Upgrading from Intel 6th Gen (Skylake) to 10th Gen (Ice Lake). Thoughts?

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With the recent release of 12th gen Intel CPUs, is 10th gen still relevant now?

Someone listed a used 10900k + MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Plus for £350

The 10900k comes without the original box and no purchase receipt. After further conversation with the seller, I found out the seller bought this from someone else and cant reach the first seller anymore to ask for the purchase receipt - so he's basically selling a third-hand CPU.

The motherboard, on the other hand, comes with the original box and purchase receipt. It was bought early this year and is still under the warranty.

Considering the 10900k comes without its original box and no purchase receipt, do you guys think I should grab this deal? or is it too risky that I'm better off with something else that is new?

As for now the thing that's holding me off from going to Alder Lake 12th Gen is the power consumption. That thing will be a pain in the arse to cool off and I would be forced to upgrade my 280mm to 360mm aio to sustain good temp for daily use.

Thoughts?
 
I would not go for that deal.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £490.44 (includes shipping: £10.50)

Less than £150 more for a better system that is brand new and has warranty.

Better performance and the 12600k does not have as high a power demand as the 12900. The super high power usage is only when the cores are fully loaded like in cinebench and not in general use and gaming power draw is almost the same as Ryzen 5xxx chips

Edit - If you get the 1700 bracket for your AIO it will most likley be more than enough. The Asus mobos have 2 holes for 1200 and 1700 so would not need a bracket afaik.
 
I would not go for that deal.

My basket at overclockers uk:
Total: £490.44 (includes shipping: £10.50)

Less than £150 more for a better system that is brand new and has warranty.

Better performance and the 12600k does not have as high a power demand as the 12900. The super high power usage is only when the cores are fully loaded like in cinebench and not in general use and gaming power draw is almost the same as Ryzen 5xxx chips

Edit - If you get the 1700 bracket for your AIO it will most likley be more than enough. The Asus mobos have 2 holes for 1200 and 1700 so would not need a bracket afaik.

thanks for the recommendation!

As for the current deal that I got, at what price point would be fair in your opinion?

£350 is a really good price IMO. Intel will likely cover the warranty. I think it’s 3 years on retail chips.
but they dont come with the receipt purchase and their original box, how is it going to be possible to claim for warranty in the future?
 
thanks for the recommendation!

As for the current deal that I got, at what price point would be fair in your opinion?


but they dont come with the receipt purchase and their original box, how is it going to be possible to claim for warranty in the future?

Ive never known Intel to reject a warranty claim. Tops the chip is 18 months old.
 
The deal is not terribly priced and the seller will most likely find a buyer. In a way the 2 components are worth more seperately than together. If a person has a Z490 mobo and lower end 10400 cpu then the 10900k is a sensible upgrade and worth buying. Or if a person has a 10th gen cpu and needs a new mobo then the gigabyte one is a decent replacment. Both of those situations can occur and the parts individually make sense.

What does not make sense to me is to use them together at the heart of a brand new system when you can get better performance from 12th gen at not that much higher a price.
 
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