Intel Drops the Core i9-9900K dodecahedron package

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  1. Hilbert Hagedoorn

    Hilbert Hagedoorn Don Vito Corleone Staff Member

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    Not sure how important this really is, but Intel will be dropping that unique Core i9-9900K / Core i9-9900KS dodecahedron package, which we assume was a bit of a challenge for shops and distributors...

    Intel Drops the Core i9-9900K dodecahedron package
     
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  2. Undying

    Undying Ancient Guru

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    It was unique but unnecessary. Still not even close to threadripper package.
     
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    Cave Waverider Ancient Guru

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    Heh. Thanks to this plastic package having a corner chipped off and being slightly cracked during transport (but was otherwise sealed), my local PC store sold me my 9900K for half the price a bit over a year ago. I guess such deals won't be possible anymore.
     
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    My i9-9900K dodecahedron package is in pristine condition. The packaging really stood out on counter top or behind glass in store displays.
     
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    MaCk0y Maha Guru

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    That package was a challenge. It was a pain to get to the CPU.
     
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    Here comes ebay and people selling their CPU packages...
     
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    I bought Threadripper and 9900k just because the nice cases :D Perfect shelf showcase :)
     
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    My a came a bit broken, i broke it even more.. I wasnt it mood to play with it.
     
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    Darn you got a sweet deal over there!
     
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    its just a box to transport it in and most likely destined to be trash anyways so i doubt anyone will care.
     
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    I always found it a bit ironic that Intel put an 8-core in a 12 sided box yet only AMD has a 12-core CPU in the normal desktop line. Maybe AMDs refresh chip the 3900XT needs a dodecahedron box?
     
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