Coming from an I9-9900K
I already have power supply and RTX 3080. So, here are my proposed build components:
https://www.microcenter.com/product/...r_Case_-_Black Cool Open Case
https://www.microcenter.com/product/...TX_Motherboard Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Pro MB
https://www.microcenter.com/product/...k_Not_Included Intel I7-12700K (There just is no need to go to an I9-12900K in terms of performance difference)
https://www.microcenter.com/product/...er_Cooling_Kit Kraken 360mm AIO water cooler
https://www.microcenter.com/product/...-TZ5RK_-_Black DDR5-6000 32GB RAM
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QVD9V7R...v_ov_lig_dp_it Extremely fast NVMe M.2 2TB drive, getting two of these for game storage
https://www.microcenter.com/product/...id_State_Drive 500GB NVMe M.2 drive - primarily for OS + core apps
Again, I will just reuse the 850 watt Gold + power supply and EVGA FTW3 Ultra 3080
I primarily do VR simulation games like DCS, MS Flightsim, and driving/racing titles with an HP Reverb G2 headset. Should be a good upgrade.