Good chip before 13th & 14th Gen chip problems

Still a workhorse, have it paired with an astral 5090 and it still impresses me. Have a z790 rog strix mobo that I originally had an i9-14900k but, the chip was bad and ended up doing an RMA with Intel. Received another, and needed to lower voltage etc... they said. I sold it to a friend. I did help him update his bios/lower the voltage/etc.. Everything I dont have to do with my I9-12900k because you know.... that defeats the purpose of having that. So why not the 13900... I saw reviews as well and it looks like Intel's issues started with that and only got worse with the 14900 so I just went to the reliable 12900. Anyhow, after the latest Intel proc disaster, I will be switching over to AMD procs unless Intel comes back with their next one in 2026 and it's a banger...

I brought this processor for my gaming/workstation build .Combining this processor with nzxt 360 mm liquid cooling AIO , things went smoothly.It can handle literally all heavy tasks like 3d rendering , simulation , gaming , yet keeps temprature at 40c .Highly recommended for best gaming rigs .Note: 4th gen ssd is a plus for the build ... Otherwise there might be bottleneck with gen3 ssds while doing 3d rendering works .

This thing never goes over 15 percent usage, and most games its actually using 0-4 percent. Even on Escape From Tarkov at max settings 4k 140+ fps its using 4 percent at max and usually is at 0-1 percent, I don't know if it's my computer reading an error but I use a few apps to check including the task manager tab. I use an NZXT AIO and the temps on this thing are under 20 idle and when I'm gaming on any game it never goes over 45 and usually is in the low 30s. I tried WOW classic, Retail, Cyberpunk, Spiderman , and regularly play Escape from tarkov and all at 4k max settings and this thing just stays cool and and low usage. My GPU barely works as I have a 3090 TI, my GPU is usually at USAGE 40-50 percent at max 60 percent and stays cool, so I don't think anything is bottle necking.My old computer has an I5 and I have a laptop with an I7 and when I am gaming they are usually at 90+ percent usage. Even my friend with the AMD 5800x3D was getting at least 30+percent usage for AAA games. This is the first Computer I've built where I'm actually not even worried about the CPU for how cool it runs. I'm really shocked on how good its performance is, Definitely recommend.

I purchase this CPU 1 year ago and it cost me 74,000 JPY back then.the price didn't drop much since that time and the performance is satisfying so far.the new generation spec is higher so if you want to buy this CPU don't. instead, you can buy i7 Gen13 as it will have the same spec plus a better cache than the 12 Gen.it might be better to buy the K version in case you have issues with your GPU to troubleshoot.