expired Posted by Zydollarsign • Oct 28, 2023
Oct 28, 2023 1:27 PM
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expired Posted by Zydollarsign • Oct 28, 2023
Oct 28, 2023 1:27 PM
Intel Core i7-13700K + ASUS Z790-P DDR5 Mobo + G.Skill 32GB DDR5-6000 RAM Combo
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The 13700k is consistently faster in every way than the 12900k, though the difference isn't terribly large. In gaming at 1080p with a 4090 the 13700k is ~9% faster on average than the 12900k, and in a variety of productivity applications it can be up to 10% faster, though typically the performance difference is in the lower single digits.
The motherboard in this combo is not incredible, but it's decent enough. Here's a link to the asus specs page: https://www.asus.com/motherboards.../techspec/
The manual: https://dlcdnets.asus.c
And here's a link to a review of the board: https://www.alktech.co/articles/r...otherboard
The z790 chipset isn't a major improvement over the z690 chipset, but at least it's liable to get updates a bit longer. The pcie, m.2, and usb available on this board should be perfectly acceptable for the vast majority of users. There are a few unfortunate tradeoffs as it is a lower-midrange board, such as wifi 6 instead of 6e, a pcie gen5 x16 slot but no gen5 m.2 slot, no integrated io shield (a separate io shield is included), the cheap realtek alc897 audio chip (common in midrange and budget boards), and only 1 m.2 heatsink. That being said, for the average user this board should be more than sufficient.
The ASUS Z790-V board included in the $400 i9-12900k bundle is a slightly cut down version of the board in this bundle, with fewer heatsinks, worse networking (wifi 5, bluetooth 5.0, gigabit ethernet), fewer rgb headers, no usb 3.2 gen2, no displayport, etc.
Alternatively, there's a second version of the $400 12900k bundle which includes the msi z690-a pro wifi ddr5 board. That board uses the last generation z690 chipset, but has more comparable features to the board in this deal, and a couple of nicer features such as wifi 6e. If you choose to purchase the 12900k bundle I recommend the version with the msi z690 board.
The ram included in both bundles is ddr5 6000 cl36 which to the best of my knowledge uses samsung b-die. This would be of greater concern if paired with amd cpus, which are much more sensitive to ram timings and have in the past had compatibility issues (which are supposedly fixed now) with samsung ram. On an intel system like these bundles, this ram is decent at best, and can't be overclocked well like hynix ram can. However, it's perfectly acceptable for standard use, and the differences between this and higher end ram (without considering manually tuning hynix ram) will be insignificant to the end user in the vast majority of cases.
Overall, if you were considering the $400 12900k bundle, but were hoping to get something a bit more powerful with a decent current gen motherboard, at only $50 more this is a good deal.
I just wonder if these prices will go lower on Black Friday.
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The 13700k is consistently faster in every way than the 12900k, though the difference isn't terribly large. In gaming at 1080p with a 4090 the 13700k is ~9% faster on average than the 12900k, and in a variety of productivity applications it can be up to 10% faster, though typically the performance difference is in the lower single digits.
The motherboard in this combo is not incredible, but it's decent enough. Here's a link to the asus specs page: https://www.asus.com/motherboards.../techspec/
The manual: https://dlcdnets.asus.c
And here's a link to a review of the board: https://www.alktech.co/articles/r...otherboard
The z790 chipset isn't a major improvement over the z690 chipset, but at least it's liable to get updates a bit longer. The pcie, m.2, and usb available on this board should be perfectly acceptable for the vast majority of users. There are a few unfortunate tradeoffs as it is a lower-midrange board, such as wifi 6 instead of 6e, a pcie gen5 x16 slot but no gen5 m.2 slot, no integrated io shield (a separate io shield is included), the cheap realtek alc897 audio chip (common in midrange and budget boards), and only 1 m.2 heatsink. That being said, for the average user this board should be more than sufficient.
The ASUS Z790-V board included in the $400 i9-12900k bundle is a slightly cut down version of the board in this bundle, with fewer heatsinks, worse networking (wifi 5, bluetooth 5.0, gigabit ethernet), fewer rgb headers, no usb 3.2 gen2, no displayport, etc.
Alternatively, there's a second version of the $400 12900k bundle which includes the msi z690-a pro wifi ddr5 board. That board uses the last generation z690 chipset, but has more comparable features to the board in this deal, and a couple of nicer features such as wifi 6e. If you choose to purchase the 12900k bundle I recommend the version with the msi z690 board.
The ram included in both bundles is ddr5 6000 cl36 which to the best of my knowledge uses samsung b-die. This would be of greater concern if paired with amd cpus, which are much more sensitive to ram timings and have in the past had compatibility issues (which are supposedly fixed now) with samsung ram. On an intel system like these bundles, this ram is decent at best, and can't be overclocked well like hynix ram can. However, it's perfectly acceptable for standard use, and the differences between this and higher end ram (without considering manually tuning hynix ram) will be insignificant to the end user in the vast majority of cases.
Overall, if you were considering the $400 12900k bundle, but were hoping to get something a bit more powerful with a decent current gen motherboard, at only $50 more this is a good deal.
The 13700k is consistently faster in every way than the 12900k, though the difference isn't terribly large. In gaming at 1080p with a 4090 the 13700k is ~9% faster on average than the 12900k, and in a variety of productivity applications it can be up to 10% faster, though typically the performance difference is in the lower single digits.
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to the best of my knowledge uses samsung b-die. This would be of greater concern if paired with amd cpus, which are
I just wonder if these prices will go lower on Black Friday.
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I picked this up yesterday and I couldn't get it to post. Took out 1 of the memory sticks and boom posted to BIOS. Had the bios flash ready to go so I did that and turned on XMP setting. Put the second stick back in and booted up normally. Pain in the ass IMHO, have built a bunch of machines and this has never happened before.
The board itself is a few inches smaller which didn't bother me minus it being a bit more cramped. The thing that bothered me the most is there is no LED lights or little screen to tell you what component isn't booting correctly. I looked at my old first gen i5 system and that mobo had it.
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