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Opinions on the 12900k $400 microcenter deal? (alien.top)

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So, it's time to upgrade the 7700k and I'm looking at microcenter deals.

I did consider the 7700x initially, but given there are a lot of reported problems with RAM and stuff like that, I'm looking into the intel builds. The 12900k bundle is the same price, and to my surprise, has close to the same gaming performance of the 7700x.

https://www.microcenter.com/product/5006547/intel-core-i9-12900k,-msi-z690-a-pro-wifi-ddr5,-gskill-ripjaws-s5-32gb-kit-ddr5-6000,-computer-build-bundle

So, I just have some questions, has anyone tried this bundle, do you like it, is it a good experience for gaming?

Is it worth spending $50 more for a 13700k bundle instead? Kinda leery of that one because it seems to have potential motherboard issues, but it is tempting.

Link to that one.

https://www.microcenter.com/product/5006461/intel-core-i7-13700k,-asus-z790-p-prime-wifi-ddr5,-gskill-32gb-ddr5-6000-kit,-computer-build-combo

And for comparison's sake here's the 7700x one I'm also kinda sorta considering:

https://www.microcenter.com/product/5006269/amd-ryzen-7-7700x,-msi-b650-p-pro-wifi,-gskill-flare-x5-series-32gb-ddr5-6000-kit,-computer-build-bundle

A few other questions I have:

Should I swap out my PSU? I'm using a 7 year old thermaltake toughpower 750w gold. I heard you should replace PSUs after your warranty expires, but i have had zero issues with my PSU. I would be swapping it out as a precaution if I did as a PSU failure can be catastrophic to the rest of my system. I'd prefer to avoid upgrading my PSU if I dont have to as this stuff is kinda expensive, ya know? But if it's for the best...

And if you're wondering about what wattage I'd need my GPU is a 6650 XT. I may upgrade to something else during the projected life of this next build (5-8 years) but I doubt it would be SIGNIFICANTLY more power hungry than that. Like I'm not ever going to be throwing in a 4090 or something with this.

Would a thermaltake peerless assassin or phantom spirit be a decent air cooler for it? I know the 12900k is a very hot CPU, but some benchmarks did suggest that that's the best bang for your buck air cooler available.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The bundle is a dead link for me.

I have found that the motherboards on these combo deals can be the weakest point lacking.

Never been happy with my ASUS I got with my 12700k. Double check the reviews on the mother board. It's really a component you don't want to get wrong.