Upgrading from Ryzen 3600X

[Blue160]

Hi All

I've been away from PC building for a while but I think it's time for an upgrade from my 3600X/B450 Tomahawk setup. I'm thinking of going Intel this time and was looking at the following:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-13400F (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6BB-IN) = £209.99
• 1 x MSI MAG B760 Tomahawk WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-37B-MS) = £199.99
• 1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £124.99
• 1 x Fractal Design Meshify C Midi Tower Case - White Tempered Glass (SKU: CA-07L-FD) = £94.99
• 1 x DeepCool LE520 All In One ARGB White CPU Water Cooler - 240mm (SKU: HS-01S-DC) = £69.95
• 1 x TeamGroup Delta RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Ki (SKU: MY-0AY-TG) = £99.95

Total: £799.86 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Any comments? I'm carrying my 3080, PSU and AE-9 into the new build. The old CPU/mobo/RAM will make their way into my son's rig which is having some issues.

 

[Blue160]

If you're only gaming then you're better off with a 7500F or 7600 and being on AM5 for future upgrades.

The 13400F is a reasonable productivity CPU (though the 13500 is better, because it has 4 more E-Cores), but I would not pick one for gaming. If you do want Intel for gaming, the 12600KF performs similar to the 13400F, has the same core config and costs around £60 less than the £210. They wouldn't need an AIO either, I believe you can buy a white peerless assassin with RGB.

would've said to chuck in a 5800x3d, but as you're giving your kiddo your current core components, then agree makes more sense for a new build
would also definitely go with a ryzen 7600/b650 build than an intel 13400/f
why? see here: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-i5-13400f/17.html

Thanks both. I'd read a few reviews that said Intel was ahead at the moment. I'll look further into the 7600.

The PC isn't purely for gaming although the rest of the workload isn't particularly heavy duty. Sibelius, occasional ProTools and some big Excel files is as demanding as it gets.

 

[Blue160]

where? from userbenchmark?

Hit a Google search for 'best CPU 2024' and read the first few articles that came up. Obviously asking here before buying was a good idea!

 

[Blue160]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £124.99
• 1 x Fractal Design Meshify C Midi Tower Case - White Tempered Glass (SKU: CA-07L-FD) = £94.99
• 1 x DeepCool LE520 All In One ARGB White CPU Water Cooler - 240mm (SKU: HS-01S-DC) = £69.95
• 1 x TeamGroup Delta RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Ki (SKU: MY-0AY-TG) = £99.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Six Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DG-AM) = £209.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650-A Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JY-AS) = £199.99

Total: £799.86 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Better? 7600x is price equivelant to the 13400F. 7700 is an extra £90 and I'd like to keep the whole upgrade below £800.

 

[Blue160]

would swap for a 7600 non-x more power efficient, and when pbo is enabled, performs the same as a 7600x
could drop the aio for something cheaper such as the thermalright peerless asassin (white), or swap to the thermalright aqua elite (white) 240/360 review: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-com...ozen-notte-and-aqua-elite-360-white-v3-review
i'd also swap the ssd for adata xpg gammix s70 blade 2tb - cheaper and has a dram cache

Thanks. That's incredibly helpful.

 

[Blue160]

I'd forgotten how helpful this forum is! Thank you.

 

[Blue160]

My first question is, what are these problems with your son’s PC? Or is that just an excuse.

It’s running ridiculously slow for no apparent reason. It’s an 8700/1070 based system so shouldn’t be particularly sluggish. Temperatures all fine and a Windows reinstall hasn’t helped. No memory or ssd errors and no crashes. It’s also got a weird and long standing issue where WiFi connectivity is terrible. I’ve tried two different internal WiFi cards and two usb ones but speed and stability are still bad. There must be a reason for all of this but I’m tired of troubleshooting the thing.

(It’s also an excuse….)

 

[Blue160]

My niece’s PC had this problem: it didn’t have any aerials. I purchased a set for her and that resolved the issue.

Thanks but it’s not that. I’ve tried two internal cards with aerials and an aerial extender with no improvement. No other device in the house has any problem with the WiFi.

 

[Blue160]

Thank you. I’m fully aware I don’t need an AIO but I like them!