Upgrade my CPU?

Jae-So

Jae-So

Jae-So

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Hi all,

Just exploring options to upgrade my current CPU/mobo - I have an i7 5820K paired with a 3080 Ti. Playing at 4K at 60Hz and 3440x1440 at 144Hz

I intended to wait another 2 years before upgrading so that I can hop on DDR5, but considering doing an upgrade sooner as I am starting to see some weirdness with my PC. Occasionally hanging etc (no overclock so can't be the cause).

If I upgrade sooner, I would probably splash less so I can hop on DDR5 in 3 years.

Would an upgrade to an i5 10600k on B560 be worth it?
Potentially looking at CPU and board for £300ish (MSI MAG B560M MORTAR mATX).
As I understand 1 limitation is that I'll only get PCie gen 3 and not 4.
 
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Maybe worth waiting till Intel release the 12400F + B660 which is due in a month or two and using that to hold you over till DDR5 matures.
 
Joxeon said:
Maybe worth waiting till Intel release the 12400F + B660 which is due in a month or two and using that to hold you over till DDR5 matures.
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Interesting, just went to check that out. Looks pretty good and hopefully going to be priced pretty low. Thanks for that, could be a really good shout.
 
Jae-So said:
Interesting, just went to check that out. Looks pretty good and hopefully going to be priced pretty low. Thanks for that, could be a really good shout.
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Should be priced around the £150-170 mark so with a decent B660 you should be looking at under £300 for the combo.
 
I'd stick with the 5820 for a bit, should be fine for now and after a bit of time/saving you can upgrade to a 12 series or Zen 4. But then again, experiencing weirdness is a good time to upgrade.
 
philo-sofa said:
I'd stick with the 5820 for a bit, should be fine for now and after a bit of time/saving you can upgrade to a 12 series or Zen 4. But then again, experiencing weirdness is a good time to upgrade.
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Yeh ultimately I would like to wait and do a real enthusiast upgrade. - enthusiast CPU/board and DDR5, new PSU and probably case.

I think I'm going to try and troubleshoot and see if I can fix things rather than just upgrade.
 
12400F looking like a £180 part, with 12400 at £200. With B660 boards priced anywhere from £100 to £250.

Saw a deal for a 5600X paired with ASUS TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS Micro ATX priced at £360.

Unsure what's a better deal (need to evaluate the boards).

5600X has an unlocked multiplier but looks like 12400(F) supports DDR5 and PCie 5.0
 
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Jae-So said:
12400F looking like a £180 part, with 12400 at £200. With B660 boards priced anywhere from £100 to £250.

Saw a deal for a 5600X paired with ASUS TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS Micro ATX priced at £360.

Unsure what's a better deal (need to evaluate the boards).

5600X has an unlocked multiplier but looks like 12400(F) supports DDR5 and PCie 5.0
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DDR5 is at least twice the cost of DDR4 so that would be a cost effective upgrade.

You should check out benchmarks.
 
mickyflinn said:
DDR5 is at least twice the cost of DDR4 so that would be a cost effective upgrade.

You should check out benchmarks.
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Yeh I think I'll probably wait for DDR5 to mature anyway and just use my current ram in this upgrade.

Just not sure what's a better upgrade now.
DDR5 was more Future proofing.
 
Jae-So said:
Yeh I think I'll probably wait for DDR5 to mature anyway and just use my current ram in this upgrade.

Just not sure what's a better upgrade now.
DDR5 was more Future proofing.
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You say your pc is occasionally hanging have you checked temps and would download memtest to test ram.
 
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