Best low profile cooler for i7-12700 CPU
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I don't have space for a larger case so need to find a solution for the Silverstone GD09 and was looking to use the Noctua NH-C14S cooler as their website indicates it can handle a 12700.
Would I be better dropping down to the i5-12600 CPU instead?
I don't do any gaming but want the PC to be able to handle 4k@60Hz video streaming and video editing as well as basic internet browsing / MS365 work.
I currently have a 7 year old i7-4790s and as I'm paying out to upgrade my PC I want to feel that I'm getting a definite upgrade in terms of performance. Would the 12600 still feel like an upgrade against what I have now even though I'm moving from an i7 down to an i5?
Would I be better dropping down to the i5-12600 CPU instead?
I don't do any gaming but want the PC to be able to handle 4k@60Hz video streaming and video editing as well as basic internet browsing / MS365 work.
I currently have a 7 year old i7-4790s and as I'm paying out to upgrade my PC I want to feel that I'm getting a definite upgrade in terms of performance. Would the 12600 still feel like an upgrade against what I have now even though I'm moving from an i7 down to an i5?
Thanks for the input.
I've been looking at scaling back and now considering the i5-12600. Looking at the benchmarks on cpubenchmark.net the i5-12600 has a CPU mark of 20883 and last years i7-11700 has mark at 20530.
Am I understanding these numbers correctly - does that mean that the 12th Gen i5 is slightly better than the 11th Gen i7?
I've been looking at scaling back and now considering the i5-12600. Looking at the benchmarks on cpubenchmark.net the i5-12600 has a CPU mark of 20883 and last years i7-11700 has mark at 20530.
Am I understanding these numbers correctly - does that mean that the 12th Gen i5 is slightly better than the 11th Gen i7?