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upgrade now, the 13600kf is a great cpu. a 2500k is fine for web browsing (my parents pc has my old 2600k) but beyond that it is very slow. pc recycling centers junk anything older than 4th or 5th gen these days, so if you tried to donate it, it would literally get thrown into the trash. next gen will not make a huge difference, maybe 10% or so, and you'd have to suffer for another year with 2nd gen. there is no reason to wait with hardware as slow as yours. ddr5 is also very very cheap now, so it's a good time to buy. if you have a microcenter near you, even better, since you can probably get a mobo/cpu/ram for $350-400.