Any PC Gamers Around?

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

Exerts from PCmag review on Intel's i9-12900K


"
One Gaming Caveat, Though...

And while normally we'd take the rest of this section to talk about all the nuances of the results and what they could mean for Intel's new position in PC gamer's minds, there's just one problem we noted: The Core i9-12900K can't play every game. Italics intentional.
The sheer boldness of that statement may not have caught everyone on the first pass, so let's reiterate: Intel's latest gaming processor, marketed by the company as the "World's Best Gaming Processor," may not play certain games. It's dependent on the digital rights management (DRM) system used by the game to protect its licenses.
The culprit? All that P-core/E-core stuff we mentioned up above. During the course of our testing—which includes two runs of the popular title Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, one in 1080p and the other in 4K—we found the game would either crash halfway through the test run, or simply not boot in at all. We tried to test as many titles as we could ahead of this review, but time was already a factor with the benchmarking suite we had, let alone following behind Intel's late-stage answer about DRM compatibility with a trail of games that may or may not launch on the first go."


Full review below:



https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/intel-core-i9-12900k

That's worrisome

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by weederr33

That's worrisome

Is obviously a good chip, for the price, and performance. But I don't think anyone should be rushing to get one of the higher end for the obvious reasons;
1. It will get scalped.
2. After (1) it will get sold for 200% MSRP.

3. You have to get new MOBO which come from $200 and up.

4. New RAM (DDR5)

5. New cooling

5. If you really want to notice a difference, you'll need to get something between a 3080 and 3090 GPU, good luck with that.



Intel has taken the gaming crown back indeed, but for now, it will be out of reach for a majority of the PC community. Which can still enjoy great performance with AMD processors and current hardware.

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

Is obviously a good chip, for the price, and performance. But I don't think anyone should be rushing to get one of the higher end for the obvious reasons;
1. It will get scalped.
2. After (1) it will get sold for 200% MSRP.

3. You have to get new MOBO which come from $200 and up.

4. New RAM (DDR5)

5. New cooling

5. If you really want to notice a difference, you'll need to get something between a 3080 and 3090 GPU, good luck with that.



Intel has taken the gaming crown back indeed, but for now, it will be out of reach for a majority of the PC community. Which can still enjoy great performance with AMD processors and current hardware.

In regards to 4, MSI is releasing a few boards that still accep DDR4 so that could help mitigate the upgrade. Though, you could argue it's pointless to upgrade 2 components and not the 3rd.

[weederr33]

[Yoshoobaroo]

Jesus, the 12900K is drawing almost 350W at full tilt! No thanks, my gaming rig can't be a space heater too.

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

Jesus, the 12900K is drawing almost 350W at full tilt! No thanks, my gaming rig can't be a space heater too.

Mine already is lol

[weederr33]

Bought and downloaded FH5. Turns out the official release date is the 8th, not the 5th -___-

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by weederr33

Bought and downloaded FH5. Turns out the official release date is the 8th, not the 5th -___-

Huh, someone I know was playing it last night.

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Huh, someone I know was playing it last night.

I think if you get the deluxe or higher you can get early access. But I don't need the other stuff since I usually do the DLC cars A La Carte

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by weederr33

I think if you get the deluxe or higher you can get early access. But I don't need the other stuff since I usually do the DLC cars A La Carte

Ah, that may be the case here.

[jflogerzi]

Good job for Intel. Still rocking a 3600. Gonna wait for 5900x to drop. No intention to upgrade to a new Mobo and DDR5

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[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by jflogerzi

Good job for Intel. Still rocking a 3600. Gonna wait for 5900x to drop. No intention to upgrade to a new Mobo and DDR5

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Are you CPU bound on anything with the 3600? I can’t imagine so.

[jflogerzi]

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

Are you CPU bound on anything with the 3600? I can’t imagine so.

No cause I only have 1070ti and mostly play at 1440p

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[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by jflogerzi

Good job for Intel. Still rocking a 3600. Gonna wait for 5900x to drop. No intention to upgrade to a new Mobo and DDR5

Sent from my Pixel 5a using Tapatalk

Same here, at least I'll be able to upgrade to a new CPU soon for cheap.

We've come so far when it comes to performance on CPUs that Intel releasing a new powerhouse of a chip works out great for those that have been holding out to upgrade their CPUs on current hardware. If I can get a 5900X/5950X for the price of a 5600X, I'd be absolutely okay with it.