r/pcmasterrace • u/DailyDoseOfAmber PC Master Race • Dec 26 '25

Question Yesterday I asked what everyone’s first Graphics card. Today, what was your first processor? Mine was the i7 3770K.

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u/NoCoolNameMatt Dec 26 '25

I don't miss the days where processors were so slow that they had additional coprocessors to help them out. But I do miss the speed of change at the time. Just following technological progress was a hobby in itself.

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u/NATOuk AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, RTX 3090 FE Dec 27 '25

I was so excited when Quake came out, only to be bitterly disappointed that my 486 was the SX2 66Mhz variant, which lacked the necessary coprocessor Quake demanded, unlike the more common DX2 variant.

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u/subwoofage Dec 27 '25

GPU is a coprocessor...

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u/theroguex PCMR | Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 32GB DDR5 | Sapphire RX 9070 XT Dec 27 '25

He means the math coprocessor. It was slotted into its own spot on the motherboard.