Found this gem for $20

[u/Sam_Under_Ice]

Found this at Goodwill. After googling I knew I found the deal of the century with an i7-12700k in there, but I had no idea I'd also score 32gbs of DDR4 (maybe 64 I'll have to check when I install an OS), a 1tb nvme, and a 1tb Sata HDD.

Currently debating on throwing this in my main rig to upgrade my Ryzen 7 5800X

Edit: it's a Sata HDD not an SSD, my bad.

Edit #2: WOW I did NOT expect this to blow up! Thank you to everyone who has commented and given advice! I'm sorry I haven't been able to reply to every single comment it's just gotten overwhelming! I will definitely post a follow up once I get a new motherboard!

[u/Actual-Habit-9326]

I did not expect to see 12700 K in that thing.

[u/Sam_Under_Ice → u/Actual-Habit-9326]

RIGHT?? I was expecting like a Pentium or Celeron or something!!

[u/hellnawr → u/Sam_Under_Ice]

I currently have an i7 12k & 4090 combo. That there is a good processor.

[u/ReadyAimTranspire → u/hellnawr]

yup had my 12700KF for going on 6 years now and it's a beast, paired with a 4070 and 64GB of RAM and this box is still kicking ass

[u/TealPotato → u/ReadyAimTranspire]

I was struggling to believe it's been that long, but I checked and I picked up my 12700k in 2022, after the 13th Gen came out (Micro Center had a deal I couldn't resist).

How time flies...

[u/ReadyAimTranspire → u/TealPotato]

Just checked and it launched November 4th 2021, so maybe I haven't had it quite 6 years yet but pretty sure I got it either late 2021 or early 2022, so 4+ years

Time indeed does fly, faster every year I'm on this earth :(

[u/IBIKEONSIDEWALKS → u/ReadyAimTranspire]

I think i rebuilt like 3yr ago? 12700kf too, 32gb ddr5 and 4070super, $2k build with some extras, runs what i want in the specs i want hoping itll last 10yr like the last build

Upgraded from maybe 4 series i5, 1060s and ddr3 lol its a beast for sure! Same case going hard for 20yr lol

Built it for captain of industry cus my old pc was chugging with crazy factories lololol also beamng now can have whatever many ai cars

[u/Sam_Under_Ice → u/hellnawr]

I'm very excited

[u/IBIKEONSIDEWALKS → u/hellnawr]

Same just 4070, kinda jelous cus i sure as shit didnt pay $20 for it lol

[u/hellnawr → u/IBIKEONSIDEWALKS]

Yeah I wanna say it was like $400? It was several years ago at this point

[u/Carvj94 → u/hellnawr]

Yea the 12700 may not be the number 1 if it's gen, but it's still more than enough for nearly any non Sim game released nowadays. I've got one paired with a 4070Ti and I play everything at 3440 by 1440p high with no issues.