Question PC upgrade / New to PC building - Please help!

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Hi Guys,

I'm relatively new to the PC building world and still struggle to understand what parts are necessary and what is overkill!

My PC is around 3/4 years old and I appear to be having some CPU issues when playing games like MC. I have been doing some research and it seems as though upgrading my CPU is the solution. I have also been running MSI afterburner and my CPU usage is very high and keeps spiking between 80%-100%.

For context I am trying to run MC with shaders and texture packs and would like to increase my frames and overall smoothness when playing the game without compromising on the graphics.

I was wondering if you guys could advise me on which CPU I should look at and possibly what other parts I might need?

MSI Z390-A Pro
I5-9600k
Corsair DDR4 x2 8gb
Geforce RTX 2060
Corsair TX 500M
Fan: Be quiet BK021
Monitor: AOC Gaming G2590FX, 144Hz

Thanks in advance!
 
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Budget: depends on how many parts I need but up to £ 1,000
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200MHz16GB (2x8GB) CL16 £48.98

Gigabyte B660M GAMING X DDR4 £139.66


https://www.box.co.uk/BX8071512400F-Intel-Core-i5-12400F-12th-Gen-Desktop-Pr_4094468.html
Intel Core i5-12400F £185.49

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...2400f-processor-18m-cache-up-to-4-40-ghz.html

i5 12400 / 12400F gaming benchmarks.

i512400.jpg
 
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Corsair RM650 (2021) 650W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply £88.44

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09RMHDKHL
Gigabyte B660M GAMING X DDR4 £139.66

https://www.box.co.uk/BX8071512400F-Intel-Core-i5-12400F-12th-Gen-Desktop-Pr_4094468.html
Intel Core i5-12400F £185.49

be quiet! Dark Rock 4 BK021 LGA1700 Mounting Kit

https://www.cclonline.com/cmk16gx4m...eance-lpx-16gb-2x8gb-3200mhz-ddr4-memory-kit/
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200MHz16GB (2x8GB) CL16 £48.98

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X 8GB OC Graphics Card £469.00

Total: £931.57 inc VAT
 
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Corsair RM650 (2021) 650W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply £88.44

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09RMHDKHL
Gigabyte B660M GAMING X DDR4 £139.66

https://www.box.co.uk/BX8071512400F-Intel-Core-i5-12400F-12th-Gen-Desktop-Pr_4094468.html
Intel Core i5-12400F £185.49

be quiet! Dark Rock 4 BK021 LGA1700 Mounting Kit

https://www.cclonline.com/cmk16gx4m...eance-lpx-16gb-2x8gb-3200mhz-ddr4-memory-kit/
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200MHz16GB (2x8GB) CL16 £48.98

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X 8GB OC Graphics Card £469.00

Total: £931.57 inc VAT
Awesome thank you! Would this all be compatible with my current motherboard?
 
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Additionally my cooling system is currently made up of the Be quiet BK021 and 3 pc fans placed throughout my NZXT H510 case. One on each side of the motherboard and one at the top of the case above the cpu fan. I'm assuming this could probably be improved as well?
 
Considering your suggestions it seems as though the solution is to build an entirely new PC. For which I would probably like to do some future proofing and bump up my budget to £2,000. What would you recommend for this budget?
I'd wait until early January when Intel releases the locked 13 gen cpu's along with the B760 boards. Most all of the B660 boards are being run out of stock as the board manufactures get ready to release the B760 boards. A lot of those boards will support DDR5. The price of DDR5 is dropping on an almost weekly bases.

Something like this.

Intel Core i5 13400F £200 (if I had to guess)

B760 DDR5 ATX motherboard £150 - £180 (price depends on VRM's and audio codec)

I'll use this set of DDR5 as an example but expect it to be significantly cheaper come January.

https://www.cclonline.com/cmk32gx5m2b5200c40-corsair-vengeance-32gb-2x16gb-5200mhz-ddr5-memory-kit/
Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5200MHz 32GB (2x16GB) CL40 £128.99

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B097DYD1LP
Corsair RM650 (2021) 650W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply £88.44

https://www.awd-it.co.uk/components...ocv1-lhr-gddr6-pci-express-graphics-card.html
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X 8GB OC Graphics Card £469.00

be quiet! Dark Rock 4 BK021 LGA1700 Mounting Kit

Crucial P2 2TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD £121.99
 
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