Micro Center has
Intel Core i7-12700K CPU + ASUS Z690 Plus TUF Gaming Motherboard Combo on sale for
$350. Click "Reserve Now" for free store pickup where available.
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Specs:
- Intel Core i7-12700K Alder Lake 3.6GHz Twelve-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor (Heatsink Not Included)
- ASUS Z690-PLUS TUF Gaming Wi-Fi DDR4 Intel LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard
- 192 (128+64) Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
- Memory Slots: 4x 288pin DIMM
- Max Memory Supported: 128GB
- Intel 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2
- Expansion Slots:
- 1x PCI Express 5.0 x16
- 1x PCI Express 3.0 x16
- 2x PCI Express x1
- Back Panel Ports:
- 1x HDMI 2.1
- 1x DisplayPort 1.4
- 4x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-A)
- 1x USB 3.2 (Gen 2x2 Type-C)
- 2x USB 3.2 (Gen 2 Type-A)
- 1x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-C)
- 2x Wi-Fi Antenna Ports
- 1x Digital Audio (optical)
- Internal I/O Connectors:
- 4x System Fan Header
- 1x Water Pump Header
- 2x CPU Fan Header
- 2x USB 2.0 Headers (4 Ports)
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A Header (2 Ports)
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Header (1 Port)
- Power Connectors:
- 1x 24-pin ATX Connector
- 1x 8-pin +12 V Connector
- 1x 4-pin +12 V Connector
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https://www.asus.com/motherboards...
Intel® Z690 (LGA 1700) ATX gaming motherboard
15 DrMOS power stages
PCIe® 5.0
DDR4 memory
four M.2 slots
WiFi 6 and Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet
HDMI®DisplayPort™
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C®
front USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C
SATA 6 Gbps
Thunderboltâ„¢ 4 header
Aura Sync RGB lighting
Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 5333(OC)/5133(OC)/5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4600(OC)/4400(OC)/4266(OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3733(OC)
/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC)/3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
OptiMem II
*Actual Memory frequency support depends on the CPU types and DRAM modules, for more information refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
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Yes, I could get some new larger drives, use more M.2, etc, but that just adds to the difficulty of changing over.
7 SATA devices in 2022?
in a "gaming" marketed mobo/rig?
even my server in the basement only has 4
Then again, I don't have any DDR4 RAM so that would make the cost go up even more.
Decisions, decisions.
7 SATA devices in 2022?
in a "gaming" marketed mobo/rig?
even my server in the basement only has 4
I tend to re-use old drives until they show troubles. I currently have two optical drives, one SATA SSD for fast storage, a 4TB that holds all my videos, two 2TB (one for music and another for photos) and a 1TB for games, etc.
So yes, I know I can reduce to 4 SATA drives, but it will require me to buy at least a couple new drives and probably eliminate an optical drive. Its probably time, that's why I said I pulled the trigger above. I will probably also buy a 6TB spinner and a 1TB M.2. Reuse my existing 512GB M.2 and get rid of all the existing drives except my BD optical burner and my Hitachi 4TB. That will leave a spare SATA port for expansion.
NVEnc is 2-3X faster....but....file sizes end up 2 - 10X larger with similar quality.
With the 12700K I should get close to NVEnc speed but keep quality. That's my hope once I finally assemble anyway.
I'm also like you with upgrades...don't always need them...don't do them regularly...but when a deal presents itself...buy it and sell the last gen quick!
I am doing this 12700K upgrade and I'll compare again times once the build is done and tweaked. I will be waiting a short time to build because I need Noctua to send my the 1700 mounting kit (for free). I expect it might take 2 weeks to get that based on when I had them send me the AM4 kit 3 years ago.
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I tend to re-use old drives until they show troubles. I currently have two optical drives, one SATA SSD for fast storage, a 4TB that holds all my videos, two 2TB (one for music and another for photos) and a 1TB for games, etc.
So yes, I know I can reduce to 4 SATA drives, but it will require me to buy at least a couple new drives and probably eliminate an optical drive. Its probably time, that's why I said I pulled the trigger above. I will probably also buy a 6TB spinner and a 1TB M.2. Reuse my existing 512GB M.2 and get rid of all the existing drives except my BD optical burner and my Hitachi 4TB. That will leave a spare SATA port for expansion.
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