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is it worth it getting the i5-12400f even though it's 2 generations old? (alien.top)

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I want to upgrade from i5-9600k and I can buy the i5-12400 for just 100€, seems like a good deal

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I'd advise you look at the total platform cost of moving up to 12th gen. Consider good RAM and a good motherboard with decent PCIe support for a current or future SSD you might acquire.

The LGA 1700 is a good socket and corresponding motherboards support 3 generations (mostly two since 14th gen changed next to nothing) with BIOS updates, so you may want to throw in a better 13600K/14700K down the line for not that much of an investment, while recouping close to your original cost for the 12400F.

If you don't plan on ever upgrading from the 12400F, I'd be more wary, since it's roughly a 50% boost in performance for a fairly large investment (proportionally).