Has less temp issues than the i7s and i9s while still doing well in gaming. Why lol?
Since Tourist is too retarded to actually explain the reason that Intel is a bad buy right now:
The firmware on the last few generations of Intel CPUs has gotten increasingly horrific. Intel has always had shit firmware, but the 13th and 14th gens are so bad that people are starting to abandon the platform despite the fact that Intel CPUs are technically cheaper and higher performance chips than AMD.
The basic issue is varying levels of voltage instability introduced by badly designed code that would then damage their badly designed circuits. This is leading to
CPU crashes, overheating, premature chip degradation, and eventually BSODs. They claimed that their
update this summer would fix the issues: it has helped slightly, but the
core issue is apparently a circuit in the chip design that is inherently prone to failure when voltage runs through it above a certain level or when the chip gets hot. Their fix caps the code that was keeping voltage too high, but may also negatively impact post-patch performance since Gen 14 chips were all tested and benchmarked pre-patch. Plus the inherent problem isn't solved: if your chip gets too hot for
any reason the circuit in question simply cannot handle it and may age prematurely. Thus crashing, thus death.
It's simply an unknown right now how stable Raptor Lake is, or even if it will be able to perform at the same level post-patch. The i5 you got will run cooler, so you might be fine: but fundamentally, recent Intel CPUs have faulty circuits and bad design in them that you have to work around and be aware of. Keep the packaging and be ready to take advantage of the extended warranty Intel put out if your chip goes bad.
EDIT: Also invest in a beefy CPU cooler and maybe even reapply thermal paste every now and then, it will be the difference between life and death for gen 14 systems
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