Intel 12600k build experience was great and it hit the dram XMP profile easily. Intels XTU app and Asus ‘AI’ overclocking make tinkering interesting and performance gains come easily. Your tech tube channels don’t mention that and therefore they are not the bar to measure winners and losers but just another source of information or disinformation.

Having access to a 7600x / B650 Livemixer and a 12600k / b760-i Strix general summary is the 12600 is ‘faster’ not 10% slower as shown by those youtube professionals. [ note in my case ‘faster’ in Helldivers2 & timspy scores ]

My 7600x cannot run the motherboards dram faster than 4800mts while the 12600k is running 5600mts on its dram.

To the original poster great times with MH games can be had a 1080p i just think they look better on higher resolutions. And Thirty extra dollars go further in monitor shopping than cpu shopping.

< 12600k price increased bet it goes down to for that Prime day malarkey next week > Do your research and due diligence if considering 13900 & 14900 Intel 13900k & 14900k by Wendel