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Joeyslaptop
> 3 dayI own a Gigabyte Z490M Gaming X motherboard. It has two M.2 slots, but one that doesnt work (labeled limited functionality). It turns out that Gigabyte built ahead to provide added functionality once the 11th Gen processors were released. So, when the new processors came out, I replaced my 10th Gen i5 10500 processor with this one. Initially, I noticed six things:
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Winterlight
> 3 dayI went from a 4790K to this and love it. Does everything I want and more. I had the 4790K overclocked
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Ed
> 3 dayVery fast processor, even w a $100 cheap Asus motherboard. Dont spend your $ on an I7 or I9. This will do 99% of what you will need. DO get a decent $40-50 heatsink and fan for it.
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Simon Ke
> 3 dayKeep blue screen BSOD when in higher loading.
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Shawna
09-06-2025Works well for my gaming pc
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justin t.
Greater than one weekover all im happy, its over clocked nice. its very optimized. if you can go with alder lake go that route but if its this or something else, get what ever you can afford
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Powpow
> 3 dayI upgraded from an old i7 3770K which was overclocked to 4.2 ghz and while that chip served me well throughout the years, it was time for the upgrade.
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Thomas G
> 3 dayUsing this in the ASUS TUF Gaming Z590-Plus WiFi motherboard. To my surprise, it also came with its latest BIOS update, so no need to flash it so far.
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Blake
> 3 dayChances are, if you’re here, then you know what you’re looking for.
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joel
> 3 dayFor a low-end intel chip, it works fine.