I wouldn’t spend money on the 11700 at all. If you’re in US/Canada, 12600k is on sale right now and it’s an insane deal($153.00 USD).

The 4070 is 30% faster than the 4060ti for 56% more money but it does have more vram. In an ideal world, the 4070 would be like 429.99 USD or something but at 515, it’s kinda steep. I’d rather have a 4070 than a 4060ti obviously but the prices are what they are.

Top down coolers like the axp120-x67, nh-c14s, big shuriken etc definitely help cool the vrms fwiw. You could also get some cheap heatsinks with thermal pads to stick on the vrm, just make sure it doesn’t block cooler clearance.