Originally Posted by
entropism
OK, so I'm looking to upgrade my 8700K/Asrock Z390 PG ITX that I've had for years. As it stands, I can put together a system for either the 13600K or 7700x for almost an identical price, about $600 + tax for the CPU, MB and memory (32gb DDR5, most likely 6000mhz). I'm building in an existing SFF case (Sliger SM580), so it will be an ITX board, and cooled with either my current Fractal Celsius 280 AIO, or purchasing a new AIO. Arctic's AIO won't fit my case.
Power supply is a Corsair 600SF Platinum.
GPU is an undervolted 3070.
Storage will be a 2GB WD Black 850X for windows, and reusing my 2GB HP 920 for games. Everything else will be on external HDDs,
This is the first time I won't necessarily be overclocking, I'm mainly concerned with getting the chip as cool as possible, to keep my fans quiet. So I'm guessing the AMD can go to 65w and turn PBO on to get what I can with it, and I'll do the equivalent for the 13600K.
So right now I'm considering the 13600K with an ASRock Z690 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB4, and 32GB of ram, I'm assuming I'll be looking for Hynix chips. All said, it will be about $600, between microcenter and Newegg.
Another option would be the 7700X with whatever B650 ITX board is recommended. Pricing ranges from $240 for the MSI to $320 for the Asus, I have no problem spending more to get the better board. All of the VRMs seem to be more than capable, so it's more about the rear IO (USB quantity mostly, audio will be going to a dedicated DAC/Amp through Optical or USB) and the LAN chipset. I'm 100% looking for board recommendations if you suggest AMD.
Assuming I run the AMD chip at 65w with PBO enabled, or limit the power delivery to intel's spec plus undervolt it, which chip will run cooler on a 280 AIO? I know the motherboard companies are supplying WAY too much power to the new intel chips and need to be manually reined in
So, if this was you and you got to pick whatever you wanted, what direction would you guys be going?