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Hello everybody.Im buying new PC after long time and I was looking all over internet what should I buy.Now Im really confused and have no idea what Im doing. 馃檪

I will post few builds(offers I got) with prices(mostly similiar) in my country and I really could use advice.PC would be mostly used for gaming.

1.

Processor:Intel Core i5-12400F 2,50GHz up to 4,40GHz (6C, 12T)

CPU Cooler:Arctic Alpine 17

Motherboard:ASRock H610M-HDV DS

RAM:32GB (2x 16GB) DDR5 Kingston 4800 MHz

SSD:聽1TB Kingston NV3 NVMe PCIe 4.0

GPU:AMD RX 6800 16GB GDDR6 XFX SWIFT

Power supply:Inter-Tech Argus GPS-700W 80+ Gold

970euros

2.

CPU:聽Intel Box Core i5 Processor i5-14400F聽14th gen.10 Cores聽up to 4,70GHz

RAM:聽16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz Kingston Fury BEAST

SSD:聽500GB NVMe M.2 Seagate Barracuda

Motherboard: GIGABYTE H610M

Power supply:聽Inter-Tech Argus 720W

GPU:聽MSI VENTUS RTX 4060聽8GB GDDR6

843euros

3.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.40GHz AM4

COOLER: INTER-TECH Argus SU-280

MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE B550M K

RAM: 聽ADATA 32GB XPG Gammix D35 DDR4 3600MHz CL18 KIT AX4U360016G18I-DTBKD35
SSD: 聽KINGSTON 1TB NV3 M.2 PCIe M.2 2280 SNV3S/1000G

GPU: SAPPHIRE 11339-04-20G Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB GDDR6 Pulse OC

PSU: DEEPCOOL PF700 700W

1000euros

On second(if I buy it) I would add ssd and 16gb RAM.

What do you guys think, is聽AMD RX 6800 16GB GDDR6 XFX SWIFT聽聽overkill for i5 12gen?What do you think about others or what would you change?

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9 minutes ago, Wolf1993 said:

Hello everybody.Im buying new PC after long time and I was looking all over internet what should I buy.Now Im really confused and have no idea what Im doing. 馃檪

I will post few builds(offers I got) with prices(mostly similiar) in my country and I really could use advice.PC would be mostly used for gaming.

1.

Processor:Intel Core i5-12400F 2,50GHz up to 4,40GHz (6C, 12T)

CPU Cooler:Arctic Alpine 17

Motherboard:ASRock H610M-HDV DS

RAM:32GB (2x 16GB) DDR5 Kingston 4800 MHz

SSD:聽1TB Kingston NV3 NVMe PCIe 4.0

GPU:AMD RX 6800 16GB GDDR6 XFX SWIFT

Power supply:Inter-Tech Argus GPS-700W 80+ Gold

970euros

2.

CPU:聽Intel Box Core i5 Processor i5-14400F聽14th gen.10 Cores聽up to 4,70GHz

RAM:聽16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz Kingston Fury BEAST

SSD:聽500GB NVMe M.2 Seagate Barracuda

Motherboard: GIGABYTE H610M

Power supply:聽Inter-Tech Argus 720W

GPU:聽MSI VENTUS RTX 4060聽8GB GDDR6

843euros

3.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.40GHz AM4

COOLER: INTER-TECH Argus SU-280

MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE B550M K

RAM: 聽ADATA 32GB XPG Gammix D35 DDR4 3600MHz CL18 KIT AX4U360016G18I-DTBKD35
SSD: 聽KINGSTON 1TB NV3 M.2 PCIe M.2 2280 SNV3S/1000G

GPU: SAPPHIRE 11339-04-20G Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB GDDR6 Pulse OC

PSU: DEEPCOOL PF700 700W

1000euros

On second(if I buy it) I would add ssd and 16gb RAM.

What do you guys think, is聽AMD RX 6800 16GB GDDR6 XFX SWIFT聽聽overkill for i5 12gen?What do you think about others or what would you change?

Honestly, if you're comfortable enough to SSD and RAM upgrade the device, I would suggest just DIY building the machine instead of compromising with a pre-build that you're immediately 'voiding' its service to.

If I'm force to choose, the first option, because the RX 6800 is the best GPU out of all of them that would transplant nicely into any rig or eGPU enclosure.聽

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Go with a 2tb drive, or better 2 drives of 1TB - one for the system, one for general storage. Today a single TB is barely enough. In addition, an almost full drive will degrade much faster while performing like shit.

Sticking with Intel will get you a cheaper and better MB. Dunno how much more you'll get out of 14400f than 12400f with your GPU tier.聽

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Option 1. would perform much better than the other PCs in the majority of games, due to the graphics card having vastly superior raster performance.

The CPUs multithreaded performance is down on the other two, but it is generally enough for gaming to have 6 (fast) cores and 12 threads, so I wouldn't be concerned.

If you were to upgrade the CPU later, I think there's more to come from the 6800, but I wouldn't swap PCs because: the 14400F really still performs like 12th gen (similar to a 12600K) and the 5700X isn't much different.

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Thank you guys for answering its really helpful for me.

9 minutes ago, MiszS said:

The 12400f with rx 6800 is a perfectly fine combo, but the price seems a bit high for the builds, can you tell us how much each part costs

I dont know each part prices but I guess I could ask.I know it would be much expensive if I buy it in my city.What do you think about motherboard?

14 minutes ago, Agall said:

Honestly, if you're comfortable enough to SSD and RAM upgrade the device, I would suggest just DIY building the machine instead of compromising with a pre-build that you're immediately 'voiding' its service to.

If I'm force to choose, the first option, because the RX 6800 is the best GPU out of all of them that would transplant nicely into any rig or eGPU enclosure.聽

I forget to say I got warranty on 1. and 3. 2 years and on 2. 3 years.

11 minutes ago, Timme said:

Go with a 2tb drive, or better 2 drives of 1TB - one for the system, one for general storage. Today a single TB is barely enough. In addition, an almost full drive will degrade much faster while performing like shit.

Sticking with Intel will get you a cheaper and better MB. Dunno how much more you'll get out of 14400f than 12400f with your GPU tier.聽

Honestly I dont bother for now with SSD, maybe later.What do you think about this motherboard?

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Just now, Wolf1993 said:

Thank you guys for answering its really helpful for me.

I dont know each part prices but I guess I could ask.I know it would be much expensive if I buy it in my city.What do you think about motherboard?

I forget to say I got warranty on 1. and 3. 2 years and on 2. 3 years.

Honestly I dont bother for now with SSD, maybe later.What do you think about this motherboard?

The problem with all 3 builds is that CPU and motherboard choice aren't great. If you're going AM4 with the 5700x, the 5700x3D isn't far off. For Intel, unless its a Z series chipset motherboard, a future drop in upgrade isn't warranted. Effectively all 3 builds are 'as is' without major upgrade paths except for the GPU, which is where I'd focus the best longevity.

A RX 6800 is still a very capable GPU in 2025, especially since rasterization performance is still the driver for performance for the vast majority of games. The other two options are just poor value.

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Now I see I made calculating mistake on first PC, its 50e less.And interesting fact I bought this PC Im using from them(like 9 years ago), they have good reputation in my country.Never had any problem I couldnt fix.

40 minutes ago, Tetras said:

Option 1. would perform much better than the other PCs in the majority of games, due to the graphics card having vastly superior raster performance.

The CPUs multithreaded performance is down on the other two, but it is generally enough for gaming to have 6 (fast) cores and 12 threads, so I wouldn't be concerned.

If you were to upgrade the CPU later, I think there's more to come from the 6800, but I wouldn't swap PCs because: the 14400F really still performs like 12th gen (similar to a 12600K) and the 5700X isn't much different.

I guess Im going for 1. build then, thank you for advice.

36 minutes ago, Agall said:

The problem with all 3 builds is that CPU and motherboard choice aren't great. If you're going AM4 with the 5700x, the 5700x3D isn't far off. For Intel, unless its a Z series chipset motherboard, a future drop in upgrade isn't warranted. Effectively all 3 builds are 'as is' without major upgrade paths except for the GPU, which is where I'd focus the best longevity.

A RX 6800 is still a very capable GPU in 2025, especially since rasterization performance is still the driver for performance for the vast majority of games. The other two options are just poor value.

Yes that's what I was thinking too.I wouldnt have any space for upgrade in future.But I still think this will work for me, Im not some hardcore gamer.

23 minutes ago, Timme said:

Is there an option b660 or b760?

Probably yes but not for this prize. 馃檪

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2 minutes ago, Wolf1993 said:

but not for this prize

Don't your local prices, but on Amazon there are Asrock boards for 5$-30$ more than yours. H610, besides lesser hardware, also lock you out of XMP and CPU speed multipliers.聽

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9 minutes ago, Timme said:

Don't your local prices, but on Amazon there are Asrock boards for 5$-30$ more than yours. H610, besides lesser hardware, also lock you out of XMP and CPU speed multipliers.聽

I never really ordered anything from Amazon.And trust me, you dont want to know how much is shipping here where I live. 馃槈

So the only thing you dont like in first build is motherboard ?

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5 minutes ago, Wolf1993 said:

I never really ordered anything from Amazon.And trust me, you dont want to know how much is shipping here where I live. 馃槈

So the only thing you dont like in first build is motherboard ?

Yeah, just gave the price estimation) SSD too. Maybe if you can get a lower wattage PSU for cheaper, because you don't need the 700W.

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21 hours ago, Timme said:

Yeah, just gave the price estimation) SSD too. Maybe if you can get a lower wattage PSU for cheaper, because you don't need the 700W.

Hey, sorry for bothering you.What do you think about this build?

CPU:Intel Core i5-12400F 12th gen. 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz

RAM:16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz Kingston Fury BEAST

SSD:1TB NVME M.2 Seagate Barracuda

Motherboard: Asus Prime B660M-A聽

Power supply: Cougar Atlas 750W 80+ Bronze

GPU:XFX RX 6800 SWIFT 319 CORE 16GB GDDR6 256bit

And is that motherboard you were saying?This is 25e more expensive then first one and I will have to add more RAM I guess, that would be like +50e.I would love more to buy from them since they are in my town.I dont mind it if its a bit expensive then first one.

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5 hours ago, Wolf1993 said:

Hey, sorry for bothering you.What do you think about this build?

CPU:Intel Core i5-12400F 12th gen. 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz

RAM:16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz Kingston Fury BEAST

SSD:1TB NVME M.2 Seagate Barracuda

Motherboard: Asus Prime B660M-A聽

Power supply: Cougar Atlas 750W 80+ Bronze

GPU:XFX RX 6800 SWIFT 319 CORE 16GB GDDR6 256bit

And is that motherboard you were saying?This is 25e more expensive then first one and I will have to add more RAM I guess, that would be like +50e.I would love more to buy from them since they are in my town.I dont mind it if its a bit expensive then first one.

Can you list the prices and your budget?
What I saw was聽ASRock Motherboard B760M-HDV with DDR5.

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