expiredSleepingJedi | Staff posted Dec 20, 2023 09:14 PM
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expiredSleepingJedi | Staff posted Dec 20, 2023 09:14 PM
Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W $155
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My new PC is a 14900K with a RTX 4090 and my older 12600K system with a RTX 3080 Ti is exactly the same CPU wise. I know this because I got the RTX 4090 first, and it went int that system until I finished building my new, 14900K system
This 12600 is overclocked / performance tuned is a BEAST ... trust me. $150 is a steal.
Also, the 12600K was voted CPU of the year a few years back, mostly for its tremendous value. It's very to overclock this CPU on nearly all intel motherboards. Literally 1 bios switch. On intel, it's called ( A.I. Performance Tune ) or something like that.
Also, if you're not comfortable taking my word for it, there are tons of videos out there on overclocking the 12600K. You can literally nearly match the 12900K, 13900K and 14900K in "gaming" ... not productivity. More cores really don't mean much past a certain point.
My new PC is a 14900K with a RTX 4090 and my older 12600K system with a RTX 3080 Ti is exactly the same CPU wise. I know this because I got the RTX 4090 first, and it went int that system until I finished building my new, 14900K system
This 12600 is overclocked / performance tuned is a BEAST ... trust me. $150 is a steal.
Also, the 12600K was voted CPU of the year a few years back, mostly for its tremendous value. It's very to overclock this CPU on nearly all intel motherboards. Literally 1 bios switch. On intel, it's called ( A.I. Performance Tune ) or something like that.
Also, if you're not comfortable taking my word for it, there are tons of videos out there on overclocking the 12600K. You can literally nearly match the 12900K, 13900K and 14900K in "gaming" ... not productivity. More cores really don't mean much past a certain point.
Intel tricks people with more cores and higher clock frequency to compensate but worse processor nodes fabrication
It's neck and neck with hexacore ryzen so let that bring your back down to earth on what you plan on using it for unless you do lots of productivity and multitasking that needs over 8 cores
Intel even just started enabling smarter core scheduling with their newest 14 gen processors also with no plans to update older ones on the same socket
The whole generation is pretty stagnant at the higher end of cpus which most people were going to pay more for either: extra cores, cache, or the ability to overclock which we have gotten all those things in separate packages already now
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