[SOLVED] 7 years old new build time??

[thesamo421]

Its been a long time since i've been on here!

Anyway my current build and first ever has been going strong and has no issues with a couple upgrades over the years and I think still holds up really well considering I play in 1440p. however overall I think it might be time to upgrade platform/socket but still keep parts where possible to save money that doesn't effect performance. I know that 12th gen and DDR5 is just coming out but its quite expensive atm and this upgrade would cost around £650. Thoughts??

Current Specs

-I7 4790k @4.6ghz
-Corsair H100i Gtx v2 240mm
-16GB Corsair Vengence ddr3 1866mhz
-MSI Z97A Gaming 7
-RTX 2080
-XFX XTR 750w Gold PSU
-Corsair 450D
-WD Black M.2 SSD
-2x Kingston 2.5 Sata SSD
-1x WD Black HDD

Proposed specs

-i7 11700k
-Corsair H150I XT 360mm
-32GB Corsair Vengence pro SL DDR4 3200mhz
-MSI MPG Z590 Gaming plus
-RTX 2080 (keep from previous build)
-XFX XTR 750w Gold PSU (keep from previous build)
-Corsair 450D (keep from previous build)
-WD Black M.2 SSD (keep from previous build)
-2x Kingston 2.5 Sata SSD (keep from previous build)
-1x WD Black HDD (keep from previous build)

 

[Lafong]

You may have to update the BIOS for that board to be compatible with that processor? Have you rejected Z590?

 

[thesamo421]

You may have to update the BIOS for that board to be compatible with that processor? Have you rejected Z590?

Oops thats the one I meant to put, cheers for spotting that, updated it now

 

[Why_Me]

I'd wait a few weeks for the release of the locked Alder Lake cpu's and B660 boards.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/best-buy-lists-alder-lake-non-k-cpu-specs-pricing

https://www.techpowerup.com/289923/intel-core-i5-12400-early-review-dubs-it-a-game-changer