JonWood007

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What are peoples' thoughts on the Asus Prime Z790-P/V Wifi? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah my thing with microcenter's 7800x3d bundle is the parts seem to have so many QC issues i don't wanna touch that with a ten foot pole.

What are peoples' thoughts on the Asus Prime Z790-P/V Wifi? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Ok, mightve been an isolated issue then, no one else in this thread mentioned anything either. I just brought it up since i had some people in other threads mention it to me and a lot of reviews on newegg seemed to mention significant problems.

What are peoples' thoughts on the Asus Prime Z790-P/V Wifi? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Have you had any issues with USB disconnects or the ethernet dropping out or anything like that?

What are peoples' thoughts on the Asus Prime Z790-P/V Wifi? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yeah but the bundles I'm looking at are ASUS or bust. Theres an MSI one with a 14700k for a bit more but it doesnt even come ready for 14th gen so...

And AMD just seems to be a flat out nightmare with their bundles.

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What are peoples' thoughts on the Asus Prime Z790-P/V Wifi? (alien.top)
 

So...I've been trying to plan a build and was about to pull the trigger on either a 12900k or 13700k (microcenter bundles), but when I looked at the reviews of the motherboards included (similar motherboard in both bundles, 12900k has the V, 13700k has the P), I started noticing that some of the reviews were bad. While they dont look AS bad as what a lot of the AMD bundles are dealing with, it's enough to give me pause to buy.

So...how bad is this model? Is it really as bad as some people say it is? What are your experiences with it? The other parts of the bundle look great, it's mostly the motherboard on this one that looks sketchy.

EDIT: 12900k bundle: https://www.microcenter.com/product/5006593/intel-core-i9-12900k,-asus-z790-v-prime-wifi-ddr5,-gskill-ripjaws-s5-32gb-kit-ddr5-6000,-computer-build-bundle

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

Gamers Nexus - Best & Worst GPUs of 2023 for Gaming: $100 to $2000 Video Cards in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah, DLSS and other tech are a crutch. This weird obsession with it shows how susceptible some people are to marketing.

Anyway, generally speaking, those techs can improve performance 50-100% IIRC.

Gamers Nexus - Best & Worst GPUs of 2023 for Gaming: $100 to $2000 Video Cards in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Its not real 1080p. Its upscaled 1080p. Also, lol circlejerking over DLSS again.

i7 14700K or i9 13900K? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Just throwing this out there but is a 14700k worth an extra $100 over a 12900k? Going by microcenter deals btw.

When do you usually upgrade your processor? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

I seem to average every 6-7 years since I started building myself. Phenom ii x4 965 in 2010, i7 7700k in 2017, and I'm looking to upgrade to either a 12900k or 7800 x3d next month.

Just got the 12900k bundle from micro center. Can’t wait to get the other parts. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Tell me how you like it, I plan on getting that one too.

Btw, what power supply you running with that bad boy?

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

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.