The Ryzen 7 3700X and the Core i7 9700K battle for the high-end share of the CPU market in one of the most processor-competitive periods the last 20 years has ever seen. At launch, they were both priced around the same, $329 and $359 for the 3700X and 9700K respectively but current retail prices favor […]
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Intel Core i7-10700K vs i7-9700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 3800X: Which is best?
We’ve been through the overall changes brought by the 10th generation of Intel CPU’s, and we covered the flagship i9-10900K and how it fares to its predecessors. Now, let’s take a look at Intel’s upper mid-range CPU: the i7-10700K. How will this CPU fair against the previous generation i7-9700K, and the equivalently priced (though still […]
Intel Core i5 vs i7: Which is better for gaming in 2021?
One of the most common questions when buying a CPU is whether or not stepping up one level in the stack will give appreciable returns. Especially for Intel, where the emphasis is on single-core speed rather than high core/thread counts, buyers are often unsure if upgrading from an i5 to an i7 for the extra […]
Best Motherboards for i7-9700K in 2021
Launched just a few weeks ago in early October, the Core i7-9700K is Intel’s latest entry into the high-end desktop processor market. While the genuinely 8-core 9700K is a serious step up from the quad-core 7700K from a few years back, Intel’s decision to forego hyperthreading and limit the 9700K to the same 8 threads […]
Best RAM for Intel Core i7-9700K
With the release of the ninth generation of Intel’s Core i7 processors, it’s a great time to upgrade your current PC or build a new one. Those looking to build new will be well advised to use a motherboard with the new Z390 chipset, giving access to more USB 3.1 Gen2 ports and WIFI built right into the […]
Will Z370 Motherboards work with Coffee Lake S (i7-9700K, i9-9900K) CPUs?
With the new Coffee-Lake S CPUs from Intel – the i5-9600k, i7-9700k and i9-9900k – having been released recently, you may wonder if you also need the newly released Z390 motherboards to run one of them. The short answer to that is no, the new processors are also on the LGA1151v2 socket, meaning they will […]
Best CPU Coolers for i7-9700K
Intel introduced their 9th generation of processors in October 2018, and are currently the most up-to-date and powerful processors Intel offers. In their lineup, the i7-9700K and i9-9900K are the fastest processors for gaming in the lineup, and whilst the i9-9900K is the most powerful it is far more expensive for most PC builders. The […]
Best Power Supplies (PSUs) for i7-9700k and i9-9900k Builds
One often overlooked component is the power supply. It’s not uncommon for builders to simply slap a 750-watt gold rated PSU into their build and move on. Therefore, I think it’s one of the biggest areas that the average builder could improve on. It’s not a trivial decision but is often treated that way. To […]