Hello,

I’m going to buy one of these as an upgrade from a 12th gen. For 90% gaming usage which do you think would be a better way to go? There is only a $180.00 price difference between the two. I’m going to be pairing this with an MSI Z790 EDGE DDR4 motherboard with 4000 CL14 4x8 ram. I also currently already have a corsair 360 AIO. Does the 14900k have a better memory controller? I’ve also read that APO is only available currently on the 14900k? I’m not sure if that’s accurate or not? Which one would you guys go with? Thx

  • _SirLoki_@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I feel like my 6900k, still going at 4.5 all core, is not worthy of an upgrade even with 12/13/14th gen CPU’s. I might gain 10% on my 3080 when upgrading cpu. Generally, people mess up with gaming rigs getting the best cpu they can. It’s kinda wasteful tbh. Unless you utilize the cpu daily, it’s not a warranted upgrade. Gaming though, you’d want a great gpu and a GOOD cpu, not the best cpu. In games, it does 10% better. Why spend $1000 for 10%? You’re paying $100 per one percent of fps.