Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

I own a Gigabyte Z490M Gaming X motherboard. It has two M.2 slots, but one that doesnt work (labeled limited functionality). It turns out that Gigabyte built ahead to provide added functionality once the 11th Gen processors were released. So, when the new processors came out, I replaced my 10th Gen i5 10500 processor with this one. Initially, I noticed six things:

Great cpu and all but if you’re like me and can’t buy the cpu cooler you want since it’s out of stock everywhere and expect the chip to come with a stock cooler then you’d be wrong

Muy bueno para equipo de diseño.

If youre on a budget, playing at 1080p and want pretty stellar performance this is the CPU for you. Its given me zero problems with games like Forza Horizon 5, Anthem, A Plagues Tale, Sea of Theives and so on paired with a 1660Super. The GPU is very much a bottle neck and I still get 80-100fps on high or ultra settings. If you need something to hold you for a little while till you can upgrade or even stuck with this CPU, I can definitely recommend it.

i5-11600K I think it is as good as a i7-11900 and saved on money as well

No damages while shippping. Was very fast to arrive, arround 4-7 days. Very good, rated best benchmark for its price, has great clocking, recommended for builds around 1000$.

I upgraded from a 10600kf to the 11600k. Its an almost entirely pointless upgrade and I dont recommend anybody else take this route. If you do, heres some more info...

Very fast processor, even w a $100 cheap Asus motherboard. Dont spend your $ on an I7 or I9. This will do 99% of what you will need. DO get a decent $40-50 heatsink and fan for it.

I went with i9 at first but after watching comparsion videos I decided to go with this cpu and cant be happier. I recently built my pc and my bffs pc with this cpu and we are soooo in love with it!

over all im happy, its over clocked nice. its very optimized. if you can go with alder lake go that route but if its this or something else, get what ever you can afford