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Yes, maybe in the future revisions

Performance will speak for itself. 12400f + 6700xt >>>> 5600 + 6600xt

My recommendation... PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($169.95 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte B660M DS3H DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($46.97 @ Amazon) Storage: ADATA XPG SX8100 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB EAGLE Video Card ($459.98 @ Newegg) Case: Cougar MX330-G ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Phanteks AMP 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg) Total: $1003.86 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-02 03:15 EDT-0400

I mean, this can be an option if you want more performance.... PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($249.00 @ Amazon Australia) Motherboard: Gigabyte B660M AORUS Pro DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($189.00 @ Umart) Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL17 Memory ($99.00 @ Centre Com) Storage: Kingston SKC2500M8/1000G 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($139.00 @ PCByte) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GAMING OC Video Card ($649.00 @ BPC Technology) Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR400 (w/o ODD) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($79.00 @ Amazon Australia) Power Supply: MSI MPG A650GF 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.00 @ BPC Technology) Total: $1493.00 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-01 13:07 AEST+1000

My recommendation..... I know that it is overbudget by around $70, but it surely is worth it. 12400f + 6700xt. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($169.94 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Gigabyte B660M DS3H DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Silicon Power XPOWER Gaming 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($49.97 @ Amazon) Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($46.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB EAGLE Video Card ($479.98 @ Newegg) Case: KOLINK Citadel Mesh RGB MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($61.79 @ Amazon) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg) Total: $978.65 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-06-17 07:20 EDT-0400

This can be a great alternative : PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor ($259.99 @ Newegg) 12600kf is on par with 12700f in gaming CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($41.30 @ Amazon) Much better cooler for around same price Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($169.99 @ B&H) Z690 Mobo Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($69.99 @ Corsair) Faster RAM Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon) Better SSD Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GAMING OC Video Card ($859.98 @ Newegg) Faster GPU as compared to 3080 Case: Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($82.99 @ Amazon) Total: $1654.22 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-06-16 01:28 EDT-0400

My Recommendation : PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor ($259.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($41.30 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($169.99 @ B&H) Memory: Silicon Power XPOWER Gaming 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($49.97 @ Amazon) Storage: ADATA XPG SX8100 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Challenger Pro OC Video Card ($539.98 @ Newegg) Case: Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Cooler Master MasterFan MF Halo 47.2 CFM 120 mm Fan ($18.98 @ Newegg) Total: $1295.18 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-06-16 00:57 EDT-0400

Have you ever heard of a brand named GALAX? It's the same brand. They sell their stock in Europe as KFA2 And as GALAX in the rest of the world

This can be an option.... PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($169.94 @ Newegg) Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-G DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg) Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Classic 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL22 Memory ($47.47 @ Newegg) Storage: ADATA XPG SX8100 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB Speedster SWFT 210 Video Card ($359.99 @ Amazon) Case: KOLINK Citadel Mesh RGB MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($61.79 @ Amazon) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon) Total: $884.16 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-06-15 07:48 EDT-0400

All of them have 4c/8t Clock speeds apart, all those xeons are comparable

Nope, the xeons i mentioned above fit the lga 1150 socket that your optiplex comes with and will work normally

My recommendation is to get one of the following CPUs Xeon E3 1220 V3, Xeon E3 1226 V3, Xeon E3 1230 V3, Xeon E3 1231 V3, Xeon E3 1241 V3 They should cost you around the same as the i5 that you are planning to buy and this xeon will be one par with the i7.

This can be an option... PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor ($386.00 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.90 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (Purchased For $0.00) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (Purchased For $0.00) Storage: Transcend 110S 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 570 4 GB PULSE ITX Video Card (Purchased For $0.00) Case: SHARKOON VS7 ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00) Power Supply: MSI MPG A-GF 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Amazon) Total: $560.89 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-05-15 02:19 EDT-0400

For around $1000, you can build something like this.... PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock B660M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Neo Forza FAYE 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg Sellers) Storage: Silicon Power P34A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB EAGLE Video Card ($499.98 @ Newegg) Case: Deepcool MATREXX 40 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($60.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: MSI MPG A-GF 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Amazon) Total: $1065.91 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-05-07 12:16 EDT-0400

This can be an option..... PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor (€288.95 @ Megekko) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S redux 70.75 CFM CPU Cooler (€49.90 @ Paradigit) Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (€169.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory (€78.85 @ Megekko) Storage: PNY XLR8 CS3030 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (€93.85 @ Megekko) Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card (€855.95 @ Amazon Netherlands) Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case (€94.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€83.85 @ Megekko) Total: €1716.15 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-03-23 17:17 CET+0100

Just for your reference.. Watch this video

This can also be an option .... PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor (€192.95 @ Azerty) CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler (€64.70 @ Megekko) Motherboard: Gigabyte B660 GAMING X DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (€159.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory (€78.85 @ Megekko) Storage: PNY XLR8 CS3030 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (€93.85 @ Megekko) Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB DUAL OC Video Card (€559.00 @ Paradigit) Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case (€74.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) Power Supply: BitFenix Formula Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (€69.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) Total: €1294.05 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-02-28 18:55 CET+0100

6700xt should be a better choice IMO

What are the prices of rx 6700xt in your country?

If you are going for performance, then this should be a better build... PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($184.99 @ B&H) Motherboard: ASRock B660 Pro RS ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($85.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Silicon Power P34A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($91.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Challenger D Video Card ($809.98 @ Newegg) Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case ($102.21 @ Amazon) Power Supply: BitFenix Formula Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.90 @ Amazon) Total: $1485.05 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-02-27 21:32 EST-0500

This can also be an option, a 6700xt for £100 more.... PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor (£162.99 @ CCL Computers) Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-E DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£92.26 @ CCL Computers) Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory (£43.15 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£45.94 @ CCL Computers) Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB MECH 2X Video Card (£675.00 @ Computer Orbit) Case: KOLINK INSPIRE K2 RGB MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£28.49 @ Currys PC World) Power Supply: NZXT C 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Scan.co.uk) Total: £1107.82 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

This can be an option... 750ti should be fine for entry level gaming. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (Purchased) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (€64.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€48.99 @ Amazon Netherlands) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2 GB Superclocked Video Card (€75.00) Case: Antec NX100 ATX Mid Tower Case (€37.95 @ Megekko) Power Supply: BitFenix Formula Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (€69.90 @ Amazon Netherlands) Total: €296.74 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available