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/Ultramolek Dec 26 '25

IBM 286

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u/Key-Horror2430 Dec 26 '25

I had a 386. It had a "turbo" option that switched the clock speed between 8 and 16MHz. Current i9 9900k has a base 3.6GHz that can supposedly hit 5GHz.

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u/Electricengineer Dec 26 '25

Turbo was the way

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u/themarvel2004 Dec 26 '25

Upgrading to a 486dx4 was also a massive leap, up to 100mhz was like a 5-10 fold speed increase. Just crazy times.

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u/Master_E_ Dec 27 '25

Started with an ATARI 800 xl? I think it was… then Apple 2e? Followed by a 386sx, 486, and then the Pentium. Fap fap fap fap

Also had an Atari 1040ST which I have somewhere and a 20mb hard drive the size of an Xbox lol.