i9-12900k

Forum discussion tagged with i9-12900k.
  1. M

    Question What's the current best CPU for consumers on the market regardless of price?

    i9-12900KS ? According to this link (Intel® Core™ i9 Processors ) , i9-12900KS has the best Max Turbo Frequency and the highest core numbers simultaneously. But what does that "S" mean at the end? Last time I made the mistake of buying i9-12900KF, which later I learnt from this forum that "F"...
  2. K

    Question Unique boot problem 12th gen i9 ddr4

    Hello, since yesterday midday I have been troubleshooting my new pc build trying to understand the problem and get it to boot. I’ve tried everything between heaven and earth. When I turn on the PC every fan and all the rgb turns on, the qled display on the asus mobo first shines red on cpu...
  3. Kevsticle

    Question Problem with new i7-12700K build, please help!

    Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X (1.0) DDR5, Intel i7-12700K and Corsair CMK32GX5M2B5600C36 will not POST, fans spin fast speed. I have CPU and DRAM lights alternatively flashing and eventually I get 4 long beeps and the system resets and repeats. I have flashed the BIOS using the USB and button method...
  4. M

    [SOLVED] i9 12900K all cores running at 100c with volt of 1.45

    Hello, I have been using my core i9 12900k for one week. I noticed during heavy workload all CPU cores go to 100c with a volt of 1.45 highest. There are a few points I want to add: It instantly goes 95-100c on the first 8 cores, then 80-90c in the rest of 8 cores. It takes only 2 seconds --...
  5. C

    Question Intel I9-12900K gaming temp question

    I have been noticing my CPU hitting temps of 70s or max at 80 while playing the Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition at ultra settings. I have a Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black 120mm cooler (not liquid cooling) so is the temp normal? The CPU goes up to 80 while playing the game and then drops to 75 or 70...
  6. JAHRONMON

    [SOLVED] 12900k RAM XMP issues.

    Hello everybody, First time poster, long time reader. I recently upgraded to a 12900K and got the Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X DDR4 motherboard to go along with it. I kept my ram from my previous build, G.SKILL TridentZ for the Z370/X299 chipset (I just realized that it was for this chipset)...
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    [SOLVED] To upgrade to 12900k or 3080 ti?

    Should i upgrade from my 4770k to an i9-12900k, Gigabyte Aorus Master, any DDR5 i can get, aio liquid cooler and an M.2 4.0 using my EVGA GTX 1080 FTW3 and my 2013ish old corsair 750w Approx $2600 CAD. OR buy a complete prebuilt pc with a 11700KF, Evga rtx 3080 ti, m2, aio case etc. For 1300...