Intel's PRE-OVERCLOCKED CPU... Core i9 9900KS

[@Shadow-ig3hf]

Love how Digital Storm sent the cpu in a "Linus Proof" case.

[@SevenandForty]

It's even orange

[@defencebangladesh4068]

In Orange

[@browncoat697]

@@HelenGPitts lmao this is old school spam

[@spacedino3915]

Helen G. Pitts i might have alzheimer's because i dont remember asking

[@kavinsp]

@@HelenGPitts begone big gae

[@BonafideShaynanigans]

"We're literally idling below the minimum temperature it can display" Digital storm not ready for Canada.

[@marekbarycz4397]

I think that DS pre flooded loop with tea. then when needed OC that CPU and enjoy nice hot tea. Anyway anyone tried to do custom loop using tea ?? Next idea for video how use custom loop to have endless hot tea or coffee

[@larusmarinus]

@@marekbarycz4397 I use my loop to heat my water so I can take endless hot showers

[@Jungles_of_Lustria]

@@marekbarycz4397 Reminds me back in the day, a friend of mine's dad was an ex-Eastern Bloc super computer builder and he joked that a massive PC computer system they built made so much waste heat, that it was pumped into a room and they "made decent vodka after a month or two". #SovietVodkaComputers

[@harithizzuddin]

Am I the only region that's outside far away from US and Canada to understand what are you even talking about?

[@marekbarycz4397]

@@Jungles_of_Lustria Back in a day my fiends did open water cooling as a dare sadly it was time of i believe AMD Athlon era so CPU where not as hot as today so water was only a little warm :D .

[@VanQ76]

"They don't sponsor this video" - they just send us a 6000$ PC...😉

[@exsicario]

VanQ76 🖕6k intel

[@VanQ76]

@@qualitychad oh i'm so sorry. Must have you deeply confused (we do it this way in germany)

[@aberkae]

Custom made too with LTT logos all over it lol.

[@TylerRaber]

Yeah, but I'm sure this video cost more than that to produce.

[@alexixeno4223]

the minor differences being that sponsers get to review and approve the video beyond that is your trust in the channel for how much this umm... gifted computer influences their opinion

[@plyingelm7655]

"Oh, shoot, I just realized we've got a problem here." Me fearing the worst: Linus: "uh, That's dual RTX 2080 Tis and this is just a 1440p monitor." *Grabs a 4K monitor.* Me putting my hand on my face.

[@alex......................]

Yep we livin that broke gang life now

[@hdoan1519]

9900ks: 5ghz Everyone: Amd sucks 3990X on Taichi: 5.6 ghz

[@GarbageTVoriginal]

@@hdoan1519 id like to see that happen without liquid nitrogen. Amd is trash

[@kaicarial]

Please...4k 144hz gsync...

[@Lanurus]

@@GarbageTVoriginal I'd like to see your empty wallet. Intel is trash

[@Loop_Kat]

Intel: "This processor comes PRE-overclocked" AMD: "Our latest processors will just keep boosting until they hit a power or thermal cap" Edit: I like how this throwaway joke has incited a comment war which still gets replies 2 months after the fact.

[@cezarcatalin1406]

Loop Nerds: "So we made this insane thermal pump for Threadripper cpus. It can pump up to 1000w of heat at 90*C temperature difference." 8nm chips: "5GHz here we go !"

[@FM_PERON2022]

@@Chris-hw4mq yes, but AMD is getting about 4.5ghz on 7nm chips WITHOUT refreshes, and Intel is getting 5.0ghz all cores at 14nm+++

[@wirytiox1577]

@@Chris-hw4mq amd has more cores and intel has more frecuency. are you happy boys?

[@imanjx2914]

​@@Chris-hw4mq "iN gAmiNg cOrEs dOnT maTteR" Get a lyfe

[@imanjx2914]

​@@Chris-hw4mq BTW linus was testing Intel on cinebench...he did NOT use that for Gaming only.

[@LeftJoystick]

This is the most impressive prebuilt I have ever seen.

[@microwaveman1234]

I bought a digital stork PC like 4-5 years ago and that thing is still going strong. And they’ve helped me anytime I’ve needed them. I want to build a new one, but I’m always tempted to let them do it again, they do such a great job lol.

[@mrHello420__]

@@microwaveman1234 Just do it yourself, its easy and way cheaper

[@ravencole2740]

Yeah, and he didn't even thank them for the custom-branded case and accessories.

[@LeftJoystick]

Alvin Walters I build my own machines, but I would recommend someone buy prebuilt if they don’t know what they’re doing. I can’t be their “support guy” forever.

[@_mike]

​@Alvin Walters Usually I build my systems myself but just for the chassis they offer with this build I would buy it.

[@Archer_Legend]

"It constains new hardware mitigations for hardware exploits" Zombieload 2.0 joined the chat

[@FeintMotion]

@Erick Rosa The Intel ones, yeah.

[@wabcdbzxcv5874]

JCC joined the chat

[@drsupergood8978]

Merely entering chat would not be enough. There is a reason Intel is down-playing the exploit. It requires physical access to the system to exploit. This is a threat to large companies due to evil maid attacks, but the average consumer would have bigger problems to worry about than the exploit if it is executed on their personal computer. Such problems usually involve the police or requiring self defence skills to deal with. This is very different from spectre/meltdown which were software based attack vectors so could be executed remotely and anonymously by malicious software, potentially even from within a browser (or so it was claimed).

[@mikeydude750]

@@drsupergood8978 Spectre/meltdown were theoretically doable by software but they required so much preparation in order to be able to set up the exploit that it's highly unlikely that such an attack would be carried out by some random virus. It's national security level targets that should be worried about those attacks, not random people, and for us to all suffer massive performance penalties because of it is a bad priority.

[@jamestor6700]

@@mikeydude750 they did it just for pr

[@zaiENT1]

Gets $6000 pc, runs benchmarks and then puts it in storage.

[@lmao8yearsago478]

Ikr how cool would be for him to do a giveaway

[@ggs1019]

@@WhereTheCat omg someone with a brain. But most of it is sponsored but your point is still valid

[@devious-dodo-eater]

He can give me i would not mind

[@АлексейГриднев-и7р]

He does not. They say they disassemble their PCs and re-use the parts later.

[@michixinqq]

who even told you that stuff. Most of the showcase rigs they have to return anyway

[@mihoveczjozsef4152]

5Ghz: System: how much is 2+2? Core 1: .... 4! 5.2Ghz: System: how much is 2+2? Core 1: 8! System: no it's not Core 1: but I was fast

[@mintcoffee500]

Faster to BSOD 😂

[@akkesm]

I don't think that 2+2=24

[@vegardpig8634]

@@akkesm 2+2=40320?

[@D0w0ge]

Actually 2+2=100

[@StefanReich]

@@dolphintornado7878 It is illegal in many states to run computers at more than 5 GHz

[@AtomToast]

Intel is literally just reselling it's own processors overclocked. They must be really scared of amd

[@wirytiox1577]

well. they are planing to make something similar to amd procesors but whit gpus (which is super hard xd)

[@usrevenge]

I mean it's smart. Since the silicon lottery exists. Why not charge hundreds more for the better stuff? The surprising thing is it's not normal practice.

[@edededededededededede]

@@usrevenge interestingly, it is. This is happening for a long time in the mobil segment, where Intel sells the same chip in different tiers based on how low voltages it can run stable. For mobil phones Qualcomm sells their chips with many different frequency warranties. I think the big difference is that on the desktop segment the cooling becomes a big limiting factor. The gap is a lot larger between a 100 to 150 "TDP" chip, than a 5 to 10 "TDP" chip.

[@De-M-oN]

But it can do 5Ghz all-core WITH avx. The normal 9900k cant.

[@carln8809]

It is basically the fx 9590 all over again

[@trytryw8700]

Linus says “Dark Art” when talking about overclocking cpu Linus Sebastian 2019 has expanded his vocabulary

[@TechnoLadz]

I bet Severus Snape would be annoyed

[@trytryw8700]

This reply section made me laugh good job everybody in the reply section of this comment

[@finalcam1740]

@@DG-qq6gz can you imagine putting earrings on as part of your morning routine?

[@Jungles_of_Lustria]

@@TechnoLadz Every time Linus drops something now, the community needs to go "Flipendo!" XD

[@dieubermensch]

Gang gang

[@stucknousernames]

"It's on fire put it out" "It's already water cooled" "******"

[@kly8105]

A fire stress test would be nice. As in rendering an extremely high definition flame video in a stress test. Sick flame vortex maybe? But setting it on fire would be nice too, just to see 10k+ worth of PC parts burn !

[@ijuantm]

Thats what they said at Chernobyl..

[@iRiskPvp]

*Linus groaning* *Hand strap breaks* Linus: "I can't even lift this"

[@dennisruud825]

iRisk omg its u!

[@gamewizard1760]

The computer weighs more than he does.

[@walidfakhfakh3660]

@@dennisruud825 Oumge

[@HugoNewman]

It's astounding how little I know what he's talking about.

[@mikaeelmayet4211]

Hugo Newman I know the feeling bro

[@mrg2584]

Same here..

[@Azza.10]

Well he’s a professional 😄 You probably know something way more than he does in something else

[@johngavin2570]

Then learn, nothing's stopping you, man. Become the best hardware expert you can be. I wouldn't have known any of this before I started really getting into building and maintaining computers. Now I do :)

[@whyers4782]

I understand :) i dont mind explaining but oh boy its a long explanation

[@V3XDSTUDIO]

7:05 smoothest advertisement I’ve ever seen

[@Azza.10]

V3XD STUDIO it’s an art

[@AllOutNoobHater]

Introducing the Intel Core i9 - FX 9590

[@turkepic3637]

9590K

[@forog1]

That's the reason I settled for an 8700k over a 9900k. The die on the 9900k is to thick to my liking and question its longevity as I dont upgrade every time something new comes out. The 8700k in most cases comes close to it anyway maby I'll upgrade when Intel can double the core count from my 6 lol

[@lmCIoudz]

@@forog1 close? lol dude who are you kidding? the 9900k smokes your CPU in every scenario

[@GregSalazar]

Hey, you stole my title.

[@MrRagequitnow]

That name is too short for Intel. More like Intel Core I9 FX 109590 KFC Extreme OC Black Edition, rev.1 mod.1.

[@TimoBihlmaier]

4:42 When you get a pair of socks for your birthday and just try to seem grateful :P

[@KC-bg1th]

Deserves to be top comment.

[@jblps]

"...Oh that's cool" 😶

[@Nekminute]

5 ghz is tempting, but im sticking with the 3950x this gen

[@dolphin069]

5ghz is as about as far as we are going. All improvement from now until a new material are incremental.

[@kendokaaa]

Hmmm an 8 core CPU that dumps tons of heat into my room or a 16 core CPU with near equivalent cores that produces half the heat... Tough choice

[@IanD-ut4dy]

If you can get your hands on one and if you're going to use it for gaming, you may as well go for the much, much cheaper 9900K. I did and it was cheaper and more available than the 3900X. But please buy AMD because my shares are through the roof XD

[@Zarcondeegrissom]

8 cores isn't that impressive to me after having a few for a few generations, and I seldom see the benefits of higher-revving engine RPM from an 8 core, not when horsepower is more important to my non-gaming needs. 80 horsepower (16 threads x 5GHz) from a 9900KeepSpending isn't that impressive compared to what I already have, and the 144 horsepower (32 threads x 4.5GHz) of the 3950x is just about a drop-in upgrade for my 3D render machine. I don't do single thread games, and 3D renders often take hours not less than a second that 'boost' applies, so that single-core 'boost' has never meant anything to me. While some games still are limited to the performance of a single thread, even games are starting to use more than 1 thread as a majority now, so the gains from a single core boost will probably see diminishing returns in the future, even intel has stoped selling 4 core 8thread CPUs as the 'top-end' consumer part'. remember when the 8700k was only 5% faster than a 7700k on many game benchmarks, and now a 4 core just can't cut it for some games. lol. Glad things are progressing again.

[@Zarcondeegrissom]

HaX Von Cydow I would not be so brash on the 5GHz wall, remember only a few years back the 4GHz wall was a thing and you had to do exotic cooling (not a stock heatsink) to get the mythical 5GHz on many CPUs. Also, the max clock is a function of 4 things. how fast the fats can switch, the length of the traces between fets (propagation delay), and how many gates are between the input and output of the circuit between buffer/latch stages. Oh, and there is that heat dissipation with dense circuits thing as well. Eons ago, when SOI came out (or was it copper inlay), IBM was playing with 100GHz fets, so I can assure you, glass by itself is not the limiting factor for the apparent 5GHz wall, lol. AMD and Intel just got to get the propagation delays under control and maybe simplify some of their complex logic. Hell, the radio frequency NASA Deep Space Network uses to communicate with many craft is over 5GHz (8.4GHz band), granted not exactly the same kind of logic for a radio, however over 5GHz is more than feasible for some circuits. Maybe if they find workarounds for the limitations of using graphene that some ignore, then maybe it will become viable, glass has a ways to go tho.

[@graham1035]

Linus- "This is the heaviest computer that I've ever encountered." *Laughs in digital storm Ventus and mineral oil PC*

[@geofferydeanjackson9244]

Interesting about the pre-lapping. Good video Linus. Thank you! (interesting factoid: Lapping was (and still) done to refurbish analog recording and playback heads for tape decks. Can be done at home if you're careful).

[@Patthebaker17]

The tone is so much less excited compared to the 3950X review

[@tonnentonie2767]

Because its nothing really new

[@mm-rw3hi]

Intel is simply desperate and the only fancy thing about this review is pretty much that prebuilt

[@wysetech2000]

@@mm-rw3hi Intel is far from desperate. This CPU is just a stepping stone to better things.

[@nikkity5491]

@@wysetech2000 >far from desprate Hahaha no

[@wysetech2000]

@@nikkity5491 A multi BILLION dollar company that supplies much more than CPUz to the world is NOT desperate at all but since you're just another know it all have it your way.

[@silver7788]

Love how blender jest shut itself down in the background 13:31

[@Janduin45]

I'm old enough I remember bridging stuff on my motherboard with a pencil to overclock it.

[@fastcx]

And on CPU itself (Thunderbird, multiplier unlock)

[@NamelessPassenger]

Damn, i missed those old days

[@fastcx]

@@NamelessPassenger 😂 can't believe those small heatsinks (compares to now) can cool those oc'ed chips back then

[@mra57]

I used to make spreadsheets with typewriters and pencils.

[@kimnice]

I'm old enough to remember bridging stuff on CPU to unlock more cache (Duron -> Athlon). Too young to remember bridging stuff on motherboard: What CPUs you could overclock by motherboard bridging?

[@GeneralA01]

AMD: We're fast and give good price to performance ratio. Intel: Let's just make a pre-overclocked CPU with 5Ghz Boost Clockspeed and 4.5Ghz Base clock, speeeeeddddddd.

[@happydaydreamer1]

Think the blender benchmark crashed on 13:30 while you were talking :)

[@alfonsoperez8175]

Is like selling beer whit more alcohol and calling it champagne and doubleing the prize

[@Athasin]

Alfonso Perez Orlike selling watered down whiskey at non-watered down whiskey prices.

[@alfonsoperez8175]

Alpha bruh

[@FancyGonkBoi]

whit

[@abdielalfonso4556]

Tienes toda la razón tocayo

[@alfonsoperez8175]

@@abdielalfonso4556 a que si

[@p_mouse8676]

Pre overclocked? 🤨 So that's just a stock cpu sold for an higher price and saying it's not?

[@valiovaltokari3980]

Yeah, pretty much cherry picked 9900k's.

[@ABaumstumpf]

Same as both parties have always done.

[@mrrgb4954]

-flashbacks to fx 9590-

[@Psycorde]

@@thesoopersooper So what's so special about this new silicon? Is it more silicony?

[@ABaumstumpf]

@@Psycorde Intel - same as most manufacturers - is constantly working on the production to increase yields and performance. The current stepping is again ever so slightly better. A 9900K (not S) from the current batches needs a bit lower voltage to run at the same settings. Nothing major, but helps Intel to reduce problems with the CPU (And thus reduces angry customers and saves them money).

[@hanswurst8317]

Digital Storm: Sends one of their best-of-the-best systems with DUAL GPUs Linus: Nice CPU-bench Digital Storm: Am I a joke for you?

[@Nufuckingway]

They weren't a sponsor and still got a shout out. That still is something

[@obedulloa6219]

well... at the end he said is the absolute sickest cpu test bench

[@Patrick73787]

Dual RTX GPUs only deserve Intel CPUs

[@LacheanApostate]

@@Patrick73787 Laughs in Ryzen, what Intel CPU comes close to the 3950X?

[@Patrick73787]

@@LacheanApostate I'm sorry dude but only 5GHz is able to fully push 2 RTX 2080 Tis in SLI. I hope you understand that.

[@8KilgoreTrout4]

I used to have a HUUUGE corsair case too. dual 480 rads, 1200w supply.... Now I just have small pc and 1 gpu all aio

[@toade1583]

What happened?

[@alexy33t46]

@@toade1583 yeah what happened 😳

[@tvold9204]

I have an outdated 1.8ghz laptop Dude I don't even know how to watercool that's why if I ever do build a pc in getting that fat noctua fan

[@romanrm1]

Great to see Phil's Computer Lab featured for the retro shots and benches, his channel is awesome and deserves much more popularity!

[@bronkolie]

Why are you reviewing the FX-9590 in 2019? It came out in 2013

[@sohailu8058]

Was thinking that too 🤔

[@heyrellic]

only that the 9900k is actually good unlike the fx 9590

[@ligofleyens9131]

@@heyrellic The price/perf ratio is better in the FX, just saying

[@rivox1009]

@@heyrellic like the FX9590, the 9900KS is only good when looked by itself. When compared to the other products on the market is expensive, power hungry and overall pointless. The 3950X and 3900X are both much better propositions and the 9900K is still the way to go if you really can't go AMD for whatever reason, but you want 95% of the performance of a 9900KS. (Same as the 8350 was the way to go if you couldn't go intel for whatever reason and still wanted 95% of the performance of a 9590)

[@Dan81825]

@@ligofleyens9131 At 3€ each, the Core 2 Duo E6750 has an even better price/ perf ratio. Get it?

[@joaoruiz4905]

Aewsome! haha I never have seen a pc like this... and is nice to see that here in Brazil we've to choose between a PC like this or a 2020 Corolla

[@NCList]

pra vc ficar mais triste, é saber quantos meses vc trabalha pra ter um corola la.. e quantas vidas voce trabalha pra ter um aqui. rs

[@Heihei0227]

João Ruiz So do we in America Not everyone can afford this is america

[@gabrielnd6792]

If this pc costs 6k it is exactly 3 years of work income if you, as most of people earn a minimun wage

[@ToobeyAmbi]

"If it's anything to go by, it's gonna be one heck of a..." Storm? "... beast!"

[@mrrgb4954]

Still not good against the 3900x

[@ToobeyAmbi]

@@mrrgb4954 I mean that's not what I'm saying. My point is it was a missed opportunity to say storm instead of beast. Since, you know, Digital STORM.

[@mrrgb4954]

@@ToobeyAmbi their prices are like the damages from a storm

[@keco185]

These system integrator unboxings always sound like what I imagine Linus sounds like when he gets a Christmas present he doesn’t really like, but at the same time doesn’t want to upset the person that gave him the present.

[@-eternal]

"It actually looks not bad." - Linus 2019

[@stevebuckley8620]

Celeron 300 running at 450Mhz. I remember it well. Bargain of the century!

[@IanD-ut4dy]

If I remember correctly it became the gamer chip of choice, kind of like the 2500K did years later.

[@SuperWhiteSuit]

"heaviest pc I've ever lifted" I remember the stream with a similar complaint...

[@LacheanApostate]

It was the same case from the same SI, a Digital Storm Aventum X.

[@quinton1630]

I remember that. I feared for Linus' life for a hot minute during that video.

[@Nathan.150]

😂 HP stream

[@tobias2694]

I am always asking my self what happens whit those insane pc’s they get send to them

[@yurimow]

raiders of the lost ark

[@coopercoldwell]

They should have giveaways

[@joshschulte9778]

A video is made and the system is returned. The systems you see built in videos are typically torn down and pieces used again in future projects or put in to inventory.

[@iMadrid11]

They are usually sent back to the manufacturer after they shoot the video review. Unless LTT ordered or paid for the system for their own/client use. ex: Storinater

[@NamelessPassenger]

If they receive it for free then they have to send it back unless they paid for it then they will use it to replace old system around studio and sold old one on some online market.

[@twistiv]

7:17 "Oh! I forgot about our 4k 144hz monitor that we keep behind the set"

[@godshanty579]

Its like having Lamborghini and not using it

[@lmao8yearsago478]

That monitor would make my 1gb graphics card blow up

[@coversbydcap8892]

I am literally fanning my tears back. This build is so beautiful.

[@Dibowac]

Intel inside, kidney outside. [18-11-2019_21_25.]

[@KernelPanic0]

[18-11-2019_21_25.]

[@RedNoise-hz5nh]

@@KernelPanic0 [18-11-2019_21_25.]

[@ayazamikanz5299]

[18-11-2019_21_25.]

[@KernelPanic0]

@@RedNoise-hz5nh [18-11-2019_21_25.]

[@kenny.aviation7645]

“Don’t blow out your sphincter” needless to say I had chocolate milk coming out of my nose 😭

[@MACtic1]

y tho

[@bbqR0ADK1LL]

At least it was just your nose

[@Growler57]

Don’t kiss ass it wasn’t funny

[@Bobman279]

6:55 moment we have all be waiting for *drops the cpu*

[@warrenresearchinc.1883]

KingKaos hahahahahahhaah

[@The_Head_Of_CountDooku_Records]

The 9900KS is not the first factory overclocked processor by Intel. Before the 9900KS we had the 8086K which was just a cherry picked and binned 8700K that was slightly overclocked. And if one wants to really think about it, The 7700K was just a factory overclocked 6700K before that. So, How again is the 9900KS the first factory overclocked CPU from Intel?

[@mohamedshuaau632]

“Ooooooo” coming from linus. Digital storm did a great job

[@mrfluffy9273]

so glad to see Anthony was so worried we was gone havent seen him in ages

[@norman-str3ss88]

same here....

[@VioletViolent]

Intel is definitely leveraging the maturity of the 14nm+++ process

[@emporytechnology1502]

And AMD already doing 7nm

[@720hdr]

0nm--

[@cezarcatalin1406]

Figih Setyo NO

[@c.m3558]

That sounds like TSMC is the holy grail. Samsung will probably produce better 7nm chips. Althought TSMC will reach 5nm sooner

[@VioletViolent]

​@@c.m3558 TSMC's been absolutely killing it. Their 7nm process has helped their clients have a clear advantage over their competitor, in this case AMD with Intel, but also Apple's A13 compared to the Kirin 990, or the Snapdragon 550+. Let's not even talk of the Exynos chips. I don't think I'd need to precise that I know that the size of the manefacturing process isn't directly linked to performance but I know someone's gonna bitch about that

[@epicwaffles449]

The 9900KS is essentially what the FX-9590 was to the 8350

[@saywhat9158]

Intel: When innovation and advancement ceases, start binning for profits.

[@Toasty_88]

Linus: "First 5ghz CPU" FX9590: "Am I a joke to you?" Everyone: "Yes"

[@MrFloRolf]

It wasn't all core though was it?

[@z1mt0n1x2]

People rly need to cool down with this whole frequency milestone cuz in the end it doesn't matter, what matters is the end result no matter if you're at 3gHz or 20 ExaHertz. And, Josh is right, a month ago people complaining about the Ryzen parts not hitting 5gHz could've just gotten an FX9590, sure it didn't boost all cores but that's not the point, people only ever cared about the label while you should just be caring about the end result. World record overclocking was held with the FX8350 for years, at single core OC and all-core OC but again, it doesn't matter cuz he wasn't beating any benchmark scores anyway, all he got was a listing on TechPowerUp. Sad. Performance Per Watt, and Performance Per Dollar is where it's always been and will always be all about. If frequency mattered, why is the 3950X beating the 9900KS to the ground with double the performance in multiple benchmarks while being 300mHz slower and less powerhungry?

[@Rycotta]

@@z1mt0n1x2 Keep in mind most people only really game on their PC and not even at high resolutions. The fanboys that fight over stupid stuff like this are mostly gamers. I personally run a 9900k at 5.1ghz and all I do is game and it only cost me $479 for the CPU. Trust me I do envy the 3950x but I wouldn't be utilizing the core count because games are still being coded for single-core performance. So I find myself not willing to spend $270 more for performance that won't be utilized at all. This is the only argument someone can really make about getting the 9900k IMO; well until games are coded for multi-core performance.

[@z1mt0n1x2]

If your statement was even remotely true both Intel and AMD would still be branding Pentium and K8's as gaming CPUs in 2019... Unfortunately that's not how it is because most games today uses well more than 4 cores actively. I'd like you to fire up any modern game and post a screenshot of your Task Manager while the game was running and we'll see if you only have 1 core active or not. *Little bit of history tho...* Back in 2010, at the back of your DVD covers you can probably remember most of the modern games back then just listed "Quad Core" as a recommended system requirement, and I don't think the gaming industry has taken a step backwards since then. But let's make a list. Borderlands 3 - Recommended specs: 4-6 cores (i5 4770k / r5 2600X) source: borderlands.com Overwatch - Recommended specs 3-4 cores (core i5 / Phenom II X3) source: battle.net Hunt Showdown - Recommended specs 4 cores (i5 6600 / r5 1400) source: steam Minecraft - Recommended specs 4 cores (i5 4690k / A10 7800) source: mojang The Division 2 - Recommended specs 4 cores (i7 4790 / r5 1500X) source: ubisoft And that's the "recommended" specs for the average gamer given by the developers/publishers, and of course more cores doesn't mean the game will be restricted and/or limited to what is being recommended. To check and see what is actually being used, you open your Task Manager and make an estimate yourself. Of course, if you only have 1 or 4 cores in your system you won't see if the game can take advantage of 16 or 64 cores. Neither do we need to forget that many mainstream games are actually first and foremost developed for consoles which are equipped with 8 cores. I ain't arguing against your 9900k, it's a beast of a processor! But saying single-core performance matters for a gamer, a prosumer or an enthusiast in 2019 is a lame excuse for a bad benchmark. I'd be happy with the 9900k too, shit, I'm still using an FX6350, don't laugh at me ;D

[@Rycotta]

@@z1mt0n1x2 dude, I was comparing the performance of the 9900k to the 3950x

[@V8Power5300]

I remember the days when it was easy to add 1+ GHz

[@drsupergood8978]

Back then the reason one could do that was because manufacturers did not want to push the clocks for practical reasons rather than the CPU being incapable of doing them. Adding an extra 1+ GHz ruined any sort of power efficiency and required serious cooling, especially in the days before CPU boosting became complex and so such base clock speeds had to be factored into TDP for marketing. Only due to improvements in manufacturing nodes has running at such speeds become practical. The I9 9900KS with boost duration override consumes similar power to an overclocked quad core of old while having AVX and twice the core count.

[@DeadNoob451]

2600k here its still easy.

[@Derpynewb]

@@DeadNoob451 2500k here, cheapo aircooler, 82c at 4.4ghz. Litterally a 33% gain in performance. Annnd it means it has the performance of a ryzen 3 1200.

[@unfortunatelyrob2635]

I mean base on a 9900k is 3.6 so its still a huge "overclock"

[@Derpynewb]

@@unfortunatelyrob2635 actually you are completely right. As long as you still use Intel chips. You can still overclock. It's amd chips you can't overclock.

[@RayRayIsCoolio]

I think I'd still rather have the ryzen 3950x

[@electrixfox]

But you’re getting like 3 more fps in games with this cpu!!!!

[@JEP1993X]

That’s the most beautiful prebuilt PC I’ve ever seen ❤️

[@kostasch5686]

Thank god you had that 4k 144hz for this video, it was pivotal.

[@certifiablyelitist9333]

I bought digital storms avon laptop for my new mobile gaming set up. The presentation and convenience of the initial set up is amazing, not to mention the 3 year warranty they **include*** with your purchase. Everything about my purchase was so smooth and personalized I would not at all hesitate to purchase from them again in the future.

[@DrearierSpider1]

I wish Intel would sell hyperthreaded CPU's again instead.

[@wysetech2000]

@thegeorgezila That's an old recommendation for data centers.

[@grrkaa8450]

they are selling several HT-capable models right now and the 10-series CPUs are all HT-enabled afaik

[@vincevanderperre8660]

KS stands for kill self, meaning that it will kill itself because of the overclock.

[@msnl_]

Warranty is shorter too

[@kashyapchonekar5437]

r/cursedcomments

[@linkachu5537]

@@msnl_ Oh, Intel, why's the warranty shorter eh???

[@Magmava]

@@kashyapchonekar5437 Not really

[@mdd1963]

how 'witty'....

[@ItsOnlyBC]

"ooOooOOoOOo orange coolant" Just centimetres away from 2k worth of GPU. Man, I watch this channel every day with so much envy...

[@natanaelazard9582]

Iuu

[@Kochiha]

That's a kickass freaking build, holy crap, I hope you guys bring that to LTX 2020.

[@mix3k818]

Doctor: Wooing Linus doesn't exist, it's just your schizophrenia again. Wooing Linus: 2:46

[@KewlKris]

Also Wooing Linus: 5:01

[@user-st5ir8mg3q]

Damn, that sound

[@mitchelleppich]

The pre-build desktop is far more impressive than the cpu.

[@theanglerfish]

not for me😆

[@davidkuhn5410]

Linus: dropping the pc Also linus: Speaking of dropping things, heres the message from our sponsor, massdrop!

[@sidletsplay4018]

No Problem , it costs only more money for oc, that you can do for free. Thanks Intel!

[@Brickoliciousness]

Well, it's more like, pay to ensure that you've won the silicon lottery. You have no guarantee that a stock CPU will reach these clock speeds. (Not that I personally would care if it was that high or not.)

[@Brickoliciousness]

It's a niche product, for a very small select group of people.

[@turkepic3637]

@Alvin Walters 2 fps more in 1080p with RTX 2080 ti pretty cringeworthy if they want dat

[@FrogOf4Chan]

@Alvin Walters Don't crank settings in games to the most that they can and you will always have great FPS even with slightly older hardware if FPS is the only determining factor that is and it has nothing at all to do with ego....

[@mm-rw3hi]

@Alvin Walters nothing a 3950x doesnt beat for less money

[@kekprod_]

me: *sweating as Linus handles the CPU*

[@LjHarvey]

Wow I actually love watching these amazing videos Keep up the good work!

[@ahtzee9078]

I'm fine with my normal 9900k @ 5GHz all core, 1.26v, AVX offset of 0, 79c on air under load, without much noise too.

[@IanD-ut4dy]

Same, I bought it in place of the 3900X as I couldn't get it at RRP and the 9900K was a heck of a lot cheaper and available, plus it's better for gaming. What mobo are you running it in? I went for the Gigabyte Aorus Master.

[@ahtzee9078]

@@IanD-ut4dy ASUS Maximus XI Code :)

[@IanD-ut4dy]

@@ahtzee9078 Good choice! I did consider the Maximus but the extra features compared to the Aorus Master didn't (for me at least) deserve the extra cost. I also considered the Asus Strix and Maximus Hero at around the same price point but the VRM setup didn't do it for me haha.

[@ahtzee9078]

Ian D are you overclocking your 9900k? If so, at what frequency, volts, AVX offset, and temps?

[@IanD-ut4dy]

@@ahtzee9078 Sorry mate, I meant to reply earlier but got a flat tyre yesterday so was pre-occupied! :/ But I digress. Yes, I have my 9900k overclocked to 5.1Ghz. I don't do it from the BIOS, I use the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility manual mode. Setting core voltage at 1.30v, multiplier to 51, AVX Offset at 2. Temps I'm getting are Max: 71 degrees (package), 63 degrees on Core #2 (hottest core), when stress testing using AIDA64, drawing 153.08 watts peak.

[@littlecurrent7017]

Linus, I thank you. I thank you for showing me a place to get a cheap computer, but yet well made. I am but a child and want to have a gaming computer but they are expensive and of course I can't buy them so my parentes do and they don't have a lot of money either. We looking to spend 800 dollars but they turned out to be 1800 dollars, but I looked at digital storm and they are very much better but cheaper. Again I thank you. - Sincerely This Guy

[@LastOneLeft99]

I'm old enough I remember when the Celeron 300A was all the rage.

[@glanced9684]

I think I played Battle Realms on it

[@VonSpud]

I remember O/C that 300 to 450 and blowing away the Pentium that was priced much much higher.

[@quinton1630]

Digital Storm went ham on this build! That's beautiful as hell!

[@rohinhans7819]

I just got a regular i9 9900k and it’s OC at 5.1 stable and 5.2 boots but haven’t had an change to mess with it much. It is also running one around mid to low 80c

[@omersirias]

I love the amount of inside security they put. *war Flashback* to that time the graphics card fell, scratched the inside, was dented and most surely unusable, like alien from alien Vs Predator scratching it's way out of the body :)).

[@johannesknardal7286]

Is it just me realising the PC is upside down

[@turkepic3637]

Nope. It's either the PC or the design

[@turkepic3637]

@@Pirata796 yeah , bothers me lol

[@-eMpTy-]

It's called inverted.

[@ryantoomey611]

It is BTX instead of ATX.

[@Alovon]

Linus Unboxes a LTT Themed Digital Storm PC!! Feat: Intel Core i9 9900KS

[@CalaisRider]

Being a newbie working on building a high end everything in 2020, this looks pretty awesome as pre-built almost plug and play. Definitely a "for consideration". Thanks for taking the time and posting

[@Decenium]

Gotta love those fans rigth behind the glass, that should make for some excellent airflow, nice job DS.

[@flushroyal970]

10:30 "how dense that heat generation is" ... Umm is that dense... AM4 socket 3950x 16c/32t?

[@DarthCiliatus]

16x/32t 16*2=32

[@flushroyal970]

@@DarthCiliatus thanks for the basic mat...

[@turkepic3637]

The dense thing is people who still buy Intel

[@DeusAmentiam]

Darth Ciliatus quick mafs

[@doublevendetta]

Thermal density and core density are two VERY different, albeit often correlated, things.

[@jimdoxiadis9992]

The monitor thing really made me laugh. I wish companies like digital storm sent me stuff like that.

[@AshrZ]

But linus... *_you didn't drop the PC_*

[@Major_Mason]

If only Linus could present Dennis's pay raise as fast as he does monitor swaps. 😁

[@SweSparky]

2080ti sli. Do you recommend that setup for your followers? Not even 2080ti will run 4k@144hz. Sli support ingame? Do you recommend it?

[@UnravelledMoney]

Community “we need more power” Intel developers “say no more” Intel HQ “bank rolls baby”

[@jacquestcomc]

"This is not colored coolant" lol "Coolant distribution block." lol

[@ErnestJay88]

9900KS are just Intel version of "AMD FX 9590"

[@THENOOBSUPER]

So Linus surprisingly BestBuy actually sells it cheaper which to me was quite a surprise when I snagged one for $524 closer to retail.

[@randalls9422]

8:22 Those fans sync up nicely with the frame rate of the video. They're buttery smooth. It makes me glad this video was shot at 30fps.

[@Shtinkyps]

2:30 linus sounds like a mom in a crafts store lmao

[@Unders]

Absolutely love that system!!!! Wow. One of the coolest prebuilds ive ever seen.

[@channelasianewterminatexii7594]

Nope

[@OverdriveTech]

Yeah a 9900KS is cool, but have you heard of the 3950X?

[@Quake_Masta]

For gaming? It's still lacking 15-20% in raw fps throughput stock.

[@ChrisMizo]

Hey Linus, should I just wait for the 10th gen processor and Nvidia's 3080 before I do a build?

[@Greenytica]

I see you Barrow Res/Thermometer combo, plus side, least that is a vote of confidence for Barrow parts.

[@SOSOGUDRANA]

i9 9900KS - Top Chef edition (special guest - the GTX 480)

[@raulbos2296]

Oh man can’t wait to grill these steaks

[@FrogOf4Chan]

R9 290X has joined chat.

[@grrkaa8450]

sth was wrong with his system, other reviewers didn't hit such high temps with cheaper cooling

[@LeftJoystick]

Hello everyone, have a good day.

[@RadNitro]

9900KS, Linus says , "it's okay for the price" 3950X Linus says , "Holy Balls". winner!

[@jackkushner8026]

Well.. 16 cores/32 threads, 3.5Ghz w/ 4.7Ghz boost, at max 105 watts wins

[@asishkumar2219]

Hey, Linus do you actually buy everything that you review? And if there is something that you buy what do you do with it once the review is complete?

[@StrangelyIronic]

Cool to see a stealth shoutout to Philscomputerlab, he puts up some great videos exploring older hardware. Also has some good videos on recreating a solid retro computer experience with inexpensive common components still around today. It's a pretty good idea too since building a fully packed 486dx(x) machine isn't exactly cheap anymore.

[@The2808erik]

Hey Intel, still running my 2600k at 5ghz, plays every game still fine 8 years later.

[@turkepic3637]

Intel be like: Worlds first 5GHz CPU : -9900K- Worlds first 5GHz CPU : 9900KS

[@grrkaa8450]

2700k @ 4,9 on air over here

[@MarshallSambell]

What voltage

[@CaptnKrksNippls]

As if matching frequency means you are matching performance

[@The2808erik]

@@CaptnKrksNippls Nobody is saying that, a 2600k overclocked is still respectable thought, at 5ghz it performs better in most games than a r5 2600x.

[@lynchad]

my pc has a ryzen 3 overclocked to 4ghz on stock cooling and hasn't melted way better than any intel processor

[@RealSalica]

That is the most beautiful computer I ever seen !

[@MentalEdge]

Intel must be binning the hell out their chips nowadays to keep up with AMD. Also the KS can only maintain base clock at 127W, to hit the marketed sustained 5GHz all core boost you'll need to go well past 200W.

[@MStrong95]

Speaking of dropping stuff like Linus, I know someone who has recently dropped their gaming laptop from Digital Storm. The only thing that is broken is the laptop's case and hinge and yet Digital Storm hasn't replied yet... it has almost been a week since they reached out for help.