IntelCore i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W (BX806849900K)

I was torn between buying this CPU or the i7-9700k until the i9-9900k came up for sale cheaper than the i7 2 days after Prime Day.Having built it into a new rig (Specs below if you care) I'm remarkably glad that I did. All the games I own run at top settings and without a hitch, even Fallout 4 (Which is a single core heavy game), heavily modded and with HUGE settlements. This CPU eliminates the eyestrain, motion sickness and headaches I was having with some titles (I'm looking at you Fallout 4 you pos). It does this because it's so ridiculously powerful that it serves frames to the GFX card as fast as they're needed, which means no invisible lag, stutter, frame drop or any other irritating, headache causing issues.I've owned it for a month now (August 2019). It's built into an Aorus Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI with 32GB DDR4 and a BE QUIET Dark Rock 4, running off two M.2 NVME SSD's and with a 1080ti into an ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q with two 24inch 1080p side screens. I use this for work and play, it's not just a toy.You will need a aftermarket cooler, it doesn't ship with a fan at all. I'm not a fan of water cooling so I bought the Be Quiet Dark Rock 4. When I'm gaming the fan kicks in, the rest of the time it doesn't turn, at all making the PC remarkably quiet.I tend to upgrade every 4 years, and I always agonise over the hardware as I always pass it on to family members when I am done with it and I expect not to have to upgrade until 4-5 years have passed. I alternate this with my GFX card which I upgrade every 2-3 years. I am more than happy with the longevity inherent in this build.Conclusion: this was a damn fine purchase, especially at the HUGE reduction I got in the sales.Credentials: Professional games reviewer and journalist, former game dev.

Okay my gaming rig pc's weakest point was my i5 processor. I thought my set up was nearing the end of its life as a big tech company told me my motherboard couldn't take anything other than a 8th gen processor. I asked the great community on here and was informed by a couple of great fellow consumers that if I did a BIOS update I could install a ninth generation processor and this little baby was in my basket and on its way to me within a few minutes. I done the BIOS update- relatively straightforward procedure after a little research online. When the i9 arrived I'd also watched a few videos on YouTube on how to swap out my old i5 for my beefy new i9- I was a little nervous if I am honest but really it was easy.I can't express this enough- what a huge difference it has made to my machine.I now have:Motherboard: Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF.Processor: i9-9900k.Ram: x4 DDR4 8GB sticks (32gig).Hard Drive: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 (For OS)Hard Drive: Samsung 970 PRO 1 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 (For games).HDD: Kingstone 2 TB (for all other media storage).Video Card: NVIDA RTX2070ti.Running all my games great. One happy gamer!

The Intel i9-9900K is an absolute powerhouse of a processor that has exceeded all my expectations. From the moment I installed it in my system, it has consistently delivered unparalleled performance in every task I throw at it.The 8-core, 16-thread architecture of the i9-9900K ensures seamless multitasking, effortlessly handling resource-intensive applications, gaming, and content creation with ease. It's a beast of a processor that never breaks a sweat, even under heavy workloads.Gaming on the i9-9900K is an absolute joy. It provides smooth frame rates, eliminates stuttering, and drastically reduces loading times, creating an immersive gaming experience like no other. This CPU truly lets you unleash the full potential of your high-end graphics card.

I received my CPU and unfortunately it had a hardware fault (at no fault of the company the box was sealed by the Intel seal so it was faulty as soon as it left intel).I had to return it and I got a response from the company the same evening, followed by prompt shipping label once I confirmed the serial number.Once the company rceieved the item back I was issued a full refund on the same day and I was very impressed with the service.I can't fault the company for that, especially at a time I was worried I wasted hundreds of pounds on something which didn't work so hence the 5 star review.I did re-purchase the CPU from a different provider when I was sending it back and can also recommend the processor. I'm using it in a homelab server with ESXi bare metal hypervisor environment and the hyperthreading allows for up to 16 virtual cores in this set up. Which is very useful particularly if doing android app development on multiple nested android emulators/VMs alongside web servers.

I've never had any problems with Amazon before until now... I feel like I have been robbed, I sent this item back for a refund in January (Nothing wrong with the product, I didn't even open the box so it was still sealed) but it is now July and I am still down -£330I saved up and worked so much overtime to buy this but after I bought it a friend told me about Ryzen so I bought one, assuming I'd get my refund on this so I wouldn't be even shorter for money... but here I am still waiting for my refund. I followed all the steps, labelled and packaged it all properly. I have no idea where it is and find any support for this type of thing.