
I pre-ordered this processor and received it on release day starting with i7 4790k 4th gen. It's a big leap, it's a great processor and it is handles everything I've gotten along with it very well, only getting a max of 70C while gaming with an average of 64C. Even better, it has PCI-E 4.0 support and I've had it with my RTX 3080 in Modern Warfare an additional 20-30 fps (160 fps on average with everything on ultra and ray tracing enabled). Highly recommended for upgrades. Other thoughts: Ignore those 1 star reviews, they probably don't even have one, and if they do, it's probably one of the leaked ones before the final release that didn't have fully updated code (so why was the tag release, though retailers they had). They're just trying to discourage people from buying them for any reason. It's not fair to review and judge things that haven't even come out yet, even if you've bought them in advance. The only people who should be rating things like this are the people Intel hired them to do. Specs: i7 11700K Stock WatchEvga 3080 XC3 UltraROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO2x16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR4 3600MHz SeaSonic M12II 850 SS-850AM 850W <----From my old build. 6 More Years MSI MAG CORELIQUID 240R AIO CPU Liquid Cooler, 240mm Radiator If I change my mind about this review or forgot something, I will update it. But now I see no reason not to buy this processor and I would ignore all the bad reviews about it.

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