12600K the Mini-ITX Way - Reviewed with the Gigabyte Z690 ITX!

Let's start our Intel 12th-gen Alder Lake coverage with the i5 12600K! What's a sensible mini-ITX entry point? I'll show you my "low-cost" DDR4 setup and share some stock benchmark comparisons against the Ryzen 5 5600X and the Ryzen 7 5800X, then I'll share some recommendations. Quick shoutout and thanks to ‪@Dave2D‬ for his review in his NR200.

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12600K - https://amzn.to/302lHZ0
5800X - https://amzn.to/3mX4Q2B
5600X - https://amzn.to/3n1975r

Test motherboard -
Gigabyte Aorus Z690 ITX - https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...
DDR4 RAM kit - https://amzn.to/3BU9W4d
Cooler - Noctua U12A Chromax (comes with LGA 1700 mounting kit) https://amzn.to/3wwHrbF

Dark Side or The Light (you decide!)- https://amzn.to/3qjSS5t

0:00 Introduction
1:58 Mini-ITX Setup
3:49 A clearance issue!
4:15 Quick Spec Rundown
5:18 Benchmark CPUs
6:07 Production benchmarks
8:06 Gaming benchmarks
10:36 Power Consumption, Thermals, and Core Clocks
12:07 Recommendations

Gear I shoot with:
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Main lens - https://amzn.to/3iwAi5p
Keylight - https://amzn.to/3DgNFOZ
Softbox - https://amzn.to/2YxdITf
Mic - https://amzn.to/3AaO7fD