I wanted a CPU that was good for gaming, video editing and production suite software
like Adobe creative cloud apps. So I chose the intel i7-9700k CPU since at the
time of purchase it provided really good performance without an exorbitant price.
Namely, 8 cores at 3.6GHz with a turbo boost of 4.9GHz for $220.
Often when buying a CPU it will come with a heatsink and fan which we commonly call the cooler.
Higher end CPU's like this i7-9700k do not, as Intel believes most customers who buy this CPU will
want more cooling then what the stock cooler provides. So I chose the Coolermaster HYPER 212
with RGB lighting for $45. It is a popular cooler because of it's efficient heat pipes, large
and fairly quite fan and it's programmable RGB ligthing.
