Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz LGA1151 9M Cache BOX CPU

Wasn’t working at first but after the teams support and troubleshooting we managed to get it working. Very glad with the service and level of support, absolutely recommend

This is quite the bargain for anyone who is also already investing/has invested in a selected Graphics Card, as it has no internal graphics within it. At all. On its own, it just won’t work, or even Boot (I tested this too, out of curiosity!).When a Card is plugged into the MB, though, it whirs to life as Normal, and then goes ahead and gives some good power to your system. It also has a good range speed boost too, but doesn’t OverClockIt comes with its own heatsink and even thermal paste, so you don’t have to panic and get your own (like I did!). Installation was SO very easy, with it just popping easily into its slot, and then the heatsink goes on nicely. There are simple plastic clips that keep the heatsink in place. It didn’t take long at all to get it in and ready to go.I have it working with 16GB RAM, a mid-range ATX Mobo, and a GTX 1050 Graphics Card, using Windows 10. It’s being used to mainly run a small but rather powerful home music studio, as well as the usual basics you use computers for. It’s been flawless.

Without an iGPU it is suited to a low/mid range budget gaming rig , pairing it with something like a GTX 1060 6gb is a good combo and being low power it is fine using the stock cooler in a desktop role but you may want to look at after market coolers ( Arctic freezer 11LP ) in a gaming role , given the price gap to a faster chip its VFM becomes debatable above £110 .

The seller communication is second to none, it was a fast delivery the only problem I had was the product didn't work but the seller was happy for me to send it back for a full refund.

Good value for money, it is not a huge difference compared to my dead I5 8400, however it is newer and cheaper than what I paid on the older one. Careful when purchasing if you own a z370 series as it required a newer BIOS (1410) than what most motherboards had back when they were purchased and you might need a bios update, otherwise your PC will not post / work. Also, great customer service from the seller when contacted and the item arrived sooner than expected. Happy customer.

For a budget build it is okay and will run games fine but if you want it to combine with higher GPU like rtx 2070s it wi struggle and in some games will get 100% cpu load.

Temperatures are great, never goes over 60c with stock cooler. I have noticed in Ubisoft games that it will frequently stutter but that is a ubisoft optimisation issue. This CPU is great but I only recommend it if you are in a position where you can't get a ryzen chip. They are better value for money if you do other stuff other than gaming. If it just gaming you wanna do, this CPU is powerful and will get the job done.

65W at this performance and temperature is crazy!More than powerful enough to play all the latest games, given you have a good enough GPU.The MOST impressive part was that it didn't go a single degree above 50°C during a 5 hour+ prime95 stress test! Tested with a Arctic Freezer 34 Duo eSports cooler and Thermalgrizzly Kryonaut paste. Insane! Probably the best value for a person looking for a gaming only rig!