expired Posted by Jaggsta • Dec 20, 2022
Dec 20, 2022 11:52 PM
Item 1 of 5
Item 1 of 5
expired Posted by Jaggsta • Dec 20, 2022
Dec 20, 2022 11:52 PM
Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core LGA 1700 Processor
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KF = unlocked, no integrated graphics
F = Not unlocked, no integrated graphics
K = Unlocked, integrated graphics
With KF and F, one will also need a graphics card.
Look, I'm rooting for AMD, the better they perform, the better Intel will perform, and the industry moves forward faster, and we get new tech faster, so GO AMD.
In 2017 I bought an I-5 8400/H370 combo which was beating the 1600 in games.
This holiday season, I decided to rebuild, looking forward to upcoming Pcie 5.0+ x8 graphics cards that seem to becoming a fad, for example, upcoming Navi 33, which is rumored to pack more power than a 6800xt, maybe close to the 6900xt (sounds like BS but lets hope).
All I had to buy was a 115$ mobo and a $170 cpu and now I have 60% more single core performance, and pcie 5.0.
If I was a 1600 owner, I could upgrade to the 5600, which I've seen for like, $130 and is an excellent chip, but would leave me stuck on pcie 3.0 on what would be a B350 board.
To go AMD to get pcie 5.0, I'd have to have bought the 7600x, which was as low as $240, or the upcoming 7600 which is expected to msrp at $230, plus a $200-300 mobo and another $150+ for new ram.
I understand AMD if you want to spend often and upgrade a lot, but it's not price/performance for someone like me, at least not during the times I go to upgrade.
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Cheapest I've seen the 12600k is 239.99, so this saves you $40 if you don't want the igpu and quick sync.
Easily on par with 7600x in single core and defeating it in multi core.
Cheaper boards than AMD too.
Anybody know why this gens AMD boards are so much more expensive than Intel boards?
Cheapest I've seen the 12600k is 239.99, so this saves you $40 if you don't want the igpu and quick sync.
Easily on par with 7600x in single core and defeating it in multi core.
Cheaper boards than AMD too.
Anybody know why this gens AMD boards are so much more expensive than Intel boards?
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Look, I'm rooting for AMD, the better they perform, the better Intel will perform, and the industry moves forward faster, and we get new tech faster, so GO AMD.
In 2017 I bought an I-5 8400/H370 combo which was beating the 1600 in games.
This holiday season, I decided to rebuild, looking forward to upcoming Pcie 5.0+ x8 graphics cards that seem to becoming a fad, for example, upcoming Navi 33, which is rumored to pack more power than a 6800xt, maybe close to the 6900xt (sounds like BS but lets hope).
All I had to buy was a 115$ mobo and a $170 cpu and now I have 60% more single core performance, and pcie 5.0.
If I was a 1600 owner, I could upgrade to the 5600, which I've seen for like, $130 and is an excellent chip, but would leave me stuck on pcie 3.0 on what would be a B350 board.
To go AMD to get pcie 5.0, I'd have to have bought the 7600x, which was as low as $240, or the upcoming 7600 which is expected to msrp at $230, plus a $200-300 mobo and another $150+ for new ram.
I understand AMD if you want to spend often and upgrade a lot, but it's not price/performance for someone like me, at least not during the times I go to upgrade.
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Up until 6 months ago, this was labeled the best bang for the buck in CPU terms. Now with 13600k, that isnt the case, but picking up one of these for $199 certainly puts it back in the running imo.
If I were starting over, I'd probably still spring for this and use the $100 savings to pickup that ASUS 32GB DDR5 ram that was advertised on buildapcsales yesterday.
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KF = unlocked, no integrated graphics
F = Not unlocked, no integrated graphics
K = Unlocked, integrated graphics
With KF and F, one will also need a graphics card.
Look, I'm rooting for AMD, the better they perform, the better Intel will perform, and the industry moves forward faster, and we get new tech faster, so GO AMD.
In 2017 I bought an I-5 8400/H370 combo which was beating the 1600 in games.
This holiday season, I decided to rebuild, looking forward to upcoming Pcie 5.0+ x8 graphics cards that seem to becoming a fad, for example, upcoming Navi 33, which is rumored to pack more power than a 6800xt, maybe close to the 6900xt (sounds like BS but lets hope).
All I had to buy was a 115$ mobo and a $170 cpu and now I have 60% more single core performance, and pcie 5.0.
If I was a 1600 owner, I could upgrade to the 5600, which I've seen for like, $130 and is an excellent chip, but would leave me stuck on pcie 3.0 on what would be a B350 board.
To go AMD to get pcie 5.0, I'd have to have bought the 7600x, which was as low as $240, or the upcoming 7600 which is expected to msrp at $230, plus a $200-300 mobo and another $150+ for new ram.
I understand AMD if you want to spend often and upgrade a lot, but it's not price/performance for someone like me, at least not during the times I go to upgrade.
Especially for gamers; all they need is good single core speed and a gpu.
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You could power limit a 12600K to 65W too, if BIOS allows.
Based on MSRP, the 13400s will be in the $200 range, so I'm not really sure it's worth waiting for over this.
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You could power limit a 12600K to 65W too, if BIOS allows.
Based on MSRP, the 13400s will be in the $200 range, so I'm not really sure it's worth waiting for over this.