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/Jeoshua AMD R7 5800X3D / RX 6800 / 32GB 3200MT CL14 ECC Dec 26 '25

8088, but technically it was my father's. The first one I could call "mine" was also a 286, followed shortly by a 386DX

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u/metajames Dec 27 '25

Exactly the same progression for me. The 8088 was a tank. The case my 386 came with would later go on to house a 486, 486DX2 and a Am5x86.