Intel processors haven’t had the best time in recent years. Not only has Intel been unable to compete with AMD in terms of power efficiency, but recently, there have also been widespread stability issues with OOM error messages and game crashes.
Intel claims Its board partners are mostly to blame for this, so it’s likely that the issues will be resolved with future motherboard firmware updates that will fix the values ​​that cause such stability issues.
The failure to compete effectively and properly with AMD Ryzen is now leading to lower prices for Team Blue’s processors.
The price reduction is on some of the company’s 13th generation (Raptor Lake) and 12th generation (Alder Lake) desktop parts that belong to Intel’s Socket LGA1700 motherboards.
Get them at the links below. Remember these are all unlocked parts and you’ll need a decent AIO cooler, ideally 240 or 360mm. A good quality air cooler will do too, but then the case needs to have excellent airflow:
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Intel Core i7-13700K Gaming Desktop Processor 16 Cores (8 P Cores + 8 Electronic Cores) with Integrated Graphics – Unlocked: $339.99 (Amazon US)
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Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 (6 P Cores + 8 Electronic Cores) with Integrated Graphics – Unlocked: $268.99 (Amazon US)
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Intel Core i9-12900K desktop processor with integrated graphics and 16 cores (8P+8E) up to 5.2 GHz unlocked: $296.99 (Amazon US)
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Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming desktop processor with integrated graphics and 12 cores (8P+4E) up to 5.0 GHz: $214.99 (Amazon US)
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