So I'm looking to do an Intel 10th gen build, but it doesn't need to be that crazy. I was originally going to get a 10600kf, but then I noticed the 10400 seems similar but it's $100 cheaper.

Thoughts?

Locked intel Skus dont age well.
Just get the 10600k and save yourself from upgrading every other few years.

what are you currently on? 10th gen is pretty meh. Rocket Lake tho...

I'm running a 3770k rn

Ya it will be the 10600k if I end up going with 10th gen I think

that is a pretty substantial upgrade yeah
im just so fed up with the skylake rebadges
only good thing about 10th gen is everything has HT
you can get an i7-7700 (i3-10100) for $120 now
i bought into z490 only for rocket lake which will have
new architecture
more cache
pcie4.0
25% ipc
big dick

... and Windows 10 unfortunately. :/

i got a pi-hole set up already it's not a problem

What about Win 10?

I was also thinking about using Linux instead

I am also planning to pi-hole soon. Does it work well for you?