31-40k Need yo Inputs for building a new rig

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pushy

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Questions

  1. What is your budget?
    • 40K
  2. What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
    • CPU - Intel core i5 7400
    • Motherboard - Gigabyte ds3h lga 1151
    • GPU - 1060 3gb
    • RAM - 24gb dd4
    • Monitor - 1x 29" ultrawide, 1x 24" 1080p
    • PSU - Seasonic 850W
  3. Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
    • cpu + mobo + ram will be retained, cabinet + psu + displays will be carried forward towards the new build
  4. Which hardware component are you looking to buy (component name). If you have already decided on a configuration then please mention the (component brand and model) as well, this will help us in fine tuning your requirement.
    • CPU - Intel Core i5 14600k
    • Motherboard - Gigabyte b760m g ax wifi ddr5
    • GPU - 1060 3gb (carried over from previous build)
    • PSU -Seasonic 850W (carried over from previous build)
    • RAM - kingston Fury Beast 16gb ddr5 6000
    • SSD - gen 4 (sourced, got it from amazon, WD sn770 1Tb)
  5. Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future. If yes then please mention when and which component
    • GPU - planning to slap rtx 3060 12G (new) or rtx 3070Ti(used)
  6. Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
    • Locally (Thane)
  7. What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
    • Dual or Three monitor setup
    • Browsing, Multimedia, etc.
    • multiple charts, multiple tabs
    • sometimes to play games
  8. Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
    • CPU - Intel, Mobo - Gigabyte, RAM - kingston fury, corsair
  9. If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
    • gta, rdr2, gow, geow, cod. forza, nfs, ass creed, etc.
  10. What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
Gaming - 2k/1080p

Desktop - 2k

  1. Are you looking to overclock?
    • Yes
  2. Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
  3. Windows 11 64 bit
The initial dilemma for me was, whether to go with 12th Gen which is a stable generation of chipset r.n. vs going with 14th gen i5 which have had instability issues reported (which might have been solved, provided by a BIOS update). But now, that i am clear on what i want based on following observations: i am going ahead with 14600K as it has IGPU, higher boost clock for performance and Efficiency cores, lower power consumption, intel UHD770(vs UHD 730 on 12400), number cores is higher in 14600k too.
Another confusing point was, whether to go with 14400f or 14600k or 12700kf, here 14600k wins over both at clock speeds.

Any inputs on CPU part? Rest of the config seems good to me.

done, bought locally and assembled and fitted in my CM HAFX, done and dusted, this is the final build:
14600k(22k) + b760m g ax(11.3k) + 16gb gskill ddr5 6000Mhz(approx 3.8k) + WD Black SN770 1Tb
 
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pushy said:
done, bought locally and assembled and fitted in my CM HAFX, done and dusted, this is the final build:
14600k(22k) + b760m g ax(11.3k) + 16gb gskill ddr5 6000Mhz(approx 3.8k) + WD Black SN770 1Tb
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Congrats on your nice partial PC upgrade. The only thing that's not possible is CPU overclock with the B series Intel motherboard.
 
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