Build Advice CPU upgrade or maybe RAM? budget 400 now maybe more later if I wait

[ston4k]

CPU I5-12400 - GPU evga 3070 ftw3 - PSU 650watt 80 evga g2 - MOBO Asus prime b660m-a wifi D4 - RAM 32 gb kit (2x16gb) DDR4 3200 - Cooler master Master liquid 240 - Display 1 hp x32 (2560 x 1440) - Display 2 hp 32f (1920 x 1080)
What should I upgrade first?
I game and stream and some video editing.
I game at 1440
I get lag in games like ready or not and scp 5k while streaming.
I notice my CPU is at 95 to 100 utilizations during these tasks so I think i should upgrade my CPU.

I am thinking i7 14700k because it is on sale at best buy for 389.99
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/intel-...x78J6phocqD1Iux3UQgaAktPEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
If I upgrade to an i7 or i9 could my MOBO, PSU or cooler handle the load or heat?
Or is it ram?

 

[thestryker]

VRM on the motherboard you have isn't very good and wouldn't work very well with the 13th/14th Gen i7+ at all. Anything above the i5 would likely be a waste of money given the power limitation. PSU and cooler would also be questionable for raising the power consumption with any compatible i7+.

It's somewhat hard to find reasonably priced low latency DDR4 right now and higher speed isn't likely to work with your existing CPU due to artificial limitations on non-K SKU CPUs. Potentially you could get something like an i5-13600K/14600K and some better memory with the rest of the components you have.

 

[geofelt]

Here are the upgrades your motherboard will support.
https://www.asus.com/us/motherboard...desk_qvl_cpu?model2Name=PRIME-B660M-A-WIFI-D4
Update your bios first before removing the old chip.

14700K is a fine upgrade, but you probably have no need for overclocking.
At a similar price, the i7-14700 is a 65w tdp processor that needs minimal cooling.
https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i7-14700-core-i7-14th-gen/p/N82E16819118476


Your ram is fine, Intel does not depend on fast ram for performance.