Hi
I was asked to make my own thread even though there is already one with more or less the same title.
I'm between 12600K and 5600X. I need to get a new PC by the end of this year and it is now down to the CPU and what GPU I can find. I need performance just for the games, excel and things like that don't need much.
Build:
GPU: 3060 Ti or 3070
RAM: 3200 mhz ddr4 CL16
SSD: ADATA XS8200 PRO 1TB x2
PSU: Corsair mr850x
Case: Be Quiet! Silent Base 802
Cooler: Be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Pro
OS: Win 11 or 10 if latter comes with free upgrade
I can get 12600K + Asus TUF Gaming Z690 Wifi D4 (ddr4) for 3 € less than 5600X + Msi B550 Aorus Pro Ax thanks to Asus cashback.
I have few questions though and I'm a noob.
1) What is the real 12600K power consumption? I read from somewhere that it doesn't use a lot of power unless it is pushed to the limits and even then it is not bad. But it can even use less power than 5600X since 5600X has to run with a higher load to reach the same level of performance as 12600K?
2) Is 12600K really so problematic as they say? That games don't work on it etc.? Is it a difficult CPU for a noob? Is it not expected that they will get rid of those problems with updates and such?
3) Does B550 offer better upgrade possibilities? I plan to keep my PC for a long time so one day I need to upgrade the CPU and GPU at least. And B550 is ok for 5950X and even the future 6000 series, but 12600K can probably only be upgraded to 12900K before it needs a new motherboard too?
It sounds like a no-brainer to choose the better CPU for the same price (motherboard is probably better too, at least with some future proof), but is it really that simple? Power consumption is important too even though energy is still fairly cheap, but it is getting more and more expensive every year.
I was asked to make my own thread even though there is already one with more or less the same title.
I'm between 12600K and 5600X. I need to get a new PC by the end of this year and it is now down to the CPU and what GPU I can find. I need performance just for the games, excel and things like that don't need much.
Build:
GPU: 3060 Ti or 3070
RAM: 3200 mhz ddr4 CL16
SSD: ADATA XS8200 PRO 1TB x2
PSU: Corsair mr850x
Case: Be Quiet! Silent Base 802
Cooler: Be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Pro
OS: Win 11 or 10 if latter comes with free upgrade
I can get 12600K + Asus TUF Gaming Z690 Wifi D4 (ddr4) for 3 € less than 5600X + Msi B550 Aorus Pro Ax thanks to Asus cashback.
I have few questions though and I'm a noob.
1) What is the real 12600K power consumption? I read from somewhere that it doesn't use a lot of power unless it is pushed to the limits and even then it is not bad. But it can even use less power than 5600X since 5600X has to run with a higher load to reach the same level of performance as 12600K?
2) Is 12600K really so problematic as they say? That games don't work on it etc.? Is it a difficult CPU for a noob? Is it not expected that they will get rid of those problems with updates and such?
3) Does B550 offer better upgrade possibilities? I plan to keep my PC for a long time so one day I need to upgrade the CPU and GPU at least. And B550 is ok for 5950X and even the future 6000 series, but 12600K can probably only be upgraded to 12900K before it needs a new motherboard too?
It sounds like a no-brainer to choose the better CPU for the same price (motherboard is probably better too, at least with some future proof), but is it really that simple? Power consumption is important too even though energy is still fairly cheap, but it is getting more and more expensive every year.