New order

Ok. Deep breath. I have a lynx. I7 9700 2060. Ordered a lumos i9 12900 3080. I am excited. Curious what people think it’ll be for a jump?

Interestingly, if you had an NVMe SSD in your Lynx, you'll only see a bit of improvement in overall speed for normal tasks. If you did not, it will be very noticeable.

The combo of cutting edge CPU and a killer GPU, however, may well be striking on newer games if you have a 1440p high refresh or better monitor.   

Let us know what YOU think!   

Does anyone see anything wrong with this or that I should change?



Chassis Model: Digital Storm Lumos
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i9-12900K (5.2 GHz Turbo) (24-Thread) (16-Core) 3.2 GHz (Alder Lake)
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming D4 (Wi-Fi) (Intel Z690) (Up to 3x PCI-E Devices) (No SLI) (DDR4)
System Memory: 16GB DDR4 3200MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 850W Digital Storm Performance Series (Modular) (80 Plus Gold)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: - No Thanks
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (1TB Digital Storm M.2 Performance Series)
Storage Set 2: 1x SSD M.2 (1TB Digital Storm M.2 Performance Series)
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 3080 10GB (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Add On Card: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (Dual Fan) (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)
HydroLux Tubing Style: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
HydroLux Fluid Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Cable Management: Premium Cable Management (Strategically Routed & Organized for Airflow)
Chassis Fans: Cooler Master MasterFan Halo (RGB Fans) (Remote Control Only)
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes)
Software Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: Option Not Available
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU - Up to 4.7GHz on All CPU Cores
Graphics: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home (64-Bit)
Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows Installation (Format and Clean Install)

Thank you. I must have missed the option for a ssd

My lynx doesn’t have nvme drive

Cretae saves the day again!

Sincerely, it is a pleasure. I want to advise folks to get the most they can squeeze out of what they have to spend.

Originally posted by tbcmahar My lynx doesn’t have nvme drive

Boy are you in for a treat!!! Everything you do from Windows will be up to 9 times faster!



The thing with CPUs and gaming is that games are deliberately designed to run on low-end processors so that the market will be as large as possible. I have a 6-core 8700K from 2017 that plays everything I throw at it to this day. The 12700k has a totally new and innovative hybrid chip configuration. It's been out a month! To have 12 cores and 20 threads at a much greater native speed, and so beyond the minimum required, it won't be possible to overpower it for the life of your system. Why get more than that??    

That's very strong! I like the small 980 for the "C" drive as it makes it easier to maintain with scans and back ups. You'll have plenty of room for a few of your fave games, too, so it's all good. 2TB of NVMe goodness for your games library is thumbs up!