Last minute advice before purchasing 12700 or 12700F

[KateB]

Hi all.

On another post I received some excellent help on which motherboard & CPU to get.

The 12700 was highly recommended and in particular the F variant.

Before I place my order for the F I just want to make sure I'm making the right decision not getting the 12700 with the igpu?

I'm not a content creator or streamer which seems to be the main reason for getting integrated graphics but I do like the idea of having it in case my 2070 super breaks at some point.

Is there any other reason I should get the 12700 or should I get the F?

Thank you.

 

[KateB]

For the sake of £10 get the one with the iGPU, its worth that for the peace of mind.

I can get a 12700F for £317.99 free delivery, nowhere that I have seen has a 12700 for under £350 and that's with delivery on top.

Thank you all for your thoughts. If I can find a 12700 at these prices quoted I will definitely get one.

Thanks again.

 

[KateB]

Right I've found a 12700 for £340 - £22 difference. That's doable.

iGPU aside are the 12700 & 12700F the same chip with no further differences? I read somewhere something about "binning" I have no idea what that is but it said something along the lines of a badly binned 12700 is much worse than a badly binned 12700F.

Like I said I'm not sure what that is and I trust members of this forum over someone on a random website.

Thanks again.

 

[KateB]

Thank you.

So 12700 it is then.

 

[KateB]

I've just read somewhere that if you have an iGPU and a dedicated GPU which I have then the iGPU will be turned off, is that correct? It further went on to suggest that before booting for the first time to remove the dedicated card so it forces the iGPU on and add the card later.

As I have never had a CPU with iGPU before is this correct?

I'm currently on Windows 10 but intend to install a fresh Windows 11 with this new chip, is there anything like the aforementioned I need to know or do?

Thank you.

 

[KateB]

Thank you.

 

[KateB]

I've had both and tbh i would get with the igpu, much easier to diagnose issues that are graphically related. Without the igpu you'll want a spare graphics card to test at least. It's just in case these kind of things happen...

I did, 12700 for £339 - very happy.

Thank you.