Used or new upgrade? Is it worth the saving?

jammir

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Looking to upgrade a system for a family member they are coming from a 3rd Gen intel platform. They will be using for uni and esport titles at 1440p. I want a build and forget setup they already set on the gpu 4070 super which they will be getting soon (going to let them borrow a 1650 for now). Budget was £300, less was better. These are the two builds.

New £285
12400F
MSI Intel PRO B760-P DDR4 II ATX
Corsair LPX 32GB 3200MHz DDR4

Used £270
12600KF
MSI Z790 Gaming Edge
Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB 3600MHz DDR4

I would care less with going used on my own build but what's your thoughts on a build for someone else who has zero knowhow?
 
Joxeon said:
Also I think if going new then ryzen is the way to go even if it means spending a little more as you'll have a few years worth of upgrades which will save money down the line.
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Their last build lasted them 7 years so most probably by the time they need/want to upgrade they will do a whole new platform.
 
He wanted to spend less then even 300 he's current pc an old ex corporate desktop which is just not cutting it and making he's work harder, so can't really wait any longer hence getting the core bits even before a gpu.
 
Tetras said:
If the 12600KF is not assembled bundle, another thing to be aware of is that the 12400F has a usable cooler in the box, whereas the 12600KF doesn't come with one.


You're not planning to install the core parts in the old corporate desktop, right? I ask because they're often proprietary and even if the motherboard fits, you might find that it has a different front panel, incompatible headers and the PSU has the wrong connectors.
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I'm donating some bits case fractal r6 psu corsair rm850 and cooler thermaltake tower unit can't remember which one.

The only part coming over from old pc is some newer ssd he upgraded recently.
 
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Craig_d1 said:
could be they not that educated in pc's ability to be upgraded..also if going intel, uprading is always limitied due to the tick tok upgrade where you have to get a new motherboard ever 2 years
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The next intel chip is not going to be on lga1700 which I get. I don't think they are looking at super high performance from this build and I was trying to stay in their budget. Personally I don't think I've ever upgraded one component in one of my own rigs before, maybe ssd but I end up changing all the hardware every 12 months or so.

I think they know you can upgrade a pc but they are just cheap. He normally games on PS5 but with his friends all getting gaming pc's now and moving away from console, he also wants one.
 
14600kf and ddr5 would take it over £500, I hear what your saying. He's in 1st year at uni and only works part time extra £200 is still a lot, think the 4070 super is costing him £500, I will suggest it to him see what he can work.
 
Ended up going AM5 still need a mobo matx or itx to go with these bits

Ryzen 7600 (used)
32gb ddr5 6000mhz (new)
4070 super (used)
Lian li a3 (new)

Spend so far £655 about £220 left in the budget need mobo and cooler.
 
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