/r/buildapc - Planning on building a computer but need some advice? This is the place to ask!

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The original was posted on /r/buildapc by /u/TylerBourbon on 2023-12-27 21:14:44+00:00.

I'm building a new pc, and I'm torn a bit on which cpu to get.

I have a i7-8700k right now.

I'm uncertain if I should get a i7-14700 or an i9-14900. They're both way faster than my current cpu, but they don't seem that far off, with the i9 only being about 15% faster, but it's a bigger power hog and runs hotter.

I game (flatscreen and VR) but I also do a fair amount of video and sound editing and art.

So far the specs are going to be:

CPU: i7-14700 or i9-14900

Peerless Assassin cpu fan

Asus RoG Strix z-690 E wifi mobo

G.Skill Trident z5 DDR 5 64gb

Samsung 870 QVO 2tb SSD

Crucial MX500 2tb SSD

Seagate Ironwolf 8tb HDD

Gigabyte RTX 3080 gpu

Corsair RM1000e ATX Power Supply

Fan Case Fans 2 200mm Intake fans (front and side) 1 top 200mm exhaust, 1 120mm rear exhaust.