Question Advice on CPU upgrade

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Hi,

I'm looking to upgrade my CPU and motherboard, currently I'm running a i5-4460 and an EVGA 750ti but have just been given a Gigabyte 1060 G1 6GB.

I'm just wondering if a i3-12100F would be ok to run with the 1060 or would the 1060 bottleneck the i3? I'm also looking at the i3-10105F.

I know the 1060 quite old now but I'm not really looking to buy a newer GPU at this moment in time.

Any advice would be appreciated.
 
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Vic 40 said:
Whic psu exactly? It's not about the 550watt, but about quality. Maybe there are better options for the same price or not alot more.
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It the same one that I've been using for years now. I've just checked and it a 520 not 550! 🤦‍♂️It's a seasonic s12 2 series 80 plus bronze.
 
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With the newer parts might there be problems with sleep states and age is a thing as well. Would myself retire it. You could see if it will work, it won't do harm to the system i think, protection features are fine,it was a decent psu in it's time. Would disable sleep states C6/7 and up in the bios to be sure.
 
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Vic 40 said:
With the newer parts might there be problems with sleep states and age is a thing as well. Would myself retire it. You could see if it will work, it won't do harm to the system i think, protection features are fine,it was a decent psu in it's time. Would disable sleep states C6/7 and up in the bios to be sure.
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Ah ok, thanks for your help so far. Sorry to be a pain but what PSU would you recommend?
 
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Eximo said:
If you are wanting a cheap power supply that is still pretty good, the Corsair CV 650W is okay. For a little more:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8P...fully-modular-atx-power-supply-120-gp-0650-x1

If you want a PSU that will last you a good while and support you for future upgrades you would be looking at $100 to $120 for something like a Corsair RM850x or RM750x or an EVGA G3 850W.
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Vic 40 said:
What is your budget?
Also where do you live? Any specific shop you look?

I wouldn't pair a CV650 with such parts btw, usuallly with that one you get into the territory of better quality psu's.
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Thanks again for the replies, I'm from the UK and only looking for something as low priced as possible. £50-£60

I've just looked at the CV 650 on Amazon and can get if for £49 atm, but not too sure now.
 
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Note that your GTX 1060 is not going to bottleneck nothing, is a CPU the component that can bottleneck a GPU. And the i3 12100F is not going to bottleneck the GTX 1060.

But maybe you can go to a cheaper CPU/Mobo combination as the 10400F/H410M.
 
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For the cheapest possible 12th gen, the 12100 is an awesome deal. With limitations. For the price difference, the 12400 is a much better value overall, not necessarily in the initial price. Most ppl worry about upgrade ability, and then never upgrade, keeping the cpu for 4-5 years then getting a whole new cpu/mobo. So it's generally better to get something that's going to last the 4-5 years and not see real drops in performance due to software advances.

The 12th gen/ 1060 isnt a bottleneck issue. In some things the cpu will be limited, in some the gpu limited, that's the nature of software, especially games at 1080p.
 
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