Question Want to update my ten-year-old system. Should I wait a few months?

[Ajossi2000]

Hello. I want to update my ten-year-old system.

My question is simple: should I wait a few months to buy anything? Will new GPUs / CPUs / Mobos be announced soon thereby lowering the price of what's available now?

Sorry for the possibly obvious question, but I am both a bit ignorant about the topic and haven't looked at what is happening with the newest components or when the new ones come out, so I am trying to remember what I did once know years ago and catch up.

Additional question if you have a opinion: due to recent reported problems with 13th and 14th generation Intel CPUS, as reported by Wendell and others (

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzHcrbT5D_Y
), should I go with the newest AMD CPUs instead?

Thanks in advance for any insight.

 

[logainofhades]

What to buy depends on your use case. If you continue to wait for the next big thing, that is a few months out, you will be waiting forever. With Ryzen 9000 coming at the end of the month, though, I would wait until those benchmarks are released. I would definitely avoid buying a 13th or 14th gen i9.

 

[Ajossi2000]

What to buy depends on your use case. If you continue to wait for the next big thing, that is a few months out, you will be waiting forever. With Ryzen 9000 coming at the end of the month, though, I would wait until those benchmarks are released. I would definitely avoid buying a 13th or 14th gen i9.

Thanks, logain. That's what I figured. I'll hold off then.

 

[Eximo]

On the other hand. 12th gen chips are on sale today. The jump in performance over a ten year old system will be dramatic either way.

12700k with onboard graphics available at $189.
12600kf for $139
12600k for $154

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor ($172.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z690M Phantom Gaming 4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($77.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $350.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-07-16 14:32 EDT-0400

 

[Ajossi2000]

On the other hand. 12th gen chips are on sale today. The jump in performance over a ten year old system will be dramatic either way.

12700k with onboard graphics available at $189.
12600kf for $139
12600k for $154

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor ($172.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z690M Phantom Gaming 4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($77.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $350.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-07-16 14:32 EDT-0400

Yeah, I saw that. Quite a deal on good chips. I've thought of going that way too.