I was convinced I knew what I was doing this time.
Was going 12th gen Intel, either the I7 or I9 just because, value wasn't a consideration here, in my head I needed this for my 4k build.
Then along came AMD price cuts, potential to save a LOT here but it was never going to be at the expense of my GPU. I scoured benchmarks and saw the lower CPU's like 5600/x etc doing well with the big boys.
However I then remembered things like DLSS using CPU.
I am going to fully watercool this build and want whatever I buy to last me a good 5 years hopefully, this is why I am hesitant to go AMD, I shall be stuck with DDR4 and probably no future upgrade path.
If I hadn't seen the price drops I doubt I'd have gone back to analysis paralysis. Just because I don't have a budget doesn't mean I want to spend more, I was just decided on it. Purely gaming PC, I don't do any productivity stuff. My reasoning for going higher was better mins, that will help keep GYSNC working.
For context these are some current cpu prices:
5600 - £135
5600X - £160
5700X - £215
5800X - £259
5800X3D - £383
I9 12900k - £570
I7 12700K - £380
I5 12500k - £280
Was going 12th gen Intel, either the I7 or I9 just because, value wasn't a consideration here, in my head I needed this for my 4k build.
Then along came AMD price cuts, potential to save a LOT here but it was never going to be at the expense of my GPU. I scoured benchmarks and saw the lower CPU's like 5600/x etc doing well with the big boys.
However I then remembered things like DLSS using CPU.
I am going to fully watercool this build and want whatever I buy to last me a good 5 years hopefully, this is why I am hesitant to go AMD, I shall be stuck with DDR4 and probably no future upgrade path.
If I hadn't seen the price drops I doubt I'd have gone back to analysis paralysis. Just because I don't have a budget doesn't mean I want to spend more, I was just decided on it. Purely gaming PC, I don't do any productivity stuff. My reasoning for going higher was better mins, that will help keep GYSNC working.
For context these are some current cpu prices:
5600 - £135
5600X - £160
5700X - £215
5800X - £259
5800X3D - £383
I9 12900k - £570
I7 12700K - £380
I5 12500k - £280
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