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Upgrading old pc, need help and advice.

RRyder
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Budget (including currency): 500 ~ 400 Euro

Country: Lithuania

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Escape from Tarkov, Video editing (Premiere), Grand theft auto 5, DayZ, 

Existing build: CPU: I5 8400 Motherboard: PRIME H310M-K RAM: 2X8 2666MHz GPU: GTX 1070

Wanting to upgrade to: CPU: i3-12100F(105 Euro) Motherboard: B660M DS3H DDR4(110 Euro) GPU: RTX 3060 (350~ Euro)
 

Was wondering if I should change anything or even add? Or is this even an upgrade from the old pc?

 

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It most certainly is an upgrade, although I would spring a bit more for an RTX 3060 Ti, better bang for buck. 

Also, what about PSU? 

Not an expert, just bored at work. Please quote me or mention me if you would like me to see your reply. **may edit my posts a few times after posting**

CPU: Intel i5-12400

GPU: Asus TUF RX 6800 XT OC

Mobo: Asus Prime B660M-A D4 WIFI MSI PRO B760M-A WIFI DDR4

RAM: Team Delta TUF Alliance 2x8GB DDR4 3200MHz CL16

SSD: Team MP33 1TB

PSU: MSI MPG A850GF

Case: Phanteks Eclipse P360A

Cooler: ID-Cooling SE-234 ARGB

OS: Windows 11 Pro

Pcpartpicker: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wnxDfv
Displays: Samsung Odyssey G5 S32AG50 32" 1440p 165hz | AOC 27G2E 27" 1080p 144hz

Laptop: ROG Strix Scar III G531GU Intel i5-9300H GTX 1660Ti Mobile| OS: Windows 10 Home

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You can't get a 3060 plus a 12100 with board for 500eur... You should rather get a 6600 or 6600xt

System : AMD R9 5900X / Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO/ 2x16GB Corsair Vengeance 3600CL18 / ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX OC Edition GPU/ Phanteks P600S case /  Eisbaer 280mm AIO (with 2xArctic P14 fans) / 2TB Crucial T500  NVme + 2TB WD SN850 NVme + 4TB Toshiba X300 HDD drives/ Corsair RM850x PSU/  Alienware AW3420DW 34" 120Hz 3440x1440p monitor / Logitech G915TKL keyboard (wireless) / Logitech G PRO X Superlight mouse / Audeze Maxwell headphones

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9 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

You can't get a 3060 plus a 12100 with board for 500eur... You should rather get a 6600 or 6600xt

There are used 3060 for 350-ish Euros in Lithuania.

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17 minutes ago, Dukesilver27- said:

It most certainly is an upgrade, although I would spring a bit more for an RTX 3060 Ti, better bang for buck. 

Also, what about PSU? 

I have a Corsair VS650 650 W ATX.

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8 minutes ago, RRyder said:

There are used 3060 for 350-ish Euros in Lithuania.

Ok but even then a 12100+ board cost over 150eur

System : AMD R9 5900X / Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO/ 2x16GB Corsair Vengeance 3600CL18 / ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX OC Edition GPU/ Phanteks P600S case /  Eisbaer 280mm AIO (with 2xArctic P14 fans) / 2TB Crucial T500  NVme + 2TB WD SN850 NVme + 4TB Toshiba X300 HDD drives/ Corsair RM850x PSU/  Alienware AW3420DW 34" 120Hz 3440x1440p monitor / Logitech G915TKL keyboard (wireless) / Logitech G PRO X Superlight mouse / Audeze Maxwell headphones

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9 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Ok but even then a 12100+ board cost over 150eur

Cpu: 105 Euro, motherboard: 110 Euro

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1 hour ago, RRyder said:

Budget (including currency): 500 ~ 400 Euro

Country: Lithuania

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Escape from Tarkov, Video editing (Premiere), Grand theft auto 5, DayZ, 

Existing build: CPU: I5 8400 Motherboard: PRIME H310M-K RAM: 2X8 2666MHz GPU: GTX 1070

Wanting to upgrade to: CPU: i3-12100F Motherboard: B660M DS3H DDR4 GPU: RTX 3060
 

Was wondering if I should change anything or even add? Or is this even an upgrade from the old pc?

 

If you can get those in budget , you should go for them. 

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