Leo on 2024, his own hardware and best CPU of the year

[@wayneosman8971]

Leo please review, Taichi X870E or X870 Nova motherboard And on a side note, I gave up my chance to purchase an ASRock's B650E Taichi to a boy while shopping at Microcenter New Jersey Store USA. While at Micro Center earlier this December, a 16 year old boy was shopping with his dad trying to deciding the right motherboard worth buying. Noticing their dilemma, I explained ASRock's B650E Taichi was the best value at that time priced at $270- US. And it's equivalents were high tier $500- to- $800-US motherboards. This unnoticed sleeper ASRock created was a B650E Taichi with a VRM power phase of 24+2+1, it's a powerhouse, bank for the buck, not many have seen or knew about. Love your reviews, "Liked", Subscribed, and Clicking the "Bell" to get all your KZbin videos

[@KitGuruTech]

Wow what an absolute gentleman - Santa should be bringing you something very nice this week - if not, I will have some words with him. Thanks for the sub. hope to see you around in the comments section. 🎅🏻

[@bobsmithson8592]

Nice one !

[@Itsameamario-ns3se]

Very good of you !

[@RafaelW8]

I got the Taichi B650E absolute beast of a MoBo. You did good recommending that one!

[@pogologo]

Awesome year from Leo and Kitguru thanks for all the free videos

[@Darknightsandwetdays-lb9ko]

Thanks Leo, merry christmas to you and the family. and the rest of the kitguru team

[@EfremNgọcDũng]

Great coverage all year Leo, appreciated all your hard work and James, Mat and Dominic - raising a glass to you all

[@KitGuruTech]

Be sure to get a ride home if you are drinking alcoholic beverages. 🤕

[@TheAngry-AmericanGuy]

I often look forward to your excellent and humorous videos, Leo ! I am 1/4 Britt and I DO appreciate the dry humor, very similar to Tony Robbinson : ) you both ROCK! Wishing all of my ancestors across the pond and the holy land of British invasion music a Merry Christmas! Thank you for Prince Harry, we like him and will keep him : ) LOL

[@KitGuruTech]

Thank you kindly!

[@VGShrine]

Happy to see a new video from Leo to finish the year. Have a happy Christmas along with your loved ones and a great new year's eve.Wish you the best sir.

[@KitGuruTech]

Same to you 👍🏻

[@EricDavidson-cx7bz]

No better Leo than a happy leo, didnt know you bought so many things yourself ! good to see !

[@KitGuruTech]

Leo is always happy. He just doesnt show it

[@pixelrefresh348]

Glad he does rather than using freebies. Only way to give proper impartiality.

[@ArtairThànhNguyên]

Leo, hope you get a lot of goodies in your stockings on Christmas day

[@KitGuruTech]

I hope so too

[@thetechdevil-jn1vo]

Appreciate all your work this year team kg

[@KitGuruTech]

Big up

[@AndromachStorry]

Loved the sharing of thoughts - didnt know you bought your own hardware too !

[@Lorrasoke]

Thanks Leo, I hope you back back into reviewing cases in 2025, always like to hear your takes on some of the big ones

[@SarahMaiNgọc]

Good job - enjoyed your coverage all year Leo and team

[@KitGuruTech]

Merry Christmas !

[@canarychrome7012]

Great coverage all year, thank you chaps 🤩

[@FinlesHoultham]

Leo, appreciate your time in 2024, happy christmas

[@SuziHùngCường]

Thanks Leo, happy christmas to you all!

[@KitGuruTech]

right back at you!

[@Sams911]

I just finally picked up a 9800X3D... and wow!

[@RainbowSunset-uq2hs]

As good as I hope? Want one myself in January

[@Sams911]

@@RainbowSunset-uq2hs exceeds my expectations

[@MattiesCroke]

Thanks Leo for all the hard work this year

[@F3stanMP]

always love leo on vid.. its like listening/talking to my uncle... and my futere self... sticking till more

[@pixelrefresh348]

I cant wait to be that glum in my old age.

[@AllenTường]

Kitguru, HUB and GN, love you all

[@RisaMạnhHùng]

Merry Christmas Kitguru from my family to all of you guys!

[@KitGuruTech]

Same to you, and yours!

[@QuentinStephens]

My main PC purchases this year were a Montech King 95 Pro case and an Arc B580 (hoping to receive that tomorrow). I have a 9800X3D on pre-order too. Thank you all for your hard work in 2024 and I'm looking forward to more quality videos in 2025. Have a well deserved break and a very merry Christmas.

[@LutherMcDermott]

This is like the ultimate coming soon trailer. Looking forward to seeing all this stuff reviewed properly.

[@DoriseKhôiVĩ]

Lovely job - nice little chat rant there !

[@KitGuruTech]

Thank you kindly

[@sheratedis]

Merry Christmas!

[@MichelineSainsburyz]

Thanks Leo, good thumbnail for this one, made me laugh

[@CthrineBroadbridgez]

Wow ive gotten so used to James Dawson super tidy builds - good to see leos own system is a mess like my own ! I feel better!

[@amdforlife5591]

Brilliant Leo love your content 🤠

[@KitGuruTech]

thanks!

[@KitGuruTech]

Please report spam if you se it, its an ongoing issue - also let us know your thoughts on 2024 - did you enjoy the year? Did you buy anything new? Are you waiting for Nvidia 5000?

[@KL-pe4kn]

@@KitGuruTech I’m actually keen to see what will happen in the mobile space for 2025. I’m intrigued by how the dust will settle over Windows on Arm, and whether Intel can save some face with their mobile chips.

[@mrb.5610]

Alas, nothing new, I don't game so my venerable FX 9590 in a much modified MAC G5 case does all that I need ! I did buy a second hand Quadro card as it seems that only workstation gpus are now fully compatible with the CAD program Fussion 360 which I use a lot. But that doesn't mean I don't want to keep up with what's going on - which is why I'll always watch a video from Leo !

[@ErnestoNhưMai]

Loved the coverage - looking forward to CES 2025, and seeing what you do there Leo, more coverage with Steve Burke I hope?

[@Praireboy-hg8ip]

Excellent video. Looking forward to Nvidia 5000 series

[@KitGuruTech]

You and me both!

[@BreanneSlaughterz]

I have a new found respect for leo, buying his own hardware to use !!

[@lovingthehardwarethisyea-py1xp]

Good work all year team Kitguru, enjoy the channel immensely, I love british way of doing things. very chilled.

[@buyingastairwaytoheaven5252]

Thanks Leo 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🎅🏻👌🏻

[@KitGuruTech]

Happy holidays!

[@MaddasBarbey]

Nice to see a reviewer who just doesnt always take free things and never worry about prices

[@BeckyBlitzb]

Appreciate all your content this year Kitguru , good channel and looking forward to 5000 series analysis

[@KaneeHân]

Leo, the legend!

[@MerseyDensonz]

9800X3D is the way to go, I want to upgrade mine, and been waiting for January to sell my own, too many on ebay atm

[@PascaleAldgate]

Merry Christmas everyone and a very happy new year !

[@theonlyredspecial]

Thanks Leo 👍🏻

[@KitGuruTech]

No problem 👍

[@DrBreezeAir]

A "budget" mobo for 300 quid. What a time to be alive.

[@canarychrome7012]

its certainly an expensive time to be alive.

[@qT_p13]

He said it and I thought... wasnt the B450 tomahawk $120??

[@lucifersheadscarf6988]

It’s crazy. Prices make no sense now.

[@wctgttm]

I've also got an X670 Aorus Elite AX in my main build, it's a lovely board. Had it for nearly a year and the only issue I've run into is a minor bug with suspend in Linux that's been resistant to troubleshooting.

[@KitGuruTech]

Glad you are sharing the happiness !

[@UrsulĐứcDuy]

I think some attention should have been given to some of the chairs you guys reviewed, that sofa thing Mat reviewed, I bought it and it was the best thing ive bought in years. took weeks

[@KitGuruTech]

Maybe Mat will share his thoughts, I dont really review chairs !

[@Eesaregood]

Hearing what Leo uses in his personal PC lets us all get to know Leo more just that little bit.

[@MarcussulaimanAdams]

Amazed you managed to find a way to get arrow lake working via the power plan. Must have taken ages.

[@PaulRoneClarke]

£289 for a 7800X3D about a week before the price of them almost doubled will suit me just fine. I may upgrade when the next gen's X3D chips chips hit the market in a year (or two)

[@ShrutiKusari]

Really looking forward to a proper review of arrow lake.

[@Stanislav_EU-s5t]

I'm started gathering PC parts for my 2025 build. Only CPU (cannot find 9800x3d for the fair price)and GPU left but that's because of the CES2025

[@IsmailmitiuAbidemi]

I really like that new ARC graphics card but the drivers are still really problematic. Would like to know if Plex will support it for transcoding.

[@philipjfry628]

I know exactly how it is I have stuff I ordered from Amazon and it's still in the box!

[@MuffinGregorioz]

I like the content, not sure Intel launch was as bad as you said, but it will get better, thanks Leo

[@yukisnoww]

I too am on the 5950x. Happy holidays!!

[@RainbowSunset-uq2hs]

was an awesome CPU, lasted some time that one - I know a lot of people still using it

[@lovingthehardwarethisyea-py1xp]

I have one in my second system, which I still use for modelling, its great. one of the best CPUs of all time IMO

[@yukisnoww]

@@RainbowSunset-uq2hs yea I intend to use it for 3 more years at least

[@BrandirThatcher]

You bought a lot of hardware, good to see you using 5000 series AMD processors. good life of that baby

[@TammieTurner785]

That itx board looks so neat..

[@lenardstraface9121]

Those Intel chips show so much potential. Really need to see the full review.

[@DenneDuyMạnh]

Looking forward to seeing Dominics reviews of Nvidia 5000 series

[@KitGuruTech]

Me too !

[@SkiptonStirmanz]

Any ETA leo on the Core Ultra reviews your side?

[@HelaAnhCường]

Was a year I will remember for messy and broken launches !

[@ChevYellowleeszz]

I like hearing from Leo, I want to see the Core ultra reviews however soon

[@dreschaffhausen5693]

Me too.

[@daunted232]

Hello, what does Ryzen 9 7900x being better in terms of being "much more punchy much more responsive" mean? Thanks.

[@KitGuruTech]

Lower latency and higher boost speeds. Leo

[@daunted232]

@@KitGuruTech thanks!

[@jamesjessenden7838]

Thats a nice liquid cooling setup you've got there Leo

[@AmysHảiDương]

Anyone bought a Core Ultra, are they not working well now? I heard the last microcode update was pretty good, is it the '4' version we are waiting for?

[@ArturoHuntingz]

GSKILL ram is very popular on kitguru - its good memory however

[@iamahappybunny7640]

I enjoyed Kitguru this year. Some good videos

[@KitGuruTech]

Good to hear

[@Windsor_Mendoza]

I am the same. Buying a 50 series is just ruinously expensive. A 40 series is where it’s going to be for me but then again I have loads of bills to pay.

[@randicanant4366]

That b580 is potentially a real bargain graphics card. Sort of want one myself.

[@JimmyYates738]

IWhy do the 3D versions of the AMD CPUs perform so well in gaming? I would love to know why.

[@RobbynTường]

Steve and you doing a video again from CES?

[@dreschaffhausen5693]

So they just went ahead and launched Arrow lake about 2 months too early? Why didnt they wait till January with CES? Would have made way more sense

[@violealejandrez5039]

Some interesting motherboards but surprised at the level of variations for the same chipset.

[@LucaisPratonb]

Roll on 2025 ! 2024 was a mess all round

[@michalsvihla1403]

The 9900x just gets edged out by the 265K in productivity. Where I'm from it's also 50€ cheaper than the Ryzen.

[@AdraDiệp]

I love this channel, hoping the 5060 is a killer card for the same price as 4060

[@KitGuruTech]

fingers crossed !

[@chrismyers6081]

Waiting to see the price of the 5080, probably close to the 4090 last time I reckon

[@LeandraMcPhillipsz]

Leo buying 5090 ! thats how we roll !

[@NeilViệtAnh]

Has Nvidia hinted at prices for the 5090 yet? ive saved up a lot of money for one, but figuring what i have saved will not be enough, it rarely is the way they keep increasing prices

[@KitGuruTech]

Nothing solid yet! We have our kidneys on ebay right now

[@corkyronson6233]

USB 4 would be a nice thing to have but it’s not essential yet.

[@elizalopez5080]

I bought an Intel ARC, it is ok, some games dont run very well, but they are playing drive catchup I guess

[@GinaThuDiệp]

Thank you Kitguru for a great 2024

[@ChulNhậtHạ]

I liked Intel ARC, Dominic is a tough audience for sure

[@Draakh]

Nvidia, will dominate 2025, and we all need that

[@JohnMuz1]

Power plan on H series Intel was broken. (check your windows event log for spam) Intel needs to up game.

[@marco1704]

5070ti for me, well if its not much more expensive than the 4070ti, guessing it will be

[@KL-pe4kn]

Q4 2024 has been interesting in terms of CPU and GPU releases, but I reckon Q4 2025 will be pretty wild and full of drama once Win10 is shut off.

[@FrankLeCross-fo5kr]

I think Nvidia will reinvigorate the market!

[@KitGuruTech]

@@FrankLeCross-fo5kr Fingers crossed !

[@LoriannaNeadsz]

Intel havent had that bad a year, the Core Ultra stuff was just rushed, but they will sort it out, likely all sorted in Q1 2025

[@DriierivDerikau]

Seriously what the heck Intel? How did they manage to mess things up that badly. Not 1 thing but three differen things to update including microcode~

[@philipjfry628]

How have Intel managed to get into a situation where they have managed to break compatibility with windows. Its just insane.

[@NinetyTres]

It just occurred to me that my Zen3 cpu has more cache storage than my first pc had in disk storage

[@KitGuruTech]

Welcome to club 'old' 😀

[@NinetyTres]

@@KitGuruTech Well it beats the alternative

[@pixelrefresh348]

Lol Leo you've got so much homework to do over the holidays!

[@SaraWeston376]

AMD really showing how Intel it should be done at the moment.

[@LanAnhZoe]

Kitguru , best tech channel in UK, My USA vote goes to GN and tech jesus

[@KitGuruTech]

Thanks!

[@DarwinBrookes-ss6on]

9800x3d. Product of the year

[@KitGuruTech]

its a good one for sure ! happy holidays!

[@Susana21217]

Intels launch is such a nightmare especially since AMD did theirs with no problems whatsoever.

[@SweeKhánh]

Qualcomm was the worst launch for me, I thought it was going to be as good as Apple silicon and it ended up a complete waste of time from my point of view

[@KitGuruTech]

Was a little disappointing we agree, but they have time

[@powelldefee2133]

I am not spending that much money on a motherboard! Are they crazy!

[@boltsandbraces6261]

X3D CPUS are great. Intel kinda redeemed themselves at the end of the year, I think anyway

[@rosewalker7343]

You buy hardware with your own money Leo, seriously? wow didnt think that would be the case, nice to see!

[@KitGuruTech]

Yes we do !

[@festerleech4952]

I still cant get over the idea of TSMC making chips for Intel. INTEL! Somehow they really lost their way.

[@philipjfry628]

I'd say the jury is still out on Arrow Lake.

[@marco1704]

Nvidia prices will be insane, they keep ramping them up by 20% every year and getting away with it, nice to see intel aiming for the other side of the market

[@KitGuruTech]

We shall see!

[@MadelinaPoserz]

Messy system - but I guess for yourself, things like cable routing arent too important !

[@KitGuruTech]

You are completely correct x2 Leo

[@MauryMinhThành]

I like Intel Arc, I dont think I would buy it, but the market has been crying out for a sub £300 option in the gaming market for years. Nvidia and AMD charge fortunes now its ridiculous