I want to upgrade my wife's desktop (old PC Specialists pre-built) and am a bit out of date. I upgraded the Mobo, CPU and RAM a few years ago (it has an i5-3!) and want to do the same again. It is not going to be overstressed, certainly no gaming - I just want to future proof. From a bit of browsing, and because I have had Gigabyte before and always Intel, I have come up with this:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Any thoughts or gotchas please? Motherboard / CPU and SSD sockets all make sense?
By a spooky coincidence, this seems to have come out at £400 before shipping, which is pretty much the number I 1st thought of, but if I have missed any bargains, please let me know.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Gigabyte B560M DS3H (Socket LGA 1200) Micro ATX Motherboard= £74.99
- 1 x Intel Core i5-10400F 2.90GHz (Comet Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - Retail= £149.99
- 1 x Crucial Ballistix 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit= £74.99
- 1 x Corsair CV Series CV450 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020209-UK)= £39.95
- 1 x WD Blue SN550 500GB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0C)= £59.99
Total: £411.01 (includes shipping: £11.10)
- I am not sure if I need a new PSU - I should check what it has already - but maybe a modern 80 plus item is worthwhile anyway?
- CPU - I guess I could go 1 generation forward and have CORE I5-11400F 2.60GHZ (ROCKET LAKE) SOCKET LGA1200 for another £25, but not really necessary.
- 16GB is over the top, but while I am at it... I went for Crucial but see this mentioned here (£70): Teamgroup VULCAN Z T-FORCE 16GB (2X8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHZ DUAL CHANNEL
- Not sure if I need a cooler, but saw this referenced in these forums at £33 COOLER MASTER HYPER 212 EVO V2 CPU COOLER - 120MM
- SSD - PC doesn't currently have one so will replace and keep the HDD in the case for backup.
Any thoughts or gotchas please? Motherboard / CPU and SSD sockets all make sense?
By a spooky coincidence, this seems to have come out at £400 before shipping, which is pretty much the number I 1st thought of, but if I have missed any bargains, please let me know.