Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX 690 DDR5 motherboard and 32GB 5200MHZ DDR5 RAM For $380 at Amazon.

[Archaea]

Ripped from slickdeals. I’ve been watching for a deal on 12th gen Intel system. I think this is the one.

https://slickdeals.net/f/15814393-b...f91ec43ecf4427ed8c9e916dc&src=foryou_recombee


Z690 AORUS Elite AX Gaming Motherboard & AORUS Memory GP-ARS32G52D5 (DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5200MHz) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YZBZS7F

Now to figure out what cooler to use on $330 Intel 127000k. Any suggestions?

 

[mda]

240 AIO minimum or something like the Noctua U12A/D15 if it fits that board.

 

[kirbyrj]

Dead deal. Up to $499

 

[Archaea]

I went with a 360mm h150i Icue AIO water cooler with 1700 socket brackets for $80 refurbed. Also on slickdeals.

Alternatively you can get the EVGA 280mm AIO for $60 or the EVGA 360mm AIO for $80 - both new at Amazon right now.

It went with the Corsair refurb because I like the look better. Performance should be similar.

Looks like the 12700k is the way to go for gamers. 12900k adds no performance for gaming and costs $200 more new.

 

[Artificiary]

Looks like the 12700k is the way to go for gamers. 12900k adds no performance for gaming and costs $200 new.

But it’s got more cores man!

Good deal though (even if it went quick), thanks for resharing!

 

[Archaea]

Even better deal here.

$300 for Gaming X motherboard and 32GB of DDR5

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails?sdtid=15852346&ItemList=Combo.4502626

I bought the deal in the original post and bought a 12700K and a SK Hynix p41 Platinum 1TB drive for the OS. It installed Windows 11 in 2 minutes. Absolutely insane. It’s a nice setup.