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I know these are not out yet, but I was wondering whats everyone's thoughts so far. You don't need to be planning on upgrading to vote.

Found Mr.Tech Tips on a subtle news article while i was searching for details on i9 , thought you guys might find it amusing . Transcript >> aka copy+paste Source: http://bgr.com/2017/06/05/intel-core-i9-preview-linus-tech-tips-not-happy/

i9 Shit vs Threadripper

Hi I am thinking about phase changing a cpu I might get in the future. It's a 7980xe and it's TDP haven't been announced. I spoke to somebody that used to have a phase change unit with a 5960x and he told me I might be disappointed because it's not designed to handle a big TDP. What would happen if the phase change was overloaded with heat? The guy says it would shutdown but I find that weird. BTW I will use this: http://www.ldcooling.com/shop/ld-pc-v2-115v-usa/192-ld-pc-v2-115v-phase-change-black-xl-suction.html

http://www.pcgamer.com/intel-core-i9-leak-points-to-intels-first-new-processor-line-in-years/ Let's be honest, Intel hasn't released anything particularly exciting in a long while now. It's the reason my primary desktop is still rocking an Intel Core i7-4790K Devil's Canyon processor released several years ago. Sure, I could scamper over to an X99 configuration, but at this point it makes more sense to see what Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X bring to the table. That remains to be seen, though if the latest rumor is to believed, at minimum we can expect new branding, at least for Skylake-X. A forum member at AnandTech posted what is purported to be an internal slide outlining a new crop of Core i9 processors. The photo is blurry and low quality, of course, because for whatever reason every leaker in the world seems to own a Fisher Price camera and has an aversion to screenshots. But criticisms over the quality of the leak aside, it looks like Intel is readying a potent lineup. If information is accurate, Intel's Kaby Lake-X processors will stick with Intel's Core i7 branding. There will be two chips in this tier, including: Core i7-7740K: 4C/8T, 4.3GHz to 4.5GHz, 8MB cache, 112W, 16 PCIe lanes Core i7-7640K: 4C/4T, 4GHz to 4.2GHz, 6MB cache, 112W, 16 PCIe lanes The other four processors shown in the slide are all Skylake-X chips with Intel's new Core i9 branding. It's a sensible change, with Intel moving all new 6-core and higher processors to the new brand. The i9 parts consist of the following: Core i9-7920X: 12C/24T, unknown clocks, 16.5MB cache, 140W, 44 PCIe lanes Core i9-7900X: 10C/20T, 3.3GHz to 4.3GHz, 13.75MB cache, 140W, 44 PCIe lanes Core i9-7820X: 8C/16T, 3.6GHz to 4.3GHz, 11MB cache, 140W, 28 PCIe lanes Core i9-7800X: 6C/12T, 3.5GHz to 4GHz, 8.25MB cache, 140W, 28 PCIe lanes The two middle SKUs will also feature Turbo Max support with both the Core i9-7920X and Core i9-7900X being able to hit 4.5GHz in some situations. None of the other processors leaked here list Turbo Max support, though it's possible the Core i9-7920X will, since no clockspeeds were provided. All the Core i9 Skylake-X and Core i7 Kaby Lake-X CPUs will run on Intel's upcoming X99/LGA2066 platform. That includes support for quad-channel DDR4-2666 memory, according to the slide. None of this is official, of course, but if the specs do end up being accurate, it is interesting that Intel will again slash the number of PCIe lanes on its lower end enthusiast processors. That could push power users to purchase a higher end part even if the additional physical cores and threads aren't needed. Meanwhile, it looks like AMD may take a different approach with its Ryzen 9 series for enthusiasts, all of which are rumored to offer 44 PCIe lanes. In related news, Guru3D dug up some supposed benchmarks of the Core i9-7900X and Core i9-7920X. In UserBenchmark, the former scored 107 points in single-core performance and 1,467 points in multi-core performance, whereas the latter scored 130 points and 1,760 points, respectively. As a point of reference, Intel's Core i7-6950X scored 117 points in single-core performance and 1,526 points in multi-core performance.

I am in the market for a new CPU after noticing some bottle-necking for which I am now fairly certain my CPU is responsible. I currently am running a four year old i5-4670K (stock---guess who neglected to pay attention to the chipset version of the motherboard) [3.4GHz - 3.8GHz, 4c/4t] and a new GTX 1070 (Asus ROG Strix OC). I also have the S2417DG (Dell's 1440p 144Hz IPS Monitor), of which I hope to make full use. I use my PC primarily for gaming, but also use it to do research, which includes mostly low intensity tasks like Excel and a bunch of chrome tabs (~10-15 at any given time), with the highest intensity tasks being programs that visualize molecular simulation results in OpenGL. I also like to record (not stream) game footage so I can pick out highlights later. I play mostly low intensity games (LoL, CS:GO) but also occasionally play higher intensity games (DOOM, SW:BF, BF1, PUBG). I am wondering what CPU is best for me. I am tied to Intel because a relative works there through whom I can get significant discounts. Any processor with an MSRP below $500-600 is an acceptable option for me. I'm unsure if my usage warrants the use of a 6c/12t processor (like the i7-6850k or the rumored i9-7820X) and am also unsure what sorts of benefits 4c/8t has over 4c/4t. If not, something like the the i7-7700k (yes I'm aware of the temperature issues and Intel's poor response to their consumers) seems to handle games marginally better than the i7-6850K in the benchmarks I've seen. If anyone has any insight into whether a 4c/8t or 6c/12t would be better for my situation, I would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for your time

A forum member at AnandTech posted what is purported to be an internal slide outlining a new crop of Core i9 processors. The photo is blurry and low quality, of course, because for whatever reason every leaker in the world seems to own a Fisher Price camera and has an aversion to screenshots. But criticisms over the quality of the leak aside, it looks like Intel is readying a potent lineup. LINKS : https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/intel-skylake-kaby-lake-thread-6c-12t-coffee-lake-launching-august-2017.2428363/page-417#post-38889905 http://www.pcgamer.com/intel-core-i9-leak-points-to-intels-first-new-processor-line-in-years/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/15/intel-could-be-about-to-release-a-very-expensive-core-i9-cpu/

This is not meant to be a comparison of the intel/AMD offerings, I'm just curious what most of you do with your big multi thread processors... for research. Could be strictly a workstation/server or your rig at home.

I've come to the conclusion that the i9s, with their thermal-pasted heat-spreaders are just not worth the headache they would be to cool. I need every bit of performance that the i9 7980XE appears to offer on paper, but living in a hot climate with no air conditioning, I likely couldn't even get stock performance under sustained multi-threaded workloads due to thermal-induced throttling. Unless, just maybe, Intel learns from the fiasco that is the i9 7900X (IMO) and solders the newer 12-, 14-, 16- and 18-core CPUs to their heat-spreaders. Does anyone have an informed opinion on how likely that is? Is it a complete pipe dream that those CPUs will be useful to anyone outside of Greenland and Antarctica?

At the company I work in as a it specialist for system integration, we want to build a render server for our marketing team. We are trying to evaluate wich processor to use. What does the community think?

Okay, so I have 2 questions. First one is I have an old gaming laptop that’s giving me a hard time. It’s an Clevo 7200. It powers on but I’m not getting any signal on the screen, I connect the laptop to a monitor and I still don’t get a signal BUT when I start the laptop and go to the bios the screen magically works on the monitor but still nothing on the laptop screen. I’m so confused and can use some help!! Also so my pc has an i9 what’s a recommended cooler I should use for it, currently has a Corsair h60.

Any ideas based off other i9 releases dates, When will the 8900 intel core be released?

Source: http://www.anandtech.com/show/11698/intel-finalizes-skylakex-processor-specifications-18cores-44-ghz-165w-on-september-25th I know that a lot of you guys were quite interested in the per core turbo boost frequencies of the skylake x CPUs that just had their official base and turbo frequencies announced. Some of you thought it would be around 3.5 ghz, whereas others believed it could be as high as 4.2 ghz. Well Anandtech, via PCGamer has now disclosed those frequencies: So it looks like the all core turbo for the flagship CPU is only 3.4 ghz, with the other CPUs having higher all core turbos. I'm not too sure but skylake x might support multi core turbo (I know that the mainstream Skylake S and Kaby Lake S platforms do), which would mean with a motherboard with multi core turbo enabled a 7980XE, for example, could turbo to 4.2. Though imagine the power draw if you did that...

Hey, there is a promo today on ram and i wanted to know if everything is compatible. I Buy the new msi lignthing GPU i will go for the i9 but i saw this lane :" Fréquence mémoire maximum That is to say that if i take 3200 DDR4 2666 MHz - PC21300" It will ont work. Cause on the motherboard it's 4400.(gigabyte aorus gaming 9)

Since today's the day of the news embargo lift, another der8auer video appeared on YouTube, showing the German professional overclocker managed to oc the Intel i9-7980XE to over 6.1 GHz on all 18 cores, of course only possible through liquid nitrogen cooling on an ASUS Rampage 6 Apex. He and the other overclockers came together for a meet-up in Taiwan at ASUS ROG headquarters and reached some new world records, once again. https://youtu.be/rEdXayoA1Es

My new temporary build is complete. I call it temporary because as soon as the 7980XE comes out the 7900X and Apex are coming out to be replaced by the XE and Rampage VI Extreme. Overclocking is great except the CPU. I got it delided from SliconLottery.com however I am somewhat disappointed. I got a 4.6ghz bin at 1.225v however in reality it takes 1.28v for 4.6 and 1.315v for 4.7 which is what I run. Temps are around 65c at normal load 80c when rendering and 83c when in AVX load. Performance is great I get 2600 points in cinibench 560 single core in CPU Z and 7000 multicore score. Overclocking the RAM was a breeze. My 64gb kit is rated at 3333mhz however I got mine up to 3750mhz no problem. GPU overclocking was good too. My Poseidon 1080 Tis can hit 2050mhz at max voltage and 11800 on the memory. My FIrestrike score is 30,500. My storage mainly consists of 960 evo 512gb raid 0. Regular speeds are 3000mbs read and 3100mbs write. With Asus RamCache I get 6500mbs read and 9700mbs write for files under 16gb. This PC is built for maximum performance in single core and multi core. That was my reason for getting X299 before the 7980XE came out. Yes I could have gotten am 1800X or a 1920X for similar performance but I would have sacrificed raid for the meantime (yes I know it's coming I don't care I want raid 0 now) and single core performance as this system is for gaming first and everything else second, hence the high speed memory as I game on high refresh rate and the extra speed helps at high FPS. Full specs are: Intel i9 7900X 4.7ghz 64gb G Skill Trident Z RGB 3750mhz Asus Poseidon 1080 TI SLI Asus HB ROG SLI BRIDGE Corsair AX1500i Samsung 960 EVO Raid 0 Asus Rampage VI Apex Parvum L1.0 Case Watercooling parts: 480mm PE EK RAD 360MM PE EK RAD 360MM XE EK RAD Bitspower Uber Custom PPS dual D5 pump unit All bitspower carbon black rotary fittings EK CryoFuel liquid 1.5L EK Supremacy Evo X99 CPU Block

I too new to pc's I just want to ask what would you recommend for a high end cpu that can overclock beastly for games and excellent for editing (video) and streaming??

Hi everyone, So I was reorganizing my pc build for early 2018, and came across AMD Threadripper 1950x, ive heard it can be great for streaming and playing games at high settings, but was wondering how it stacks up against the core i9 or the core i7-7700k. [Note I am fully aware the i7-7700k is incredibly less expensive than the 1950x, but im trying to figure out which one is best for playing and streaming at once, price is not a problem. Thanks.

Hey guys, so I have a kinda big problem, I spend 1k on the i9 7900x for a combination of rendering, content creation, Workstation Grade PC and a good gaming expirience. Before I begin, I need to inform you of my cooling solution. I use the h115i AIO Liquid Cooler and this is my first time building a high-end PC. What I'm here to talk about today, is the fact that when I'm doing any task that is heavy (why I bought the CPU), it will immediately thermal throttle and be at 106 ° C. (Not good at all.) I have a fine amount of thermal paste, and my aio is screwed in correctly, all fans work and I can hear the liquid flowing without any blockages so I really need one of you guy's help to see what is wrong here. Just let me know if you need any extra information about the situation and I will happily reply. I appreciate you helping me with this (in anyone does) and I am very thankful. I just hope I can find this out. Edit: My Full PC Specs: CPU: i9 7900x GPU: 2x Nvidia Titan Xp (Pascal) the new one Motherboard: Asus Prime x299 Deluxe Cooler: Corsair H115i Thermal Paste: Arctic Silver Radiator fans: The included ones PSU (if that even matters): 1000 watt psu

im in a big need to upgrade my system so i was thinking of getting a i9-7900X but iv herd that the i9-7900X has cooling problems even when not overclocked i'm wondering if my current cooling set up will be able to cool it my cooler is corsair h110i https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181101 and my case is a be quiet! SILENT BASE 800 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811734001 it currently cools my i5 6600k (not overclocked) to an average temp of 37c at idle due to how hot my room gets do i need to get a different case and/or cooler to cool the i9-7900X im doing a a lot of 3d rendering and 4k video editing now so i need this upgrade i have no need for a better GPU because i have 2 gtx 1080tis in sli i do not plan on overclocking my budget for the CPU is 1500$ so cost is not an issue im new so if a put this Topic in the wrong spot pleas let me know

So i went and bought a new rig, as a Intel fan i went with the i9-7920X and 64Gb hyperx ram on a MSI tomahawk board. With that i stuck a XFX Vega 64 card in there.. This was fine running 2x 1080 monitor, and games relaxed around 90fps .. Then i went batshit and decided i want a freesync monitor, so went and bought a LG 38UC99-W, a great monitor thus gaming is not my primary use for this rig but gaming is something i enjoy.. My disappointment when it started to hit 18-25fps in most games on the new crazy ass resolution 38xx * 1600 something.. So .. i could undervolt and downclock the gpu a bit, and drive up the memory speed and fans that will creep me up to a 50-55 fps stable.. is this it?! or can i possibly get more out of it.? Without going to multiple vega 64s. (cuz im already broke.)

So, I am trying to choose a CPU and was considering something powerful like the i7 - 7700k. With the news of the i9 CPUs coming out this fall, should I wait for the i9's (including the i3, i5 & i7 X) to be released and benchmarked to make a decision or am I good with the current generation of CPUs? Also with the i9's release, is it worth the wait to see if the release will bring down the prices of the current generation of CPUs? I am not in a rush to build this PC so I don't mind the wait. If you can convince me with a good reason, I might even consider switching to the red camp. But for now I am pretty loyal to the big blue giant. Any help is appreciated.

Hey guys, I've been watchting Linus for years and years, I thought to myself that the LTT forum would be the best place to ask for advice. What I'm most concerned about it the watercooling portion of the PC as I am well versed in building PC's, just not with custom loops. If you have anything to add or change when it comes to the system, please comment your suggestions ( Fans, control units, lighting, anythig really ) Goal of this build is my ultimate gaming machine, I want it to last a long time and I want it to be as quiet as possible so any tips in making the PC quiet are very welcome The components so far: Lian Li O9WX Cube ASUS Prime x299-Deluxe Intel Core i9-7900X ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition with EKWB pre installed 8x8GB Trident Z RGB DDR4-3200 Corsair Professional Platinum Series AX1200I 1x Samsung 960 EVO NVMe SSD M.2 500GB 1x ASUS Hyper M.2 X4 PCI-E Adapter Card 2x Samsung 850 EVO SSD 1TB 4x WD Red SATA 6G 3TB Watercooling components so far: EK-Supremacy EVO Nickel CPU Block Aquastream XT USB 12V Pump Ultra Version EK-CoolStream PE 360 Radiator I've not decided if I'm going to use hard tubing or flexible tubing. I also don't have a reservoir picked yet, as I'm unsure of how big it should be and where I should place it in the case. Also I'm unclear about the following points: -How diffirent materials in the WC loop work together (corosion) -How many diffirent fittings I will need -If a single 3x120 rad is enough to cool the PC, as I'm planing to OC the CPU -What fluids or additives I should use in my loop -How and where to mount the pump and the reservoir -How to fill the system and get the air out -The route the tubing will take and how it will change depending on the type of tubing used -How long can the liquid stay in the loop without being changed -Maintenance I need to do when it comes to the WC loop Also sry if my English isn't the best as I'm German. Thanks for taking the time to read and possibly respond to this post.

With the release of the i9 I am curious if the prices of the other 7th gen processors will drop or stay the same. I think they will drop but only like the i5 or i3. What do you guys think?

I am thinking of upgrading my PC to the new x299 platform with a i9 7820x but I cannot find any prices for the UK. Because of this I was wondering if anyone had any speculative pricing so I know roughly how much it is going to cost me.