Finally it's upgrade time.

[K.C. Leblanc]

My i5-2400 is getting more then a bit long in the tooth. I have an ATX case (a cheiftech dragon!) but need everything else. It's going to be a family workhorse, so will need to stand up to some gaming at HD resolutions (it's actually going to be connected to the TV). Step son wants to play no mans sky and Ark, Me and Mrs Leblanc need to get our Stardew Valley fix.

So how badly wrong have I got this? Budget is £629ish.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Asus Prime B760-Plus D4 (LGA 1700) DDR4 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6KF-AS) = £116.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AL-IN) = £139.99
• 1 x Aerocool Integrator 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (SKU: CA-23P-AE) = £41.99
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Fury Renegade RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-29000C17 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF436C16RBAK2/16 (SKU: MY-28V-KS) = £70.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge LHR 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-13A-ZT) = £199.99
• 1 x WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58F-WD) = £59.99

Total: £629.94 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Joxeon]

Made a couple of changes to fit in a better GPU and 32gb ram.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Aerocool Integrator 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (SKU: CA-23P-AE) = £41.99
• 1 x Team Group 8Pack Edition 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Ki (SKU: MEM-8PK-02586) = £59.99
• 1 x WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58F-WD) = £59.98
• 1 x B Grade Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: BG-17P-IN) = £80.00
• 1 x Asus Prime B760-Plus D4 (LGA 1700) DDR4 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6KF-AS) = £116.98
• 1 x MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ventus 2X OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-39A-MS) = £269.99

Total: £628.93 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[tamzzy]

Step son wants to play no mans sky and Ark, Me and Mrs Leblanc need to get our Stardew Valley fix.

What are the specs of your current PC besides the intel 2400 - which will still run no mans sky (and ark at minimum requirements)?
Only asking because I would've thought it may be better to give your step son your current PC so you/wife can have unfettered access to the new pc and your step son can be kept entertained without being bothered.

 

[stuie]

wouldnt a 5700 x3d and b550 mb be better?

 

[pastymuncher]

I would pick a better psu than that junk. Even the unit that Kitguru tested didn't pass their 80+ bronze tests and since the review Aerocool has changed to even cheaper internals than was in the review unit.

I would also go with a 5700x3d and B550 motherboard although it will work out more expensive.

 

[Tetras]

So how badly wrong have I got this? Budget is £629ish.

1 x Intel Core i5-12400 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AL-IN) = £139.99

If you don't need the IGP, then get the 12400F. Since you have a graphics card, I'm assuming that you don't need it.

1 x Kingston HyperX Fury Renegade RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-29000C17 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF436C16RBAK2/16 (SKU: MY-28V-KS) = £70.99

That is way too expensive for 16GB, you can get 32GB for that. Joxeon has suggested a suitable kit.

1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge LHR 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-13A-ZT) = £199.99

These (3050) are really overpriced for what they offer, the RX 6600 is cheaper and some 25% faster.

If you want nvidia, I'd get the 3060 12GB for £249 which is a much better card.

 

[freddie64]

Have you got a SSD you can reuse from the old PC?

If you have, you could get a better PSU. (slim pickings on OCUK though)

If you don't need the IGP, then get the 12400F

£40 saved right there.

 

[K.C. Leblanc]

Have you got a SSD you can reuse from the old PC?

It's only got a small SSD and then a collection of spinning drives. So a larger SSD is needed.

 

[JollyJamma]

I would pick a better psu than that junk. Even the unit that Kitguru tested didn't pass their 80+ bronze tests and since the review Aerocool has changed to even cheaper internals than was in the review unit.

I would also go with a 5700x3d and B550 motherboard although it will work out more expensive.

This ^

OP, Spend the extra money and get a system that’ll be much faster for gaming.

I’d use your old SSD and chassis to make the budget stretch to the 5700X3D.

An SSD is an SSD and you don’t need some mega fast SSD to enjoy gaming.

Edit. Some notes: I don’t know if that tower cooler is the best bang for the buck as there are alternatives out there but I’m not up to speed on them.

A used AMD 6750XT might level out the budget and give you excellent performance.

I don’t know which PSU to recommend.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Eight Core 4.1GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-01799) = £188.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite V2 (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-593-GI) = £109.99
• 1 x Team Group 8Pack Edition 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Ki (SKU: MEM-8PK-02586) = £59.99
• 1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-CLM-01082) = £34.99

Total: £397.96 (includes delivery: £3.99)​

+£300 for a GPU (or less)
+£60 to £90 for a PSU
~£800 for a system.
That’s a pretty much the sweet spot price wise and you can definitely knock £100 to £150 off that by shopping around.