My order seeking to spend 800 to 1000 no GPU.

[Tram]

Have a budget of _800 to £1000, no GPU. I use it for gaming having many browse tabs open and data engineering. I must have min 32 gig memory.
People are telling me to go amd. I tried to find the equivalent amd to i5 14600k and it came up more expensive.
Pci gen 5 a must.

I think I have good a good price to pc ratio.


Intel Core i5-14600K (Raptor Lake-S) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail
SKU PRO-INT-00802 Write a review
Quantity : 1
£229.99
Intel Core Ultra Bundle - Assassin's Creed Shadows and Civilization VII

SKU DIG-INT-04525 Write a review
Quantity : 1
£0.00

Asus ROG Strix B760-F Gaming WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard
SKU MB-6KD-AS Write a review
Quantity : 1
£209.99

Crucial Pro 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C46 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit
SKU MEM-CRU-01086 Write a review
Quantity : 1
£110.99


WD 2TB Blue HDD 5400rpm 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (WD20EARZ)
SKU STO-WDC-01659 Write a review
Quantity : 1
£59.99


Crucial T500 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive with Heatsink
SKU STO-CRU-01091 Write a review
Quantity : 1
£73.99

Seasonic Core GX-750-V2 ATX3.1 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
SKU POW-SSC-03648 Write a review
Quantity : 1
£109.99


MSI MPG VELOX 100P AIRFLOW Gaming Mid Tower Case
SKU CA-00M-MS Write a review
Quantity : 1
£99.95
Subtotal
Delivery (
Free Delivery (Arriving up to 5 working days)
)
£0.00
Grand Total£894.89
incl. 20 % VAT
£149.15

 

[Tetras]

If I was going Intel, I'd get the 15th gen, to be sure that you're avoiding any of the potential degradation/warranty issues in the longer-term.

I assume the speed of the memory is less important than the quantity.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core Ultra 5 235 (Arrow Lake) Socket LGA 1851 Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-INT-04177) = £261.98
• 1 x Asrock B860 Pro-A WIFI (LGA 1851) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-04092) = £149.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF556C40BBK2-64) (SKU: MY-29W-KS) = £149.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £99.95
• 1 x Montech AIR 903 Base Midi-Tower Tempered Glass - Black (SKU: CAS-MON-01227) = £49.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 36 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02420) = £22.99

Total: £831.83 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[Tram]

If I was going Intel, I'd get the 15th gen, to be sure that you're avoiding any of the potential degradation/warranty issues in the longer-term.

I assume the speed of the memory is less important than the quantity.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core Ultra 5 235 (Arrow Lake) Socket LGA 1851 Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-INT-04177) = £261.98
• 1 x Asrock B860 Pro-A WIFI (LGA 1851) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-04092) = £149.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF556C40BBK2-64) (SKU: MY-29W-KS) = £149.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £99.95
• 1 x Montech AIR 903 Base Midi-Tower Tempered Glass - Black (SKU: CAS-MON-01227) = £49.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 36 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02420) = £22.99

Total: £831.83 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

Might give them a call and have a chat about the board and chip.

I never just upgraded the chip and keep the board. I always up grade everything. So performance over not future upgrade is more important, as the pc normally has a life span of 3/4 years with me. Then I just buy complete new system.

I will ask them about the new chip if it is worth the cost.

The storage I'll swap for the 2tb for an extra £24., I do need another HDD not worried about speed

 

[Tetras]

I never just upgraded the chip and keep the board. I always up grade everything. So performance over not future upgrade is more important, as the pc normally has a life span of 3/4 years with me. Then I just buy complete new system.

The reason I suggest avoiding 13th-14th isn't because of the upgrades, but because of this stuff (if you're not aware):

So far as I know, it didn't impact the 14600K as much, but if it was me I'd just rather avoid them entirely if I had to buy Intel, now that there's an alternative. 12th gen are fine.

 

[Tram]

The reason I suggest avoiding 13th-14th isn't because of the upgrades, but because of this stuff (if you're not aware):

So far as I know, it didn't impact the 14600K as much, but if it was me I'd just rather avoid them entirely if I had to buy Intel, now that there's an alternative. 12th gen are fine.

Ok I'll give the shop a call on Monday.

 

[RamboFB]

I was looking at 13/14 gen intel until I watched this.

 

[dfour]

AN idea using AMD

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DV-AM) = £278.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen - Monster Hunter Wilds Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-04648) = £0.00
• 1 x MSI PRO B840-P WIFI (AMD AM5) B840 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03997) = £149.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-02841) = £179.98
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95
• 1 x Phanteks XT Pro Ultra ATX Case Tempered Glass Window, Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-01443) = £74.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £99.95

Total: £898.84 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Can be made cheaper with lesser cooler, case and ssd sizes.

 

[RamboFB]

Looks like the 7700 at that price, versus even the 245K would represent a solid choice!

 

[Tetras]

Looks like the 7700 at that price, versus even the 245K would represent a solid choice!

The launch reviews are hard to make sense of because the performance is so inconsistent (of the 15th gen CPUs, I mean), but I'd say for productivity: the 245K is a decent CPU, performing somewhere between the 7700 and 7900. For gaming, the 7700 is better.

 

[RamboFB]

The launch reviews are hard to make sense of because the performance is so inconsistent (of the 15th gen CPUs, I mean), but I'd say for productivity: the 245K is a decent CPU, performing somewhere between the 7700 and 7900. For gaming, the 7700 is better.

From what I have researched the 265K is the sweet spot in terms of productivity/value but obviously not in this price bracket. Although AMD are awesome gaming chips, no question there at all.

 

[RamboFB]

Then again!!

Intel Core Ultra 5 245K (Arrow Lake) Socket LGA 1851 Processor - Retail

Order Intel Core Ultra 5 245K (Arrow Lake) Socket LGA 1851 Processor - Retail now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

 

[Tetras]

From what I have researched the 265K is the sweet spot in terms of productivity/value but obviously not in this price bracket. Although AMD are awesome gaming chips, no question there at all.

The 14700K (equivalent to the 265K) was probably the sweet spot in the last gen, so I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[Gray2233]

The 14700K (equivalent to the 265K) was probably the sweet spot in the last gen, so I wouldn't be surprised.

Aye, best all round chip of its generation tbh, probably still ranks up there even now.

Damned shame about the degradation issues.

 

[RamboFB]

Then again!!

Intel Core Ultra 5 245K (Arrow Lake) Socket LGA 1851 Processor - Retail

Order Intel Core Ultra 5 245K (Arrow Lake) Socket LGA 1851 Processor - Retail now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

Sorry realised after posting, obviously the 265K isn't £289.99