delivery @ PB Technologies
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OutbackPlague on 11/02/2021 - 09:35 pbtech.com (284 clicks)
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Can't believe I'm here agreeing to this statement. These are not normal times
Thanks AMD for punching Intel and forcing them to make adequate prices
Been waiting for a 5600x but I think I'll just grab this and get on with it ! Now for a MB pairing…🤔
Great price for a good gaming chip
I am building my PC for Photoshop, premiere and Lightroom usage. Is this processor good for those applications?
I am confused about AMD's availability and need good advice. Thanks 😊This is the best CPU you could buy for those applications at this price.
It edges out any AMD CPU up until the $550 5600x, which is 5-10% better on lightly threaded tasks like photo editing. Solidly beaten by 20%+ with the 5800x and 5900x, but you're looking at minimum double the price of the 10700K.
If you're looking for the best price/perf CPU, this is it. If you're looking for the best CPU, be prepared to wait and pay double. Imo you're better off putting that extra $300 into 64GB of RAM as Photoshop and Lightshop will use as much as you can give it, as well as a fast NVME SSD.
Thanks for the advice. The only thing holding me back is PCIe GEN 4. as my understanding is, intel doesn't support that technology.
It has no real performance impact, in the best artificial tests next GEN gives about 5-10% perf boost. In real life there is no benefit at all
Not worth worrying about. It's going to be rapidly leapfrogged by PCIe Gen5, which will already be supported in the upcoming Xeon (for servers not PCs) line, and likely make it's way to consumer CPUs next year alongside DDR5. So something for your next build.
PCIe Gen4 would only be worth worrying about if you're doing heavy video renders or heavy AI models, where the extra storage bandwidth will be immediately soaked up and noticeable. The tech isn't mature enough for widespread adoption, so you'll be paying a huge premium for no noticeable benefit with your workload.
For photo editing, gaming or light video rendering, a PCIe Gen3 NVMe drive will already be overkill.
If you're looking for the best price/perf CPU, this is it
What about the 10400F? It's about 33% cheaper and the performance difference isn't close to that. If you need the iGPU though it's a different story.
For a gaming build, 10400F is the best price/perf because you'll need to buy a dedicated GPU anyway.
For photoshop and Lightroom, a recent iGPU is perfectly fine unless you're doing heavy 3D work. You get a bit of acceleration with filters from a dedicated GPU, but most of the work is done on the CPU.
Absolute bargain this. Intel are now the budget kings!!
Ryzen 3600 is much better value. Soon you’ll see its pricing getting back to $240.
Not today though
That's because this tiny Aussie market is always lagging behind.
Had bought a Ryzen 5 3600 for $300 on Amazon for a buddies build, but I think I'l be returning it for this. Cheers OP.
I bought mine at about $300 last year. Little rocket ship.
Just be prepared to have a really good fan or water cooler as it heats up like crazy even at stock clocks.Damn no chance of putting this in a Dan A4 itx case then without liquid cooling it seems. What cooler are you using?
Noctua NH-D15
Any recommendations for motherboard with this Cpu?
I bought this CPU and the Asrock Z490 ITX mobo as per Ali fromOptimumTech's advice. I guess it would different if you're not doing ITX and depends on which features you're after, overclocking etc.
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B087TDGDP7/ref=ppx_yo_d…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmgR9qNGKlk (right at the end)
This is a ripper deal isn't it? $200 less than a 5600X? If it's a gaming build, go ham!