Gingercan

Hmmm, all right. I just ruled air coolers out but I may need to reconsider. In that case, the 12600k may be a good shout, as you said. So, regional pricing is a bit odd here and the Prime B660M-Plus D4 is basically the exact same as the TUF one I linked. But, your point still stands; there are much cheaper B660 options available here in Sweden so it may be worth it for me to save a few bucks there as well. You cannot imagine how impatient I am at the moment.

Hey thanks for the insight. Problem with the 12600k is that I'll need to get an aftermarket cooler for it, which will set me back another ~€100, seeing what's available right now (I'm looking at AIO solutions, as it's rated at 125w base). That would make it the same price as the 12700 with 2 cores fewer. I've also looked at the MSI board but problem is that it's an ATX board and my case only supports mATX. So that's my rationale for the (expensive) B660 linked above.

Budget (including currency): 4000-7000 SEK/ €400-700 (ideally at lower end but I can stretch) Country: Sweden Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Studio one 3 Professional, Forza Horizon 5, Sea of Thieves, GTA V, CSGO, Valorant, Doom Eternal, Witcher 3. Gaming at 1440p144hz Other details: I'll be upgrading from the following rig. Parts I plan to keep are bolded. MOBO: MSI B85M-E45 RAM: Kingston DDR3 1600mHz CPU: Intel i7-4771 Cooler: BeQuiet PureRock Slim Storage: 3 x 1tb Samsung 870 EVO GPU: MSI Mech OC Radeon RX5700 PSU: Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C Naturally, I've been looking at the i5-12600 and i7-12700. I've decided against the K-versions as I'm not really interested in overclocking. Additionally, I'd have to buy an aftermarket cooler just to get the system up and running, which would hurt the value proposition considerably. Instead, I'll be using the included RM1-cooler until I can't stand the noise or if the thermals are unacceptable. At that point, more affordable coolers will be available for the 1700-socket. So here's the question: would the ~50% price increase from the 12600 to the 12700 be worth it? I'd like to be able to use the parts for at least 4-5 years with my current resolution and at least 100ish fps. These are my current options: I've already purchased the RAM. What would you do in my position?

I've actually started to get occasional stuttering and framedrops in specifically Rocket League with my 5700XT that I didn't get with my 1060. Playing with the exact same settings and with G-/Freesync enabled (monitor supports both). Could it be a driver issue or a faulty card? With my current clock, the card is otherwise stable

Yeah exactly! I have freesync on. Just mentioned it to highlight the fact that I may not have needed the 5700xt

I'll keep an eye out for either. If the price difference isn't insane, it'd make sense to go with the newer chipset. I've noticed it's a bit difficult to find affordable MOBOs that are mATX.

That's the plan! Do you reckon a B550 is absolutely crucial of would a B450 be sufficient? Thanks for the imagery

Hey thanks, that's really helpful!

Would I notice the difference even at 1080p144hz?

Well there it is, then. Gonna go ahead and get a 3600 and see if it gets better

My current cpu is indeed doing everything it can. It's not overclockable, but it has a good after market cooler and the ram in 2x8GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz dual channel. I'm likely upgrading to a 3600 during Black Friday, so I'm actually just contemplating if I should return the 5700XT and keep rolling with my 1060 or if I should keep the GPU as well and just have a new PC basically.

Hi! So I just bought a Sapphire Pulse 5700XT, expecting a day-night difference compared to my 1060. However, I don't feel like there was much of a jump - my CS:GO fps were basically the same and Rocket League is steadily locked at 144, not allowing me to see an increase. The largest increases were in Sea of thieves, where I went from about 60 fps to 90, as well as COD Warzone with similar numbers. HOWEVER, in both of those titles, the framerate was inconsistent and would often drop into the low 30s. I'm thinking this has something to do with my ageing 4771. Could it be the case that a 5700XT is entirely overkill in my use case? I'm not really playing any state of the art games (as you can see) and framerate is more important to me than resolution or graphical fidelity. That said, I do realize that there is a certain level of future-proofing in buying an overkill card.

Here, the X is like $30-40 more than the non-x and, as I understand it, the main difference is the included cooler and a slightly higher factory clock. Afaik, they're functionally the same processor.

Well there we go. I'll go ahead and put up a few watchlists for the stuff above then. Thanks a bunch!

Thanks for your insight! On the other hand, would a 3600 and 5700XT be overkill for 1080p144hz? I'm not planning to upgrade my display anytime soon but would like to be able to use the setup for a good few years ideally.