Question 11700K worth it for 270 USD?

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Pextaxmx

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So local MicroCenter is selling 11700K for 270, and gives out free ASUS Z590-P Wifi along with it.
Worth upgrading from my teenager's 11400+B560??
He got a new 3060 Ti FE and wondering if he would benefit from it. He plays recent first person shooting games and he has a 300Hz 1080 monitor. Maybe he gets more frames with 11700K?
I can take that 11400 to upgrade from my personal 6th gen computer (even though i5 6500 PC is still fast enough for what I do with it)
 

Pextaxmx

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thank you again for all the great advice. Yes, I picked up the combo today.
We are setting it at its stock speed with the 212 evo cooler, with XMP setting with the Crucial 3600MHz.
If my son finds out he needs a better cooler later on, I will consider shopping around for a better cooler. Maybe on the black friday this year.
For now he is one happy teenager.
 

punkncat

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To be fair, I probably wouldn't do it. The 11700K has been available at a great price for some time, and in conjunction with the $20 they offer with compatible motherboards anyway...they are kind of forcing you to take a board they can't sell alone for $70 (90) with a deal they have already offered on that CPU.