Want to upgrade my PC

[Rahdirs]

12600K and 13400 are roughly the same in terms of performance, while the 13500 is better than the 12600K, and is only slightly behind the (~5-10%) 13600K.

SSD prices plummeted over the last couple of years, maybe because flash memory has become very cheap to manufacture. NVMe SSDs also replaced SATA as the mainstream storage solution, so that could be a reason for price similarity as well.

For 13400-
i5 13400F- 19.5k
Gigabyte B760 DS3H-12.2K
Crucial p3 1TB SSD-5.6k

I'd suggest sticking with your 16GB stick for now. It will be a performance bottleneck, but you can upgrade to a 3200/3600 Mhz 16GB stick later for about 4k. A cooler is another investment as well, which you could save for later and take precautions like power limit, so that the included stock cooler can handle it. Deepcool AK400 for 2.3k is sufficient to cool it.

correct me if wrong,
a 12600K iGPU processor - 26k
and a decent motherboard 14-15.5k (B series)
with future upgradability for atleast 2 more NVMe's
256gb NVMe - OS - 2.5k
Existing 16gb ram and other components.

Adobe has a guide somewhere that suggests how to make best use of multiple drives for best performance, look it up. It's something like SSD for RAW source, another SSD for scratch, and even HDD is ok for jpg final output

And if you're ever buying new SSD make sure you're buying one with DRAM, as you will need the added lifetime write rating for professional work

Isn't that a bit pricey for DDR4? You can get a good AM4 board for lesser than that, any competitive options from AMD in that range?

yeah will check how DRAM helps

@OP
Yes you can use an NVME ssd in x1 slot. I have this exact setup in one of my PC; had a x1 slot available added a 1TB M.2 NVME SSD. You will need a PCI to m.2 adapter, I baught this

Waveshare PCIe TO M.2 Adapter, Supports Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 - Robu.in | Indian Online Store | RC Hobby | Robotics

Buy Waveshare PCIe TO M.2 Adapter Supports Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 at the lowest price only at Robu.in: India's Largest Online Robotics Store. Get same-day shipping on all orders

robu.in

And just to give you some details, NVME SSDs use PCIe lanes for communication (M.2 is just a connector) so you can use a x4 SSD in x1 slot, your speed will be 1/4th that's all. Gen 2.0x1 should give you speeds comparable (PCIe 2.0 single lane maxes out at 500 MB/s) to SATA ssd. Try this before making big investments.

EDIT: Didn't read other comments, this has already been answered.

does using a adapter for NVMe on PCIe x1 slot make things faster than a sata SSD directly ..?

 

[DestGod]

correct me if wrong,
a 12600K iGPU processor - 26k
and a decent motherboard 14-15.5k (B series)
with future upgradability for atleast 2 more NVMe's
256gb NVMe - OS - 2.5k
Existing 16gb ram and other components.

12600K is overpriced, it should be around 18-20k to consider, since chips like the 13400 and the 13500 offer similar performance for much lesser.
For mobo, entry level B660/B760s don't have the best NVMe slot numbers, so Z690 is the way.

MSI PRO Z690-P DDR4 ATX 12th Gen Intel Motherboard- PCshop.in

MSI Pro Z690-P DDR4 ATX motherboard that supports the 12th Gen Intel Core processors, up to 128GB, Two PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 slots at Best price / free shipping

www.pcshop.in

This one looks decent, or the MSI B660 PRO A

does using a adapter for NVMe on PCIe x1 slot make things faster than a sata SSD directly ..?

No, it will be equal to a SATA drive.

 

[dvader]

does using a adapter for NVMe on PCIe x1 slot make things faster than a sata SSD directly ..?

Since you have PCIe 2.0x1 slot, No, 2.0x1 caps out at 500MB/s. However if it were a 3.0x1 slot you would get 1000MB/s. (PCIe speeds double each gen)

yeah will check how DRAM helps

Can't go wrong with MX500s. Read speeds will almost be the same however persistent write performance will be great.

 

[OMEGA44-XT]

no, 12600k is already stretch in budget, not going with 13600k will again need to invest more on cooling etc.

Oh, I didn't see that you said 12600K, my bad. The i5 13400 might be cheaper with a similar core config. Or you can consider i5 13500 for something better. Both can be paired with a good B660 mobo + DDR4.

https://pcpricetracker.in/b/s/4bb53b23-1246-4ef3-85ae-51be6482ae40

IMO get the i5 13500 as it's better & costs just 2-3k extra over 13400. Overall build under 55k.

I own Gigabyte B660M DS3H. Newer B760M DS3H seems to have same VRM config with same heatsink. My mobo can handle i5 12400 easily, but not higher powered parts. So IMO avoid B760M DS3H, unless Hardware Unboxed releases their B760 VRM tests & that model is better than older one. So MSI B660M A Pro or B660 A Pro are

The i5 13500 should consume ~150W on full load considering stock i5 13600K consumes 180W or so.

 

[Rahdirs]

Oh, I didn't see that you said 12600K, my bad. The i5 13400 might be cheaper with a similar core config. Or you can consider i5 13500 for something better. Both can be paired with a good B660 mobo + DDR4.

https://pcpricetracker.in/b/s/4bb53b23-1246-4ef3-85ae-51be6482ae40

IMO get the i5 13500 as it's better & costs just 2-3k extra over 13400. Overall build under 55k.

I own Gigabyte B660M DS3H. Newer B760M DS3H seems to have same VRM config with same heatsink. My mobo can handle i5 12400 easily, but not higher powered parts. So IMO avoid B760M DS3H, unless Hardware Unboxed releases their B760 VRM tests & that model is better than older one. So MSI B660M A Pro or B660 A Pro are

The i5 13500 should consume ~150W on full load considering stock i5 13600K consumes 180W or so.

View attachment 161206

View attachment 161207

13500 Impressive, Thankyou.
guess my existing Gammaxx AC 400 cooler can handle it.

https://pcpricetracker.in/b/s/4bb53b23-1246-4ef3-85ae-51be6482ae40

looks perfect except that cooler could be replaced by existing one and a full atx board as

MSI PRO Z690-P DDR4 ATX 12th Gen Intel Motherboard- PCshop.in

MSI Pro Z690-P DDR4 ATX motherboard that supports the 12th Gen Intel Core processors, up to 128GB, Two PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 slots at Best price / free shipping

www.pcshop.in

 

[OMEGA44-XT]

looks perfect except that cooler could be replaced by existing one and a full atx board as

MSI PRO Z690-P DDR4 ATX 12th Gen Intel Motherboard- PCshop.in

MSI Pro Z690-P DDR4 ATX motherboard that supports the 12th Gen Intel Core processors, up to 128GB, Two PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 slots at Best price / free shipping

www.pcshop.in

I don't know about that website, price seems too low. Normal price seems to be closer to 17.5k in trusted websites. Upto OP to decide if that mobo is worth it but IMO not worth it as it doesn't even add more M.2 slots.

Cooler - not sure what OP has. The i5 13500 is a 150W CPU, so needs at least a good single tower single fan cooler to keep it in check.

 

[Rahdirs]

Cooler - not sure what OP has. The i5 13500 is a 150W CPU

Its a DeepCool Gammaxx 400XT air cooler,
also any thoughts on
Gigabyte B660 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (shows out of stock)

 

[OMEGA44-XT]

Its a DeepCool Gammaxx 400XT air cooler,
also any thoughts on
Gigabyte B660 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (shows out of stock)

Should be a decent mobo, but depends on price. MSI B660M A Pro (<14k) is the value champ, can handle upto 180W CPUs like i5 13500 or 13600K. Its WiFi version is under 15k.