limit the pl1 and pl2 to 200w or even 180. thank me later

get the fastest ram you can afford. nothing less than 7200mts

gaming needs p cores, get the one you can afford that has 8. its either 8 very fast p cores or 8 very very fast p cores…doesnt matter much

i have it set 5.7GHz on all p cores, the best i can do on.my nhd15

went 5800x3d after 10th gen…id rather get an i5 over ANYTHING amd, even a 7950x, anything zen5 …

depends if you’re going to upgrade your ram AND mobo. with less than 7200mhz, stick to your z690 and 12700k. with a new 14th gen mobo, get the 14700k and get 7200mhz+ xmp ram.

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you cant keep you z690 as you will be stuck with your current ram kit, (it wont run 7200mhz ram). so it wont be as big of a jump. probably not even noticeable in games.

thas build is candy!!

massive uplift,yes even at 4k, a better gpu is due to,maybe a 4070ti super? that would be a sick combo , well balanced.otherwise stick with your 3080, still a killer card

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