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...
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
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...
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
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.
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...
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...
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?
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...