CPU Upgrade Decision

[BillHicksRIP]

I'm upgrading my lad's rig which is currently running a GTX 1080 and an i7-7700k, so, really in need of a refresh. He uses it mainly for gaming and school stuff. I've picked up the bits below from MM and elsewhere but I genuinely don't know which way to go with the CPU. I'm wondering if the i5-12600 might be underpowered for running with a 3080 and if I should go with an i5-14600K for £200 for future-proofing purposes? I'd be buying it new from OcUK but the degradation issues has given me pause for thought. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks.

i5-12600 (non-K)
MSI VENTUS 3X RTX 3080
MSI Z690 Edge WiFi DDR4
Team Group 8Pack Ripped Edition DDR4 3600 C14 (4 x 8GB)
Seasonic Focus PX-650 Platinum PSU

Cooler <undecided>
Case <undecided>

 

[BillHicksRIP]

Thanks for the replies. He's not bothered about RGB and wanted a solid side panel so have gone with an Antec Flux SE (Black/Walnut). Cooler is going to be either a Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE Black Dual Tower CPU Air Cooler or an Arctic Freezer 36. Cheers.

 

[BillHicksRIP]

I had a very similar set up to that, same cpu, same motherboard, same memory

Yeah, it was me who bought that from you!

Was waiting till a graphics card within budget appeared which I've got now. Peerless Assassin it is! Thanks to all for the suggestions.