my first pc had an i5-2500k (w/ gtx750ti 2gb), then i built my own with i5-6600k (w/ gtx970 4gb) then upgraded to the goated i7-7700k (w/ gtx 1080 8gb) (i like the number 7 if you can tell) then built another PC with i7-9700k (later w/ RTX2080Ti 11gb)(after someone scammed me without shipping the i9-9900k) then built with my current i9-10900kf (later w/ RTX4090). After recommending many 13700k to friends and seeing they are having plenty of issues with stability and seeing that amd has honestly taken the lead nowadays. i will soon be switching to amd 7800x3d with x670e board which will accommodate the next 2 generations zen 5 and 6 at least. unless 15th gen is on another level with huge efficiency, cause currently 7800x3d pulls 80 watts and beats i9 that pull 325w
7700K was a refresh of a 6700K, which was not a big improvement over a 4690K. I had a 6600K myself and I can't understand why you would call the 7700K a GOAT. There was such a small improvement over a 6600K that it wasn't worth to upgrade at all. A 6600K could overclock easily to 4.4 and 4.6 was achievable with a decent cooler.
this shits is kinda funny but sad at the same time
my first pc had an i5-2500k (w/ gtx750ti 2gb), then i built my own with i5-6600k (w/ gtx970 4gb) then upgraded to the goated i7-7700k (w/ gtx 1080 8gb) (i like the number 7 if you can tell) then built another PC with i7-9700k (later w/ RTX2080Ti 11gb)(after someone scammed me without shipping the i9-9900k) then built with my current i9-10900kf (later w/ RTX4090). After recommending many 13700k to friends and seeing they are having plenty of issues with stability and seeing that amd has honestly taken the lead nowadays. i will soon be switching to amd 7800x3d with x670e board which will accommodate the next 2 generations zen 5 and 6 at least. unless 15th gen is on another level with huge efficiency, cause currently 7800x3d pulls 80 watts and beats i9 that pull 325w
7700K was a refresh of a 6700K, which was not a big improvement over a 4690K.
I had a 6600K myself and I can't understand why you would call the 7700K a GOAT. There was such a small improvement over a 6600K that it wasn't worth to upgrade at all. A 6600K could overclock easily to 4.4 and 4.6 was achievable with a decent cooler.