Help needed with sons upgrade for Christmas

Dec 18, 2024
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Hello all,

Hope I am following the pin for suggestions to asking for help. To start, I know nothing about gaming PCs but my son is very into it. He asked for an upgraded CPU for Christmas (core i7-9700k) to go with his current MBD (TUF B365M-plus gaming). In doing my research it appeared this CPU wasn’t a huge upgrade over his current (i5-8400), however, this is one of the best that will match his MBD. I recommend he upgrade his MBD to get a faster CPU in the same price range as the i7-9700k. Specifically I was looking at getting him the i5-14600KF with either ASRock B760M PG Riptide Wi-Fi or Gigabyte B760M gaming plus WiFi DDR4.

Would upgrading the MBD to allow a better CPU be the move here?

Any help is greatly appreciated!!! Thanks
 
Hello all,

Hope I am following the pin for suggestions to asking for help. To start, I know nothing about gaming PCs but my son is very into it. He asked for an upgraded CPU for Christmas (core i7-9700k) to go with his current MBD (TUF B365M-plus gaming). In doing my research it appeared this CPU wasn’t a huge upgrade over his current (i5-8400), however, this is one of the best that will match his MBD. I recommend he upgrade his MBD to get a faster CPU in the same price range as the i7-9700k. Specifically I was looking at getting him the i5-14600KF with either ASRock B760M PG Riptide Wi-Fi or Gigabyte B760M gaming plus WiFi DDR4.

Would upgrading the MBD to allow a better CPU be the move here?

Any help is greatly appreciated!!! Thanks
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor ($144.19 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B760M-A WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($44.97 @ Amazon)
Total: $329.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-18 22:51 EST-0500


 

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