Hello fellow community! Quick question from me. I own an i3-12100f on b660 mobo. I would like to upgrade to i5-12600kf and new motherboard. Is it a good idea for now or should I wait for 15th gen to come out. Thanks in advance
Hello fellow community! Quick question from me. I own an i3-12100f on b660 mobo. I would like to upgrade to i5-12600kf and new motherboard. Is it a good idea for now or should I wait for 15th gen to come out. Thanks in advance
Why not just drop a cpu into your existing board?
It’s not that powerful. The best CPU I can put there is locked i5. I have been considering that but I don’t think it’s a good upgrade. Maybe You can change my mind
A 13400 or 13500 would be a large upgrade to that i3 of yours, and you could stay with your present Motherboard and Ram, you would more than likely need to Flash to a newer Bios though.
What Video Card do you have though?
If your CPU isn’t the Bottleneck upgrading the Cpu wont help much.
Speaking of upgrading gpu I can’t decide between these two options: i5-13600k and ddr5 mobo + rtx 4060 ti or i5-12600kf with ddr4 mobo + rtx 4070. I think prices are pretty similar
Your 12100f & 6600 Complement each other, upgrading one of them will just cause the other to be a Bottleneck. I’d save the money for a complete overhaul.
A 13400, 13500 would allow you to keep your MB & Ram, that 12600k would work on your MB as well, you just wouldn’t be able to OC that K. The 13600k might be a bit much for your B660 due to Heat Issues.
pc-builds.com lists that 12600k as a Bottleneck for a 4070 at 1080p, I’m not sure If I believe that or not, I’m guessing that pair would be fine for Gaming, possibly not professional type work.
Comparing a 4070 to that 4060Ti, you’ll more than likely kick yourself after buying that 4060Ti, the 4070 is a good bit better, albeit more expensive as well.
https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/18693hd/prebuilt_msi_codex_r_gaming_desktop_intel/
How about something like this. On Amazon the 13400f is $200, the 4060 8GB is $300, that is a decently priced Prebuilt.
Nah, 4060 is not a very good uograde. Moreover I am planning to move from 1080p to 1440p so this card is instant no. But thank you for sending this
How about this, ran across it a few minutes ago so started a post with it in r/buildapcsales
https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/186kl8l/cpuintel_core_i512600kf_core_i5_12th_gen_alder/
Your present MB may already have the needed Bios for that, double check on the Gigabyte website
Currently rx 6600 but I am planning to change it in forseable future. Probably by the end of summer 2024
Which b660 board is it specifically?
Gigabyte ds3h