Should I upgrade CPU?

[Pikler]

Budget (including currency): AUD 600

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming, Premiere pro

Other details:

Existing parts lists:

Intel S1200 Core i7 10700F 2.9GHz 8 Core CPU BX8070110700F Zotac RTX 4060 Ti 16gb gpu
Corsair H80Iv2 Hydro Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler PN CW-9060024-WW
ASUS S1200 MicroATX PRIME B460M-A DDR4 Motherboard
2 x 16GB DDR4 (1x16G) Crucial 2666MHz RAM PN CT16G4DFD8266
1TB Samsung 980 M.2 PCIe SSD MZ-V8V1T0BW
2TB Seagate 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s HDD PN ST2000DM008
Cougar MicroATX MG130 Case Black (No PSU)
650 Watt Thermaltake Smart BX1 80+ Bronze Power Supply PS-SPD-0650NNSABA-1

Recently got the RTX 4060Ti 16gb it seems like an overkill for my setup but got a good deal. Seems like it is bottlenecking my CPU so can't use it at its fullest. 

I am thinking that I might upgrade the CPU but trying to avoid spending to much. If I get current gen CPU I will need a new motherboard, DDR5 and cooling as well, and probably a new case. That sounds like building a new pc

 

With my current motherboard I could go 10th or 11th Gen Intel but not sure if it would worth the upgrade. 

My current CPU's tdp is 65w so not sure how much more my cpu cooling could handle.

 

I am happy to buy used CPU, there are some on the market and also happy to invest in a new cooler, but my PC case is very limited on space, I would need a compact but very efficient cooler.

 

I would really appreciate your thoughts and recommendations

 

I am targeting 1080p in some cases 1440p and happy with stable 60fps.

 

Thank you so much!

 

[Why_Me]

Not on that platform. 

[Why_Me]

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-i5-12400f/16.html

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($205.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B760M GAMING X DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($217.07 @ Amazon Australia) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($94.00 @ Scorptec) 
Total: $555.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[4eyeguy]

the only real upgrade would be to an 11900k, though that doesn't seem worth it

[4eyeguy]

otherwise you would need a new mobo and ram

[Levent]

Use it as is and skip upgrading for couple more generations. Then build an entirely new machine.