best sub £200 cpu for gaming

[jeffspuds]

cant make my mind up ryzen or intel

 

[mickyflinn]

7600 if new buid as the am5 will offer longevity otherwise the 12600kf can be had for around £160 , £20 more for 13400f

Are you gaming?

 

[jeffspuds]

7600 if new buid as the am5 will offer longevity otherwise the 12600kf can be had for around £160 , £20 more for 13400f

Are you gaming?

yes gaming with a 5700xt

 

[mickyflinn]

yes gaming with a 5700xt

What the rest of your spec ?

Budget for upgrades ?

 

[jeffspuds]

What the rest of your spec ?

Budget for upgrades ?

need cpu mobo ram have an air cooler currently using the lga2011 cpu would like to use that again if possible, looking at the mounting bracket it has holes for a smaller fit.

budget around £400

 

[jeffspuds]

actually may get a AIO instead.

 

[tamzzy]

have an air cooler currently using the lga2011 cpu would like to use that again if possible, looking at the mounting bracket it has holes for a smaller fit.

assuming you bought your cooler at the same time as your x79/99 rig, your cooler will not fit unless the manufacturer has made an am5/lga 1700 mounting kit.

 

[jeffspuds]

assuming you bought your cooler at the same time as your x79/99 rig, your cooler will not fit unless the manufacturer has made an am5/lga 1700 mounting kit.

maybe time to ditch that too, will get a 360mm AIO

 

[jeffspuds]

a mobo with a wifi adaptor included would be good too.

 

[mickyflinn]

need cpu mobo ram have an air cooler currently using the lga2011 cpu would like to use that again if possible, looking at the mounting bracket it has holes for a smaller fit.

budget around £400

AM5 gonna cost you around the £440 mark with 32gb of DDR5.

7600 comes with a stock cooler so you can get one later if yours don't fit..

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £188.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £99.95
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming A620-Pro WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-01162) = £149.98

Total: £442.92 (includes delivery: £3.99)​

 

[tamzzy]

What the rest of your spec ?

^

you don't have a lot of room to be picky if your budget is £400

 

[Tetras]

What are you upgrading from?

have an air cooler currently using the lga2011 cpu would like to use that again if possible

What's the model name? If it is a Noctua, you may be able to apply for a free bracket.

yes gaming with a 5700xt

Just gaming, nothing else?

 

[jeffspuds]

What are you upgrading from?


What's the model name? If it is a Noctua, you may be able to apply for a free bracket.


Just gaming, nothing else?

x79 system, i will ditch the cooler and go AIO, gaming mainly yes.

 

[mickyflinn]

x79 system, i will ditch the cooler and go AIO, gaming mainly yes.

To keep closer to budget intel

12600kf £160 or 12600k £180
MSI Pro B760-P WIFI DDR4 £150
32gb DDR4 3200mhz £60

Total
£370 or £390

 

[Tetras]

i will ditch the cooler and go AIO

With your very tight budget I'm not sure that makes sense, because it would have a big impact on what you can buy. A phantom spirit or peerless assassin is £35 and it outperforms many AIOs.

I'd consider a 12600KF (they're on sale just over £150) and a B760 motherboard like MSI's B760-P, or if you want DDR5, B760 Gaming Plus or B760 DS3H DDR5.

 

[jeffspuds]

To keep closer to budget intel

12600kf £160 or 12600k £180
MSI Pro B760-P WIFI DDR4 £150
32gb DDR4 3200mhz £60

Total
£370 or £390

whats the difference in the kf and k ?

 

[mickyflinn]

whats the difference in the kf and k ?

F means no integrated graphics so you need a gpu to display.

Personally would pay £20 more for the k as a back up graphics solution, can save so much hassle.

 

[jeffspuds]

F means no integrated graphics so you need a gpu to display.

Personally would pay £20 more for the k as a back up graphics solution, can save so much hassle.

thank you will take a look

 

[thebandit]

AM5 platform is where my money would go right now in the ops situation, 100%.

 

[Wing-Man]

if you have no plans to upgrade the GPU...

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £124.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit (CMK32GX4M2Z3600C18) (SKU: MY-4CL-CS) = £79.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550M DS3H (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BR-GI) = £95.00

Total: £299.98 (includes delivery: £0.00)​