I don't get why people complain about the extra 40 watts the 10900k uses...
I mean, if you're buying that level of CPU, you can afford a proper cooling solution and if you're not buying a proper PSu, you probably can't afford the platform.
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40 extra watts compared to what? The 9900K was already too much at 200w, and 10th gen really should've been what the 9th gen was with its messed up product stack meant to get you to buy an i9 because of hyperthreading.
it's a problem when you have to use water cooling just to run the cpu out of the box, biased people twist it as needing an AIO as normal and disregard actual issues as complaining.
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That's not a problem with the CPU, you are just personally against water cooling (which is fine I understand you have personal preferences).
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@Blademaster91 Then the 9900k. Why is 200w too much? What yard stick are you measuring against that says any given wattage is "too much"?
You don't have to use an AIO. Not sure why you think that. There are a plethora of high end air coolers that will do just as well as an AIO on higher end chips.
@James Evens At least Intel's chips don't cause motherboards to melt
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@James Evens at least the Intel 10th gen performs well, though heat and power is a concern especially for pre-built systems, or those who want an ITX build.
I was just referring to the 9th gen cpus, only the i3 and the i9 had hyperthreading. IMO its weird with 10th gen the i3,i5,i7, and i9 have hyperthreading,although 10600K is kind of a refreshed 8700K and 10700K is a 9900K refresh.