I kicked intel to the curb, I'm a Ryzen boi now.

[Pemalite]

vivster said:

But can it run Crysis?

Edit: I just checked out of curiosity because the price point of $500 seemed a bit high for AMD. My hunch was correct. Looks like the 9900K is actually cheaper AND slightly better for gaming than the 3900X. Did not expect that. The 9700 is even cheaper and still better. Looks like the 3700X is basically the same as the 3900X in games but loads cheaper. I'm just gonna hope for everyone that those core heavy monsters will become useful in gaming at some point.

It will be. The first Quad Cores and Hex-Core processors have aged really well.

vivster said:

deskpro2k3 said:

9900K is cheaper because it doesn't come with a cooler.

Edit. A sexy cooler

I have very specific opinions about people who subject their CPUs to stock coolers instead of a sweet Noctua D15.

I also have very specific opinions about people who subject their motherboards to such a large and heavy chunk of metal instead of getting a closed loop water cooler. :P

In saying that... I am still running a D15 in the C2Q rig, it's actually an amazing cooler, it's just big, bulky and heavy...

JRPGfan said:

Another thing is that the 9900k uses more power and produces more heat than the 3900x.

Even if Intel says its TPD is 95watts, and AMD rates theirs at 105watts.
(they have differnt ways of messureing this stuff)

It's always been that way though, even back in the days when people were debating between a Pentium 4 and an Athlon XP.