Cpu upgrade

[HOTCUPOFJOE]

Budget (including currency): under 300 usd

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mainly gaming but some other light office work

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): current cpu is ryzen 3 3200g With a DEEPCOOL Gammaxx 400 CPU Cooler, gpu - rx580 4gb, MB - MSI X570-A PRO, RAM - G.SKILL RIPJAWS V 16GB 3200, 1TB HD, 600W PSU. Its and IBUYPOWER that I custom configured and I want to upgrade my cpu but am on a budget of 250-300. If I upgrade my cpu, will I have any other bottle necks that will need addressed? Any input is helpfull!

 

[aDoomGuy]

4 minutes ago, HOTCUPOFJOE said:

Budget (including currency): under 300 usd

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mainly gaming but some other light office work

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): current cpu is ryzen 3 3200g With a DEEPCOOL Gammaxx 400 CPU Cooler, gpu - rx580 4gb, MB - MSI X570-A PRO, RAM - G.SKILL RIPJAWS V 16GB 3200, 1TB HD, 600W PSU. Its and IBUYPOWER that I custom configured and I want to upgrade my cpu but am on a budget of 250-300. If I upgrade my cpu, will I have any other bottle necks that will need addressed? Any input is helpfull!

 

Well you could go with a Ryzen 3600 but then the rx580 will hold you back. 3600 good CPU though, worth every penny.

[eeeee1]

with that motherboard it opens a whole lot of possible upgrades. 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7sFKHx/amd-ryzen-5-3600xt-38-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000281box

 

[wall03]

I would try to get a 5600x with that money

[aDoomGuy]

5 minutes ago, wall03 said:

I would try to get a 5600x with that money

With a RX580 4GB? Why on earth?

[HOTCUPOFJOE]

27 minutes ago, eeeee1 said:

with that motherboard it opens a whole lot of possible upgrades. 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7sFKHx/amd-ryzen-5-3600xt-38-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000281box

 

Whats the difference between the 3600x and 36000xt

[HOTCUPOFJOE]

28 minutes ago, aDoomGuy said:

Well you could go with a Ryzen 3600 but then the rx580 will hold you back. 3600 good CPU though, worth every penny.

What " next step up " gpu would you recommend? And also should I upgrade cpu then gpu or the other way around and also would I have to upgrade to a stronger psu

[eeeee1]

2 minutes ago, HOTCUPOFJOE said:

Whats the difference between the 3600x and 36000xt

its better. (Clock speeds are higher i think)

[kyn1972]

1 minute ago, HOTCUPOFJOE said:

Whats the difference between the 3600x and 36000xt

In essence the xt cpus are tweaked versions of the older x.

[aDoomGuy]

15 minutes ago, HOTCUPOFJOE said:

What " next step up " gpu would you recommend? And also should I upgrade cpu then gpu or the other way around and also would I have to upgrade to a stronger psu

Well that entirely depends on your budget. RX 5700XT to RTX 3090.