Ryzen 5 5600x for 330 AUD, yes or no?

[Burnt_Bread]

I’m looking to build a pc for the first time and I found a 5600x for 330 AUD (230 USD), so should I get it? I was initially looking at an i5 10400f, but slightly increasing my budget for this seems better. I am aiming to spend around 1000-1200 AUD on the whole system with peripherals and monitors and I will be using it for gaming, especially MSFS20, and some Blender. 
 

Cheers

[RONOTHAN##]

Look at the 12400(F), it performs about the same as the 5600X but IIRC is closer to $255 AUD. That said, B660 boards are a bit more expensive, so it still might not be that much cheaper to go 12400F.

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/QYPsHz

 

 

[Yoomes Bond]

For my money, I'd probably get the 5600 instead which normally retails for 285 AUD but was recently as low as 256 AUD due to a coupon sale. You'd get 95% of the performance in gaming workloads.

But if building completely new, the 12400F is worth considering as mentioned above as you should/might be able to do an in-socket upgrade to raptor lake (13th gen) later down the line. The platform cost should should bring the costs to similar prices most likely as the cheaper CPU would cancel out the more expensive motherboard.

Cost of 5600 and B550 board:
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/zp97Xy

 

Cost of 5600 and B450 board:
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/FkhF8r

[Deathshead747]

I, too, am actually torn between Intel i5-12400F or the 5600 build for a new PC.

 

I whole heartedly agree, that if @Burnt_Bread is going for a Gaming PC with a dedicated Graphic Card, then save some money and opt for the 5600. You don't really need the integrated graphics.