Hello boys and girls,

As probably most of you on Z690 and alderlake, I have an upgrade itch.

Currently running Z690 EDGE, DDR4 3600 CL14 and RTX 4090 with 12600k cooled with noctua u12a.

I kind of invested into “better” motherboard so I could have future upgrade path.

Now I’m wondering, is it worth it to swap to higher tier 13900k/14700k/14900k for 4k gaming.

Has any of you made similar upgrade?

Thanks to everyone’s contribution.

  • Impossible_Dot_9074BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    14700K. I just made the same upgrade and am good for at least another 3 years. I had my 12600K for 2 years already. So that’s 5 years on the same socket. Plus I was able to get some money back by selling on my 12600K. Very pleased with the performance of the 14700K but it does tend to run hot even with a NH-D15.