ask all the miners... After the graphics cards, now the CPU and storage media are going under the hammer. and everyone wants a piece of the pie. Why mining is not banned from an ecological point of view alone. besides, there are many private people who make a fortune by buying up and selling at a higher price because of the bottleneck. see riccardo

This processor does not come with a cooler included. You will need to purchase a compatible CPU cooler separately.

No

No. K versions not.

Nope, the GPU itself will certainly be the bottleneck. I have been using the CPU for 2 years and play on 3440×1440p.

The i5-12600K is a discontinued model. The current series is the i5-13***. Hence the low price.

None at all, it's on the mainboard.

K versions are delivered without a heatsink. Only CPUs up to max 65 Watt Basepower are delivered with a heat sink.