Question about Intel Core i7-12700K

mmm. he didn't ask for the F.
Personally, I would never use an F. If the graphics card fails, at least you have the possibility to get a picture via the CPU, in an emergency of course. And it's worth the few francs. And it has the advantage that you can run side processes with the integrated graphics unit, which has nothing else to do, for example rendering and parallel full work without losses on the main processes.

But to the K. The CPU without K are a little trimmed mechanically, is actually the same thing and comes from the same machine, but a little trimmed and throttled down. This means longer runtimes and fewer warranty claims for the manufacturer, which is why you can get them cheaper. (As a rule). But if you are considering such a CPU, you will certainly want the full performance. And it's already very good without much overclocking. It's a small monster and clocks itself up to the point of melting. You don't need to do much screwing, it does it all by itself. just put a proper cooling system on it and off you go.

Hello, so rather a KF if you have a dedicated graphics card, the KF models do not have an integrated graphics card and therefore cost less.
I have the 12700k and am very satisfied 😉

Thanks, great answer. With the i7-2600k I actually had problems with the heat - the part switched itself off a few times. Then I put a big freezer on it (new case needed) and Arctic thermal paste. Since then, never a problem again.