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

 

[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

 

[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.

 

[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.

I'll call them on Monday and have a chat., I ordered it last night.

 

[Tram]

I hoping the board this far away in time with have an update, I'll speak with them. I'll probably go pick it up . Had so many problems with DPD, that I now need to drive to collect it.

 

[Tram]

If you want to keep it.

After the bad news stories, Intel offered an extended warranty on retail boxed 13th-14th gen -K CPUs (5 years).

If you're happy with that, I'd just update the BIOS when you receive the motherboard, to ensure you have applied Intel's latest BIOS & microcode fixes.

Thanks for your input.