Question This falls in to lots of categories. Which CPU MOBO combo

[NeilV]

Hi All.
I know this won't be of interest to a lot of people out there because of the limited budget but...

I am looking to drag my ancient i5-3570K system in to the 21st century so I would have to replace the MOBO, CPU & RAM.

I have a budget of about £200 and am in the UK, I will probably go for AMD but should I go AM4 or AM5? I was going to get a ryzen 5 5600X with a corresponding MOBO (probably a B550 of some description) but the reason for choosing AMD is because the sockets stay contemporary for much longer. That being said, the AM4 is now defunct so should i look at an AM5 motherboard and 7600. I'm not sure if any of this fits my budget but I could maybe go up to £250 if I wait a couple of weeks

Interested to hear peoples thoughts. Obviously any of the cpu's mentioned above will be way above the i5-3570K, I also considered the I5-12400F if I'm going to get a defunct socket anyway.

 

[Eximo]

12th gen is pretty competitively priced, and DDR4 is a lot cheaper.

AM5 is outside even your expanded budget.

12400 to get you onboard graphics, since you did not mention having a GPU.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor (£114.72 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M H DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£79.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£43.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £238.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-03-26 15:30 GMT+0000

 

[NeilV]

12th gen is pretty competitively priced, and DDR4 is a lot cheaper.

AM5 is outside even your expanded budget.

12400 to get you onboard graphics, since you did not mention having a GPU.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor (£114.72 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M H DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£79.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£43.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £238.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-03-26 15:30 GMT+0000

Thank you for such a quick response. I'm currently running a RX580 which will probably struggle with any of the upgrades mentioned but I've got to start somewhere and I'm currently playing modded Minecraft so I think a CPU upgrade is a higher priority. I'm not sure about a Micro ATX MOBO. I think I need full size for my case.

 

[Eximo]

Micro ATX board will fit in an ATX case.

You really only need an ATX board if you plan on adding things to the computer beyond a GPU.

RX580 won't struggle in anyway, whatever limitations it has now will remain. Faster CPU will gain you 1% lows and minimum FPS. GPU, based on the settings, changes your maximum FPS and the quality of the image.