Intel Core i9 9900K leak date, eBay surface

Highly anticipated: The Core i9 9900K quickly attains the status of "perforated filter", the least well-kept secret in the semiconductor industry. However, the anticipation reaches its climax, the expectations of consumers in terms of performance corresponding only to the expectations of others.

We have discovered more information floating on the Internet, including the upcoming launch by Intel of the Core i9 9900K eight-core and sixteen-threaded processor. After a notorious Twitter user published what looked like an internal memo about Intel's processor availability, with a set of presumed dates for the NDA, the review and shipping dates, we went look for a little more and have come up with an interesting (albeit, predictable) find.

The leaked memo, as it is authentic, indicates that the processor (presumably with other 9th generation processors) will be announced on October 8th and that the press reviews will cover the 19th, the same day that the processors are on sale. On the other hand, if you want to get your hands on these processors, know that someone has put them on sale on eBay.

It turns out that someone has already started taking pre-orders on the Intel Core i9 9900K. This is a fairly common practice when enthusiasts expect a lot of new technologies, as is the case with older processors (including Intel's 8086K) and smartphones (like most iPhones), where a vendor has secure access to certain stocks and is able to sell them separately. It seems that they already had access to some of Intel's marketing materials, which gives the ad a "safer" look, but it can still be a hoax.

The Buy It Now list, shown below, indicates that the seller is accepting pre-orders for the latest and best Intel processor, in tray and box format (with the boxed processors delivered in a sleek new package unveiled by Tom & # 39; s Hardware), and will ship from October 18th, which corresponds to the memo disclosed. The price, however, is a punch for the family's jewelry: $ 1,099.99, far more than the $ 582 from Amazon's leak, but expected because these are lists made by speculators trying to make a quick profit and aimed at fringe enthusiasts, those who are willing to take risks for the highest processor of Intel.

Despite very strict conditions, some of which may deter potential buyers, the seller is very clear on what he sells.

For those who have not spent their youth with Dungeons and Dragons … it's a dodecahedron, not an octahedron, as we've seen. Get your D12 right!

Take all this with a huge grain of salt: it is a contract without return or cancellation (on the side of buyers). This being eBay, the seller is 100% legitimate or you will need to collect on this eBay buyer protection.

It's something scary, considering the amounts involved.

All things considered, the industry holds its breath to see what Intel can pull from its 14nm ++ process and reviewers to confront it with their resident Threadripper kits.