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i7 11700 upgrade kit for 11k or wait for 12th gen prices to drop?

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Hey guys, im looking at building a pc for video editing and gaming. 12th gen is currently still overpriced and I dont really think its worth it. Would a 11700 i7 be fine?
 
Any particular reason you aren't considering an AMD based build?
 
Let us know if you want any help with a custom PC ; )
We're doing super low labour rates at the moment.
 
AMD are launching their new platform in 2022 so you could hold off for their new stuff or try get some good deals on current gen hardware.

Honestly though, 11th gen was a dud and not reaaally worth considering unless it’s a cheap deal.

12th gen is fantastic and is much faster than 11th.

Keep an eye out for some serious discounts with AMDs current CPUs as they try stay competitive with Intel. The 5800X has been nicely discounted here in the UK.

DDR5 is not really worth the cost to performance so also keep that in mind.

Here are two links. One for motherboards and the other for CPUs.


 
Also when you say "upgrade kit," are you referring to Evetech? Because if so, I would recommend doing a quick search of this forum for "Evetech" to see why they were banned from Carbonite for failing to provide adequate customer service.
Hahaha I just want to understand this correctly...


Was evetech on Carbonite and got banned from Carbonite? 🤣🤣
 
Hahaha I just want to understand this correctly...


Was evetech on Carbonite and got banned from Carbonite? [emoji1787][emoji1787]

Yes. For not honouring warranties when the products failed.

They would offer your a 60% refund on the original cost of them because of “depreciation” and say “we will give you a replacement item worth 60% of your original item”

So you’d buy an RM850i PSU at X and they would offer you a replacement PSU worth 60% of X (like a TX750 or something)

There were other issues with their support too, like not responding to people at all but still selling stuff on the forum.
 
Hahaha I just want to understand this correctly...


Was evetech on Carbonite and got banned from Carbonite? 🤣🤣
Yeah they had an official account here like Wootware, Rebel Tech etc. have. But that account was banned.
 
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