Intel GPU booted for first time

[dizmo]

3 minutes ago, comander said:

The issue with the 9700k is that it has about 30% less horsepower overall vs the 3600. You can expect it to age worse. There's also power efficiency.
The flip - there are a handful of things that really do run better on Intel and the iGPU can be nice (think GPU passthrough for VMs)

I replace my PC every couple of years, and I only game *shrug*

[dizmo]

28 minutes ago, comander said:

Not that big of an issue then. 

One warning - there's basically 0 practical difference between the i7/i9 parts and the more recent ryzen parts unless you have a 2080Ti and run at low resolutions. 

If you "only" get a 2080 (or run a 2080Ti, Titan V or Titan RTX at 1440p or higher) they're effectively tied. 

 

But none of the Ryzen headache.

[dizmo]

7 minutes ago, comander said:

If you don't mind me asking, what headache?

You plug in your stuff, you touch 0 BIOS settings (maybe RAM profiles) and it works well enough. MAYBE flash the BIOS in a few months for laughs. 

Saying this as a guy who went for pretty much the cheapest boards I could find with 4 RAM slots.

I tried Ryzen in gen 1. Went through 3 motherboards and 4 RAM sets, none of which worked with each other. After that, I went back to Intel, which has never had an issue with anything I've plugged into the board. Their cooler mounting also sucks.