Yes I know this kind of question is asked alot but I genuinely cannot come to a conclusion.
There are two bundle deals available from microcenter that I am considering
I9-12900k w/ Asus motherboard & RAM for $399.99 Or I7-14700k w/ MSI motherboard & RAM for $549.99
I am trying to upgrade my PC piece by piece and my main bottleneck lies at the CPU so this is my first step.
Any help is appreciated.
Tbf we have no information on what you are going to use your pc for. Based on that I would advise the 12900k bundle because it’s much cheaper (might be the ddr4 ram), 12900k is plenty for the next 5-7 years, Asus mobo is generally more reliable than MSI (based on my experience), and finally cpu easier to cool.