Just need a little advice on upgrading my sons PC please?

[truewraith]

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £98.99
• 1 x Asus Prime H610M-A D4 CSM - Intel H610 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-00910) = £109.99
• 1 x Kingston Fury Beast 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MY-295-KS) = £52.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 750W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-061-AS) = £79.99
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 36 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02420) = £23.00

would this be viable or something else ?

 

[WARburton]

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £98.99
• 1 x Asus Prime H610M-A D4 CSM - Intel H610 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-00910) = £109.99
• 1 x Kingston Fury Beast 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MY-295-KS) = £52.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 750W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-061-AS) = £79.99
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 36 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02420) = £23.00

would this be viable or something else ?

this is a massive waste of money just buy a 5700x3d and fit it to you current system

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[Tetras]

this is a massive waste of money just buy a 5700x3d and fit it to you current system

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Agreed, if you want to replace your system as a kind of troubleshooting fix, I'd strongly recommend you go AM5 instead for future upgradability. You can get 7500F bundles and there's a 7400F due soon which should be even cheaper.

If you wanted to go Intel, then maybe the new 1851 socket, but currently the cheapest CPU is well over £200.

If you DO want to go with that PC, it is fine, but you don't actually need the cooler (it comes with one in the box, albeit it'll be hotter and noisier) and the PSU is unfortunately quite a bit more expensive than it was.

Edit: I think you can do better than that board for £110. You could either get a much cheaper one (if you don't plan to do much upgrading), or a better one for similar money (e.g. B760). If you need wifi, it does make it tricky.

 

[Capitano]

If you are looking for a new build then AM5 no doubt

 

[Griff7520]

a windows reinstall can do wonders, does for me