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Intel Core i9-12900K CPU + MSI PRO Z690-A Mobo + CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB RAM
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Newegg has Intel Core i9-12900K CPU + MSI PRO Z690-A Motherboard + CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB RAM Bundle on sale for $574.38 > now $574.98. Shipping is free.
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- Intel Core i9-12900K 12th Gen 3.2 GHz Desktop Processor (BX8071512900K)
- CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (2x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 5600 (PC5 44800) Desktop Memory (CMK32GX5M2B5600C36)
- MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR5 LGA 1700 Intel Z690 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard (CMK32GX5M2B5600C36)
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- MSI PRO Motherboard 3-year warranty
- Intel Core i9 Processor 3-year warranty
- CORSAIR Vengeance Desktop Memory limited lifetime warranty
- See forum thread for additional deal discussion.
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Newegg has Intel Core i9-12900K CPU + MSI PRO Z690-A Motherboard + CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB RAM Bundle on sale for $574.38 > now $574.98. Shipping is free.
Thanks to staff member f12_26 for finding this deal.
Bundle Includes:
Thanks to staff member f12_26 for finding this deal.
Bundle Includes:
- Intel Core i9-12900K 12th Gen 3.2 GHz Desktop Processor (BX8071512900K)
- CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (2x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 5600 (PC5 44800) Desktop Memory (CMK32GX5M2B5600C36)
- MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR5 LGA 1700 Intel Z690 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard (CMK32GX5M2B5600C36)
Editor's Notes
Written by megakimcheelove | Staff- About this product:
- MSI PRO Motherboard 3-year warranty
- Intel Core i9 Processor 3-year warranty
- CORSAIR Vengeance Desktop Memory limited lifetime warranty
- See forum thread for additional deal discussion.
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With a 240mm AIO my SFF with the 12900K can run Cinebench R23 fine without throttling (85C avg). But in another SFF with a 13600K it throttles like no other at stock on a 240mm AIO in Cinebench R23. Both are using contact frames. 13th Gen runs much hotter overall.
For the record also, I am using a 13900KS full custom loop with a 4090 as well for my main rig and I barely skirt by without throttling on a moderate overclock. 43.7K Cinebench R23 score but with some cores hitting 100C. Do keep that in mind when considering 13th Gen.
The moment he took the setup and slapped on an Z73 Kraken 360mm AIO... it throttled hard down to 5.2/5.1 and this is with a contact frame. The score went down to 35K/36K in R23.
Not gonna feed the fanboys, let me get this out there. If the 7950X3D was out at the time I was rebuilding my main rig back in November, I would have gotten it, it wasn't so here I am with Intel and trying to solve the heat dissappation.
As to your question about how to cool the 13900K with a custom loop?
CPU Block - EK Quantum Velocity 2
Pump/Reservoir - EK Reflection 2 Distribution Block with a D5 pump for the Lian Li O11 XL
GPU Block - EK Quantum Vector 2 for the 4090 FE with Active Backplate
RAD - 3x Corsair 360mm Radiators
Tubing - Acrylic Hardline 14mm OD tubing
Contact Frame - Thermalright 12th Gen Contact Frame (works for 13th as well)
Assembled Build - https://ibb.co/JqRj9gH
For a simple setup, I just recommend you find a good CPU block that has a decent jet plate, Corsair XC7 works fine or EK Quantum Velocity 2. Get a contact frame, it generally does lower temps by at least 5C and it's only like 12 bucks. For a pump, focus on flow rate, a D5 pump is the way to go, aim for at least a 1500L/hr spec. Technically head pressure is what's needed but there's no real stat for that on product pages so we can only go by flow rate. Radiator choice doesn't matter, you only need 1 360mm if you're doing CPU only so find one that suites your aesthetics, add more if within budget or you find it saturated. Soft tubing is fine.
Lastly, thermal paste... don't focus on the raw performance numbers, you want one that performs well enough but is durable and lasts through many thermal cycles that Intel's CPUs subjects the paste to. I have literally spent hundreds of dollars on thermal pastes trying to tame 12th gen end of 2021 and now 13th Gen, it breaks conventional wisdom on thermal paste (I used to just use Artic Silver all the time decades ago). The sheer extreme thermal cycles (cold -> hot -> cold -> hot) causes the paste to either dry out or pump out.
The only 2 pastes I have seen work longer term for 12th/13th gen are:
ProlimaTech PK-3 Nano
IC Diamond (stuff lasts forever)
Ones that I have personally confirmed have degraded weeks to a month requiring a repaste:
Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut (product page says it degrades at 80C)
Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut
Artic MX-6 (may be a fluke, but I didn't test further)
Corsair XTM70
Corsair XTM50
Some of the failed pastes do have awesome thermals initially, I will admit but no longevity with 12th/13th Gen. I also have some SYY 157 on hand but have not tried it yet, supposedly lots of rave reviews. I find that the more viscous the paste, the more resistant it is to pumping out. So when you hear a review complain about how hard it is to spread the paste (I don't spread pastes btw), it might be a good indication it'll survive the thermal cycling. Direct Die cooling is also another option but I'm not brave enough to delid a CPU.
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The moment he took the setup and slapped on an Z73 Kraken 360mm AIO... it throttled hard down to 5.2/5.1 and this is with a contact frame. The score went down to 35K/36K in R23.
Not gonna feed the fanboys, let me get this out there. If the 7950X3D was out at the time I was rebuilding my main rig back in November, I would have gotten it, it wasn't so here I am with Intel and trying to solve the heat dissappation.
As to your question about how to cool the 13900K with a custom loop?
CPU Block - EK Quantum Velocity 2
Pump/Reservoir - EK Reflection 2 Distribution Block with a D5 pump for the Lian Li O11 XL
GPU Block - EK Quantum Vector 2 for the 4090 FE with Active Backplate
RAD - 3x Corsair 360mm Radiators
Tubing - Acrylic Hardline 14mm OD tubing
Contact Frame - Thermalright 12th Gen Contact Frame (works for 13th as well)
Assembled Build - https://ibb.co/JqRj9gH
For a simple setup, I just recommend you find a good CPU block that has a decent jet plate, Corsair XC7 works fine or EK Quantum Velocity 2. Get a contact frame, it generally does lower temps by at least 5C and it's only like 12 bucks. For a pump, focus on flow rate, a D5 pump is the way to go, aim for at least a 1500L/hr spec. Technically head pressure is what's needed but there's no real stat for that on product pages so we can only go by flow rate. Radiator choice doesn't matter, you only need 1 360mm if you're doing CPU only so find one that suites your aesthetics, add more if within budget or you find it saturated. Soft tubing is fine.
Lastly, thermal paste... don't focus on the raw performance numbers, you want one that performs well enough but is durable and lasts through many thermal cycles that Intel's CPUs subjects the paste to. I have literally spent hundreds of dollars on thermal pastes trying to tame 12th gen end of 2021 and now 13th Gen, it breaks conventional wisdom on thermal paste (I used to just use Artic Silver all the time decades ago). The sheer extreme thermal cycles (cold -> hot -> cold -> hot) causes the paste to either dry out or pump out.
The only 2 pastes I have seen work longer term for 12th/13th gen are:
ProlimaTech PK-3 Nano
IC Diamond (stuff lasts forever)
Ones that I have personally confirmed have degraded weeks to a month requiring a repaste:
Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut (product page says it degrades at 80C)
Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut
Artic MX-6 (may be a fluke, but I didn't test further)
Corsair XTM70
Corsair XTM50
Some of the failed pastes do have awesome thermals initially, I will admit but no longevity with 12th/13th Gen. I also have some SYY 157 on hand but have not tried it yet, supposedly lots of rave reviews. I find that the more viscous the paste, the more resistant it is to pumping out. So when you hear a review complain about how hard it is to spread the paste (I don't spread pastes btw), it might be a good indication it'll survive the thermal cycling. Direct Die cooling is also another option but I'm not brave enough to delid a CPU.
SFF means Small Form Factor, sorry I didn't spell it out. I built 3 of these recently (using the A4-H2O case) for family, fun case to build in. I love building as a hobby, reminds me of my college days just window shopping at Frys and couldn't afford anything lol.
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The moment he took the setup and slapped on an Z73 Kraken 360mm AIO... it throttled hard down to 5.2/5.1 and this is with a contact frame. The score went down to 35K/36K in R23.
Not gonna feed the fanboys, let me get this out there. If the 7950X3D was out at the time I was rebuilding my main rig back in November, I would have gotten it, it wasn't so here I am with Intel and trying to solve the heat dissappation.
As to your question about how to cool the 13900K with a custom loop?
CPU Block - EK Quantum Velocity 2
Pump/Reservoir - EK Reflection 2 Distribution Block with a D5 pump for the Lian Li O11 XL
GPU Block - EK Quantum Vector 2 for the 4090 FE with Active Backplate
RAD - 3x Corsair 360mm Radiators
Tubing - Acrylic Hardline 14mm OD tubing
Contact Frame - Thermalright 12th Gen Contact Frame (works for 13th as well)
Assembled Build - https://ibb.co/JqRj9gH
For a simple setup, I just recommend you find a good CPU block that has a decent jet plate, Corsair XC7 works fine or EK Quantum Velocity 2. Get a contact frame, it generally does lower temps by at least 5C and it's only like 12 bucks. For a pump, focus on flow rate, a D5 pump is the way to go, aim for at least a 1500L/hr spec. Technically head pressure is what's needed but there's no real stat for that on product pages so we can only go by flow rate. Radiator choice doesn't matter, you only need 1 360mm if you're doing CPU only so find one that suites your aesthetics, add more if within budget or you find it saturated. Soft tubing is fine.
Lastly, thermal paste... don't focus on the raw performance numbers, you want one that performs well enough but is durable and lasts through many thermal cycles that Intel's CPUs subjects the paste to. I have literally spent hundreds of dollars on thermal pastes trying to tame 12th gen end of 2021 and now 13th Gen, it breaks conventional wisdom on thermal paste (I used to just use Artic Silver all the time decades ago). The sheer extreme thermal cycles (cold -> hot -> cold -> hot) causes the paste to either dry out or pump out.
The only 2 pastes I have seen work longer term for 12th/13th gen are:
ProlimaTech PK-3 Nano
IC Diamond (stuff lasts forever)
Ones that I have personally confirmed have degraded weeks to a month requiring a repaste:
Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut (product page says it degrades at 80C)
Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut
Artic MX-6 (may be a fluke, but I didn't test further)
Corsair XTM70
Corsair XTM50
Some of the failed pastes do have awesome thermals initially, I will admit but no longevity with 12th/13th Gen. I also have some SYY 157 on hand but have not tried it yet, supposedly lots of rave reviews. I find that the more viscous the paste, the more resistant it is to pumping out. So when you hear a review complain about how hard it is to spread the paste (I don't spread pastes btw), it might be a good indication it'll survive the thermal cycling. Direct Die cooling is also another option but I'm not brave enough to delid a CPU.
If you have a Microcenter near you, it makes a huge world of difference what you can get for the money. If not, you're limited to whatever once in a blue moon sales go up here and there for individual components and hope they appear in relative succession for all components that you can build a PC within return time limits in case some parts are DOA.
If you have access to a Microcenter, go with one of the AM5 deals, less headache dealing with thermals and power consumption, a 7700X should offer comparable if not better gaming performance than a 12900K at a much lower power consumption and thermals. The 7800X3D should be more future proof but it will come at a bigger price premium than either of these deals.
The 12900K is not a bad CPU, it is also not super terrible to cool down unlike 13th Gen. In terms of value for this deal from Newegg it's somewhat warm but not a hot deal, you get essentially get "almost" a free motherboard.
On a small side note, I haven't checked with a friend who has a 7950X (now a 7950X3D) on idle power consumption, but I know that another friend of mine who had a 5600X had higher idle power consumption than my 12900K on idle. His was consuming 35W while the 12900K was only using like 6-10W on idle. The 13900KS is using about 16-25W on idle thanks to me overclocking it for light loads.
If you have a Microcenter near you, it makes a huge world of difference what you can get for the money. If not, you're limited to whatever once in a blue moon sales go up here and there for individual components and hope they appear in relative succession for all components that you can build a PC within return time limits in case some parts are DOA.
If you have access to a Microcenter, go with one of the AM5 deals, less headache dealing with thermals and power consumption, a 7700X should offer comparable if not better gaming performance than a 12900K at a much lower power consumption and thermals. The 7800X3D should be more future proof but it will come at a bigger price premium than either of these deals.
The 12900K is not a bad CPU, it is also not super terrible to cool down unlike 13th Gen. In terms of value for this deal from Newegg it's somewhat warm but not a hot deal, you get essentially get "almost" a free motherboard.
On a small side note, I haven't checked with a friend who has a 7950X (now a 7950X3D) on idle power consumption, but I know that another friend of mine who had a 5600X had higher idle power consumption than my 12900K on idle. His was consuming 35W while the 12900K was only using like 6-10W on idle. The 13900KS is using about 16-25W on idle thanks to me overclocking it for light loads.
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