13th gen

Forum discussion tagged with 13th gen.
  1. jnjnilson6

    Question Arrow Lake and Meteor Lake Performance Predictions

    Will Arrow Lake be faster than Meteor Lake? How much faster do you think it would be than 12-14th gen. CPUs and what would be the decrease in temperatures? Would it be better (in terms of animation) to get a Core i7-14700 and Noctua NH-U12S (cooler) today or wait until Arrow Lake hits the...
  2. R

    Question Dual channel RAM issue ?

    I've been using this PC for approximately 6 months perfectly well from Jan to June. One day, it failed to POST, so I took it to the store. They diagnosed the issue as a malfunctioning RAM module, replaced it, and the PC booted up fine. It worked perfectly well for the next 6 days, but on the 7th...
  3. AwashZ

    [SOLVED] Will intel 13th gen will boot/post on z690 MOBO?

    Sup. I have a Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero EVA edition motherboard, recently bought, initialy for the i5- 13600k. But i saw some people saying that wont work unless you update Bios. The funny thing i dont have any intel processor, cuz i was an AMD user. So i want to know if there is any chance...
  4. S

    Question Do you need a contact frame (Thermalright/Thermal Grizzly) for a Intel 13th gen CPU paired with a Z690 motherboard?

    So I have been out-of-the-loop for a while when it comes to CPU's and have recently been wanting to upgrade to Intel's 13th gen. However, I have noticed talks within the PC community that Alder Lake suffered from some sort of IHS bending issue which caused CPU coolers to not make proper contact...
  5. S

    Question Optimal RAM config for Intel 13th gen?

    So I am looking to upgrade my CPU to a 13700K and I am wondering what the optimal RAM config is for Intel's 13th gen. I want to get 32GB of DDR5 RAM so I went with 2x16GB sticks of Corsair Vengeance 5600 MHz RAM but after a bit of googling I realized that these are only Single Rank DIMM's. Do...
  6. JaxoKream

    Question 12th gen to 13th gen worth it?

    I recently (within the past couple weeks) built a new rig, with an i5 12600k and 3060ti. I didn't know gen 13 was right around the corner. Is it worth while to try and sell my current processor for a 13600k or kf? If I knew next gen would be out so soon I would have waited. I'm happy with the...
  7. M

    Question Can I return a CPU after performing a BIOS update?

    The deal here is that I've ordered a specific motherboard I like which will be compatible with 13th gen Raptor Lake CPUs but has no BIOS flashback button for version updates and I suspect it won't have been updated to the latest version. As such I'd like to still get a 13th gen CPU if possible...