WYP
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More cores and higher clocks = boosted heat production.
Read more about Intel's Comet Lake-S series processors running hot.
Read more about Intel's Comet Lake-S series processors running hot.
Intel's Comet Lake-S series CPUs will run hot - Sources Claim
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Dark NighT
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I don't see this being really succesfull at this rate, sure people will buy these, especially the nonsensical uber fanboy of intel that demands the extra 5% in framerate over amd, but other then that it isn't exciting, new or even cool anymore and will probably flop hard on it's face.
g0ggles1994
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Problem is that these type are the loudest and most common on the internet and will bash AMD at any opportunity. "Everyone, I need help building my first pc-" "Intel! Never buy AMD!" and so on. It sucks big time but AMD's resurgence is turning the tide.
Full disclosure, seems to me that the most experienced PC enthusiasts are the ones being level headed in all this while all the showboating "enthusiasts" scream Intel at every turn.
WYP
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It will take time for AMD to gain mindshare amongst the more general public. AMD Laptops are now selling pretty well, even for the non-Zen 2 stuff and the company is now getting better known again.
TBH, AMD just needs to get past the pre-2017 mindset that AMD's products are inferior to what Intel offers.
g0ggles1994
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Which is all true, problem is that the aforementioned people will never let it slide. To them having Intel CPUs is a kind of elitism compared to anyone who buys AMD, even if -theoretically- AMD trumps Intel in every single aspect. Same way a lot of people who get iPhones "look down" on anyone who buys any Android device.
AngryGoldfish
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Maybe AMD doesn't care. Maybe they're looking at that 225W TDP and those prices and going, 'So what if fanboys still buy Intel? We're still raking in the money selling a superior product and will continue to do so over the next 18 months or so.'
ImprovizoR
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It's getting hot in here
So turn off all your cores...
Hey, not true!
I considered a Zen 2 rig for my new build last August but went for the 9900K simply because it was faster in what I needed it to be faster in, Emulators, where clock speed and IPC are king, and the 3700X/3800X alternatives to the 9900K were simply 2nd best for emulation purposes.
If the Zen 3 CPU's turn out to be as good as we are hearing, then I won't have any hesitation in switching to a Zen 3 build in 2021.
..It has nothing to do with elitism.
g0ggles1994
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If you read all my comments then you would have seen I was generalising uber fanboys - not everyone who buys an Intel CPU. I get that in certain applications they do perform better, and fair enough if that's what you need. Hell, I've flip-flopped between Intel and AMD for years; my last build had a 4790K and it was pretty damn decent, but I digress.
Yes, this kind of elitism does exist in a lot of Intel circles, I've seen it first hand plenty of times. But I'm talking about the people who keep buying each generation and spare no thought whether they're willingly bending themselves over a barrel and not even asking for it gentle.
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