The 9950X3D2 thread - The most divisive CPU ever. Period.

UPDATE: Reviews start here: https://forums.anandtech.com/thread...-most-divisive-cpu-ever.2634184/post-41597736 Interesting that the above post is exactly post number ONE HUNDRED. Surely, it's a sign? One hundred thousand 9950X3D2 units sold worldwide? Or maybe just 100? Buy soon before AMD changes its mind! So first off, I can see now why AMD didn't like the optics of this thing. More power hungry and lower boost clock. But they are still releasing it so they believe it will be a worthwhile sale to the custom cooling crowd who laugh in the face of heat and ridiculous power and also system integrators who won't mind using robust cooling solutions and charging twice for the privilege. https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-teases-ddr5-8800-cl32-memory-overclock-with-ryzen-9-9950x3d2 This looks very promising but unfortunately, only a tiny percentage of people in 2026 will be able to see that high a speed on... Read more