Yay I can Afford Intel Core i9 I have a solution to buy Intel Core i9 now. New payment method. Just sell your kidney to get it. "I don't need it, I don't need it, I definitely don't need it... " Only way you could afford this in a completely new rig would be if you got paid really well, didn't have any other payments to pay off, car payments, food, bills, etc etc. $1000 for just a CPU is mental. I know it's not NEEDED for any sort of gaming these days, but when people see this price tag for one component, no wonder people want just a simple console. I'm like 99% sure that the 7900X is the entry-level i9; the 7920X, 7940X, 7960X, and 7980XE all have a higher core count and MSRP. Great news. Let me just pull out a $1,000... wait probably more like $1,500 because I live in the UK... wad of cash from the bank and pop down to the local chemists for a dollop of liquid nitrogen and I'm in business. In all seriousness th...