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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Old but seasoned gamer seeking spec advice

    Subjective to a degree I guess
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Old but seasoned gamer seeking spec advice

    or this, final question....honest Case FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window) (Special Offer) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-12400F (2.5GHz) 18MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® PRIME Z690-P D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Old but seasoned gamer seeking spec advice

    Thanks for the input. It's seems impossible to find a good case that has 3 top/front USB slots and 2x3.5" bays. I may have to forego one of the USB slots
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Old but seasoned gamer seeking spec advice

    OK guys, after trawling through all of your much appreciated suggestions and recommendation and also looking at budget, I have put together the following. I have chosen the RTX 3060 with a view to upgrading my monitor in the not too distant future but trimmed down on the SSD, as I have managed...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Old but seasoned gamer seeking spec advice

    So according to the videos the i12400 is better value, but needs more cooling power and The AMD is marginally better and needs less cooling, but costs more. I hate my life haha Time for another rethink, so you'd recommend the 12400? Sorry, I'm easily confused these days
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Old but seasoned gamer seeking spec advice

    And now we enter into another minefield of choice and expense 😭
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Old but seasoned gamer seeking spec advice

    Back in the day when I used to build PC's for a living (mid 90's) the AMD CPU's were a bit iffy. I assume they've improved in the last 25 years. I've always used Intel but am willing to try something new.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Old but seasoned gamer seeking spec advice

    I have to lower the graphics setting on games like GTA5 online and Minecraft (with shaders) along with most of my fast paced action games. All I really want to do is to be able to play my games with the graphics options cranked up and achieve a framerate of more than 50 fps, which is what I'm...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Old but seasoned gamer seeking spec advice

    OK, this would really be pushing my budget to the limit as I am buying 2 machines. Would I get away wit this? Case PCS SPECTRUM RGB MID TOWER CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i5 10-Core Processor i5-12600K (3.7GHz) 20MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Old but seasoned gamer seeking spec advice

    Nice spec, but that would be out of my price range sadly
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Old but seasoned gamer seeking spec advice

    Much appreciated. For the sake of another £120ish I can go with the i5 12600KF and the Asus TUF board. Will that give me much added performance over the i5 2400F?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Old but seasoned gamer seeking spec advice

    I could also upgrade the board to the TUF for not much more....where do you stop!
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Old but seasoned gamer seeking spec advice

    Thanks again. I was wondering if, for the sake of another £80 or so, it would be worth upping the CPU to an i5 12600 KF? Sorry for all the questions
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Old but seasoned gamer seeking spec advice

    It would also accommodate the i9 I believe should I wish to update at a a later stage?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Old but seasoned gamer seeking spec advice

    Thanks for that info. To be honest I really cannot be bothered to build my own machines anymore, too old and lazy, so I think I'll just go with your recommended build and just plumb for a new one rather than throwing good money after bad. As long as it is significantly faster than my old unit...
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