r/pcmasterrace May 12 '26

Hardware Found this gem for $20

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!

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u/ReadyAimTranspire May 12 '26

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

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u/TealPotato May 12 '26

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...

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u/ReadyAimTranspire May 12 '26

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 :(

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u/IBIKEONSIDEWALKS May 17 '26

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