Join me with some killer gaming PC specs.
The Intel Core i5-12600K should be a familiar processor as it’s one we’ve continuously recommended for most PC builds, up until it was replaced by the newer Intel Core i5-13600K. It’s a mid-tier processor with 10 physical cores and 16 threads, which is ample for gaming and running heavier applications. Pairing this chip with DDR5 RAM and a capable motherboard will create a powerful system and it’s on sale right now for $179.
Even without this Prime Day deal, the Intel Core i5-12600K is still worth buying at its usual listing price. I’ve been using it inside my main gaming PC for around three months now, replacing an AMD setup with a vastly more powerful Ryzen 9 7950X. Some would consider this a downgrade, but the Ryzen 9 family of processors is far too power-hungry for my gaming hobby. Unless you’re really pushing 4K with everything enabled in games, you can easily get by with an Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 chip.
