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https://s3.amazonaws.com/filer.smb.v...el_Winners.pdfUPDATE - List of winners:
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It still uses crappy Intel TIM, and isn't soldered, so it needs to be delidded to keep the temps down anyhow.
It would only be good, if you keep it packaged/unopened, and put it in a safe as an investment, to sell to a collector later.
8700K's get at least 5GHz anyhow(not all but a lot).
Not that it helps if you are in Norway but for once there are a few other countries included too according to their rules here
Eligibility: Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia, Germany, France, Canada (excluding Quebec), United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and China (excluding Hong Kong)
Buuuutttt!
If you're name is der8auer
Link to his CPU-Z verification: Intel Core i7 8086K @ 7243.92 MHz - CPU-Z VALIDATOR
Nope:
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