Pc upgrade advice

[Chrir]

Hi guys,

First time poster on the forum here, just wanting to sanity check the upgrade options I've semi-decided on pulling the trigger on if anyone is free to check it out. (I already have a case, cooler, ssd card and peripherals).

Intel Core i5-12600K 3.70GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail

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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle V2 LHR 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card

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Gigabyte B660M DS3H AX - Intel B660 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard

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Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMK32GX4M2D3600C18)

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Seasonic G12-GC-750 750W 80+ Gold Power supply

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Thank you for the information I've managed to gather from you guys already! Any information/guidance would be massively appreciated!

Chris

 

[Tetras]

There's not much point buying a 12600K anymore (especially not @ £300), the 13600K is a superior CPU (it made the entire 12th gen line-up obsolete really), but the B760 boards aren't out yet and many B660 boards don't have BIOS flashback, so it makes it tricky if you have a limited budget.

I'd swap the G12-GC-750 for the Phanteks AMP or Seasonic GX versions, since these are actually built by Seasonic, have a 10 year warranty (versus 5 on the G12) and a higher build quality. They're also not much more, surprisingly.

 

[Haz123]

There is nothing fundamentally wrong with any of your choices but 12400f is £200 and 13600k is £330 which puts the £300 12600k in a tricky spot.

Tetras beat me to it. Was also going to mention the PSU and advise to buy either of those 2 as well.

Motherboard. Is your case Micro ATX ? if so not a problem but that gigabyte mobo has no real VRMs so will potentially throttle on full core loads. MSI mobos tend to have much more robust VRMs and handle the higher core count 12th gen better. Stock is limited on B660 so can be annoying to find the mobo you want at the correct price so may have to shop around.

 

[Joxeon]

I'd probably go for something like this instead.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core 4.7GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3CB-AM) = £239.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite V2 (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-593-GI) = £149.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit (CMK32GX4M2Z3600C18) (SKU: MY-4CL-CS) = £99.94
• 1 x MSI MPG A850GF UK PSU 850W, 80 Plus Gold certified, Fully Modular (SKU: CA-00J-MS) = £99.95
• 1 x Powercolor Radeon RX 6800 XT Red Devil 16GB PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-19T-PC) = £599.99

Total: £1,200.96 (includes delivery: £11.10)​

 

[Chrir]

Thanks for the tips guys, it's much appreciated!

@Tetras - I've subbed my original psu for the Phanteks, thanks for the recommendation.

@Haz123 - do you think this motherboard would be better in terms of its VRAM in comparison to the one I posted last night?

 

[Chrir]

@Joxeon - I'll have a good look through your suggested build to compare to what I've currently got in my basket, thank you

 

[Haz123]

Yes that would be a better mobo imho, if you see it has actual heatsinks over the VRMs and that is a good idea as test results show.

You really need to stop posting links to ocmpetitors and remove the ones you have.