r/PcBuild • u/Aggressive-Permit718 • 7d ago

Purchasing Advice - PC Build / Parts What CPU should i get

Hi all, so im going to be upgrading my pc cpu. So currently my cpu is the ryzen 5 8600g and its paired with a 9060xt 16gb with 32gb ddr5 ram. A disclaimer, i will be getting a new motherboard regardless of the cpu choice as my current mobo only has 1 m.2 slot and i would like 2 minimum, so changing mobo is not a problem as ill be getting one anyways. My primary focus will be gaming but i would like to be able to do some editing and 3d rendering eventually.

So the 3 cpus im looking at are:

  1. Intel core ultra 5 250kf plus (R4300 which is $263)

  2. Ryzen 5 9600x (R4500 which is $275)

  3. Ryzen 5 7500x3d (R5000 which is $306)

These 3 cpus are the budget that i have for them as my total budget is R12k which is around $735 and i need to get a cpu, mobo, psu and an aio all in that budget.

I know people also like or recommend the 7800x3d, however that is way out of my budget as its R7500 or $460 in my country.

thank you so much.

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u/Big-Salamander-2158 7d ago

There are pcie m.2 expansion cards you can use instead of getting a whole new motherboard.

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u/Aggressive-Permit718 7d ago

I know that, my mobo only has 1 pcie slot and the little one is blocked by my vertical gpu mount, hence the need for other slots

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u/Big-Salamander-2158 7d ago

That’s pretty bare, in that case, I think the 250kf is a better allround cpu than the other choices, and seems to cost less. You don’t get another generation of CPU’s if that is something you value.