“my existing CPU is intel i9 12900k. Would this be fine or would i need to look into upgrading to 13900k when released due to bottlenecking?”

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• 12900k is more than enough especially if you're gaming at 4k resolution, which is an entirely GPU bound scenario. Check attached image, you could go down 2 generations in CPU and not notice any intelligible difference while playing at 4k. And if you're not playing at 4k, why bother with a 4090 anyway?

  Answered by kevin 2 years ago

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• Your CPU is fine.

  Answered by AnonymousReviewer 2 years ago

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• The 12900k will be fine, if you play at ultra high frame rate 1080p or even 1440p then some games will see a bottleneck and the 13900k is not likely to resolve that (the 7950x certainly does not). If you play at 4K then it's much less of a concern where most games will be GPU limited.

  Answered by DGPG35 2 years ago

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• You are most definitley going to need to upgrade to at least an I7 but go with the 13th gen I9 just to be safe!! And you will need at least 128gb DDR5

  Answered by Anonymous 2 years ago

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