Last week, we announced that pre-orders for Intel 12th Gen were open. Well, buckle up folks, they are now open for general sale. If you need a minute to do a little excited dance, be my guest.
What Can We Expect from 12th Gen Performance?
Our resident overclocker, Ian “8Pack” Parry, has been busy testing the performance capabilities of the new Intel i5/i7/i9 core processors. In between curating a new PC, that is. Rather than me waffling on about his results, how about I just show you his findings. Briony caught up with him to pick his brain and see what this champion overclocker makes of the next-gen tech.
Zirconium Upgrade
Of course, here at Overclockers UK, we are prepared for next-gen gaming. Our tech department have been working hard to upgrade one of our premium gaming PCs: the Zirconium. Both the Zirconium and Zirconium Ice now feature 12th Gen Intel Core Processors. Choose from the Intel Core i5-12600KF, i7-12700KF, or i9-12900KF and make yourself a dream gaming machine. Here is a full rundown of the Zirconium’s base specs, but as always, these can be tweaked to suit your needs.
| Specification |
|---|
| Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic XL Gaming Case |
| Asus Strix 850W 80 Plus Gold Rated PSU |
| Intel Core i7 12700K Twelve Core Processor |
| Asus Strix Z560-A Gaming WIFI DDR4 Motherboard |
| Lian Li Galahad 360mm AIO Liquid CPU Cooler with ARGB Fans |
| 16GB DDR4 3200MHz Dual Channel RGB Kit |
| Samsung 980 Pro 500GB M.2 NVMe SSD |
| Team Group Vulcan 1TB SATA 2.5″ SSD |
| Asus Strix RTX 3090 Gaming OC 24GB GDDR6X GPU |
| 2.5Gb LAN & WIFI 6 with Bluetooth v5 support |
| 7.1 High Definition Audio |
Equipped with a 12th Gen processor and an RTX 3090 graphics card, you are sure to experience some phenomenal gaming performance with this elegant PC. The terabyte and a half SSD storage gives you amazing capacity and speed for all your game titles, saves, and media. Premium Asus Strix hardware provides solid and reliable performance for both the motherboard and power supply, whilst the Lian Li O11D chassis and Galahad AiO bring stylish RGB lighting to the table. What was already a downright beautiful gaming PC has now been brought up a notch.
Plus, we are expanding our line-up of fully configurable gaming PCs to include a machine dedicated to 12th Gen Intel Core Processors. What an exciting time to be a PC gamer!
12th Gen Here We Come
If you don’t fancy the full machine, then you can still get your hands on a brand new, 12th generation Intel CPU. Drop a comment below if you’re taking the jump in performance and upgrading.
12th Gen Intel Core Processors
- Thread Director software
- P-cores and E-cores for hyperefficient processing
- Advanced caching technology
- Support for next-gen tech like DDR5
- Available as i5, i7, and i9 models
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Emily Haylock
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Emily is a board and cosy gamer, keyboard obsessive, and content copywriter for Overclockers UK. She has been with Overclockers UK for two years, writing about everything from noblechairs to 8Pack PCs. She writes from within her desk nest with a foster pup at her feet. (What, a desk duvet is a totally normal thing!) In her downtime, she likes to play board games, farming sims, and old-school Final Fantasy. IX to be specific. It is the best, and that is a hill she will die on.
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