Starting to... ? :) I agree, though, about all the competition, even if we don't agree on power consumption. But I think it's a use-case/personal preference th

Starting to... ? :) I agree, though, about all the competition, even if we don't agree on power consumption. But I think it's a use-case/personal preference thing. These are tools or toys, depending on use, and if you use a system as a tool, and a high-end CPU saves you time by doing things faster, overlooking power consumption makes sense. Personally, I like to cut costs where possible, while also avoiding high power usage and fan noise, so I like efficient systems that do enough. The i5-12600K is enough, though it doesn't make sense in my personal situation where I could upgrade to a Ryzen 5000 chip without any other changes. I also dislike Microsoft putting their latest and greatest CPU software in Windows 11, as I currently have no wish to change my gaming PC over to that system. But the main thing is just that Intel has been cramming high power and heat into CPUs for quite a few years now, and I'm eager to see the other end of it, where top chips can manage what they're doing without 200W or more. We know it's possible, because AMD and Apple have efficient, performant chips.