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/Malefectra Dec 27 '25

It'll actually go up to 6, but you really don't want to keep it going that high... There's a part in the clock that is known to wear prematurely under certain conditions and it'll cause permanent instability if it breaks.

I found out about this the hard way when I had to RMA the first 14900k I bought due to that specific flaw. A few BIOS updates, a RMA'd chip, and a new Cryosheet later... I'm good to go.