Meh. I'm holding out for the i9-9999.999Xtreme
Intel Core I9-9990XE: Up to 5.0 GHz, Auction Only
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Re: Intel Core I9-9990XE: Up to 5.0 GHz, Auction Only
#12Quote from the end: "perhaps importantly, there is no warranty from Intel. This means that system builders will not be able to recoup costs on dead silicon, but they might give their own warranty to end users."
Not even implied warranty? Surely intel can't sell broken chips?
DOA warranty for the OEMs. After that, Intel isn't involved.
Re: Intel Core I9-9990XE: Up to 5.0 GHz, Auction Only
#13What this says to me is don't bother trying to super overclock a i9-9940X, Intel has already skimmed off the cream from that chip run.
It seems kind of scummy, but I guess otherwise your rare stable overclock chip might end up in some boring business server where it will always run at stock clocks. I do note that Intel still wants nothing to do with overclocked chips in their warranty department, even when they did the overclocking themselves.
Re: Intel Core I9-9990XE: Up to 5.0 GHz, Auction Only
#14Quote from the end: "perhaps importantly, there is no warranty from Intel. This means that system builders will not be able to recoup costs on dead silicon, but they might give their own warranty to end users."
This would be a pretty significant liability for builders in countries that have automatic consumer protections (eg: Consumer Guarantees Act in NZ). The builders would have to eat the costs of faulty units.
That means they probably won’t be sold there.
Re: Intel Core I9-9990XE: Up to 5.0 GHz, Auction Only
#15Meh. I'm holding out for the i9-9999.999Xtreme
i9-9999xXxE
Re: Intel Core I9-9990XE: Up to 5.0 GHz, Auction Only
#16Also notable for a huge increase in TDP from the next-slower model (255 W vs 165 W) - and it has four fewer cores.
> Other details about the chip that we have learned include that it will have a listed TDP of 255W, which means the peak power will be higher. Motherboard vendors will have to support 420 amps on the power delivery for the chip (which at 1.3 volts would be 546 watts), and up to 30 amps per core.
Re: Intel Core I9-9990XE: Up to 5.0 GHz, Auction Only
#17What this says to me is don't bother trying to super overclock a i9-9940X, Intel has already skimmed off the cream from that chip run. It seems kind of scummy, but I guess otherwise your rare stable overclock chip might end up in some boring business server where it will always run at stock clocks. I do note that Intel still wants nothing to do with overclocked chips in their warranty department, even when they did t…
>It seems kind of scummy
how is it scummy? is because intel's efficiently allocating those CPUs (via auction market), rather than randomly giving them out?
Re: Intel Core I9-9990XE: Up to 5.0 GHz, Auction Only
#18Quote from the end: "perhaps importantly, there is no warranty from Intel. This means that system builders will not be able to recoup costs on dead silicon, but they might give their own warranty to end users."
Where are these chips going to actually end up? Gamers with more money than sense?
Re: Intel Core I9-9990XE: Up to 5.0 GHz, Auction Only
#19Re: Intel Core I9-9990XE: Up to 5.0 GHz, Auction Only
#20Quote from the end: "perhaps importantly, there is no warranty from Intel. This means that system builders will not be able to recoup costs on dead silicon, but they might give their own warranty to end users."
Where are these chips going to actually end up? Gamers with more money than sense?
Good question. I agree with your guess though.