Another look at a Z490 MB from Asus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JqY5HIHIOo

 

ASUS ROG Maximus Hero XII Wifi6 is the motherboard I'm waiting for! I've decided to go with the i9-10990K. It's $399 and available for pre-order and will be out May 20th. Hopefully the CPU will be available for pre-order soon! All that's left for me would be the GPU, but I will use my current GTX 1080 for the time being until the 3080 releases later this year.

24 minutes ago, captain420 said:

ASUS ROG Maximus Hero XII Wifi6 is the motherboard I'm waiting for! I've decided to go with the i9-10990K. It's $399 and available for pre-order and will be out May 20th. Hopefully the CPU will be available for pre-order soon! All that's left for me would be the GPU, but I will use my current GTX 1080 for the time being until the 3080 releases later this year.

There's no such thing as a 10990k.

Do you mean the 10900k?

There was a rumor about a 10990x, but that hasn't turned up yet and if it ever does, it will work in a different socket.

Then there's the 10900x, but that's a different chip for a different market that fits in a different socket.  Don't buy this if you want to pair it with a Z490 motherboard because it won't fit.

Sorry, I don't know why I keep saying 10990K. I mean 10900K. Yes I'm aware of the new motherboard required. But I'm building a new machine so that shouldn't matter.

I upgraded to a 7th generation CPU in January this year (i5 7600k), so that will have to see me through at least the next three years unless I win the Lottery!!

This is the chip I have my eye on for my next upgrade. However, seeing one or two of the leaks doing the rounds regarding the thermal output of these has me a little concerned, I must admit.

I'm gonna have to see what the tests reveal once the embargo lifts I think but if I have to spend another £160 on a 360mm AIO to keep this thing running that could be the final nail in the coffin for Intel and me. When I realised it's unlikely that these were not likely to be a little more competetively priced and that I won't get much change from £500 I paused before accepting it. Then, when I saw the cost of the Z490 boards it caused a raised eyebrow and a sting as I think they are £80 - £100 more expensive than they should be as far as I'm concerned and now I'm staring at £160 - £200 to cool the chip.

Honestly, with those things this platform is over £300 more that I think it should be considering where AMD is and what it is offering. I could reluctantly swallow a chip costing £500. I could just about put up with £315 for a Rog Strix Z490-E but forcing me into a cooling solution at the £160 - £200 mark is beginning to feel too insulting to swallow.

If the chip was £400- 420 and the motherboards cheaper then it wouldn't be so bad but all this combined is not sitting well with me, I must say.

I know, the chip price is not confirmed and the benchmarks are not in but it's not looking great, is it? If we are honest. I have really been looking forward to this too.

Edited May 13, 20206 yr by Jazz

Turns out I won't get any change out of £500 because they want £530 now the pre order is available 🤣

Just couldn't help themselves, could they?

Turns out you will not get much change out of £700 for a 3950X.

Check this out -- https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-core-i9-10900k-preorder-price

newegg has a better price, its actually less than their 9900k.  who knows how long it will take to come back in stock though.  https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i9-10900k-core-i9-10th-gen/p/N82E16819118122?Description=10900k&cm_re=10900k-_-19-118-122-_-Product&quicklink=true

Edited May 16, 20206 yr by Pilot53

Yeah $799 Canadian at newegg.ca...but i told myself my next build would be a no compromises build (within reason) so here we go!