What should i upgrade to ?

[FrankHamilton]

I currently have a AMD FX-6300 CPU   and i want to upgrade it. 

I dont know very much about building computers and i want to learn more,

But what are your opinions on what CPU i should get ?

[Brooksie359]

What is your budget and what are you using your computer for?

[FrankHamilton]

33 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

What is your budget and what are you using your computer for?

My budget would probably be 500 dollars, mostly using my computer for gaming

[Herman Mcpootis]

what's the rest of the specs of your rig? 

[Brooksie359]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gMddcc this or maybe this https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BMk2vV

[FrankHamilton]

10 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

what's the rest of the specs of your rig? 

• CPU
  AMD FX-6300
• Motherboard
  MSI 970A-G43
• RAM
  16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3
• GPU
  AMD Radeon R9 290
• Case
  Corsair Carbide Series 200R

[FrankHamilton]

Just now, FrankHamilton said:

• CPU
  AMD FX-6300
• Motherboard
  MSI 970A-G43
• RAM
  16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3
• GPU
  AMD Radeon R9 290
• Case
  Corsair Carbide Series 200R

Im also planning on upgrading the graphics card.

[Herman Mcpootis]

42 minutes ago, FrankHamilton said:

Im also planning on upgrading the graphics card.

GPU prices have gone completely crazy so skip that, which PSU do you have? any ssd?

[FrankHamilton]

7 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

GPU prices have gone completely crazy so skip that, which PSU do you have? any ssd?

No ssd     and i got a Beast 700W  I dont have any other information on the PSU

[Herman Mcpootis]

16 minutes ago, FrankHamilton said:

No ssd     and i got a Beast 700W  I dont have any other information on the PSU

get this first

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($198.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($167.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $492.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-01 18:48 EST-0500

then sell your old parts off and get a 240gb ssd.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4mkj4D/crucial-mx500-250gb-25-solid-state-drive-ct250mx500ssd1

[FrankHamilton]

5 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

get this first

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($198.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($167.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $492.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-01 18:48 EST-0500

then sell your old parts off and get a 240gb ssd.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4mkj4D/crucial-mx500-250gb-25-solid-state-drive-ct250mx500ssd1

Thanks  ill take a look at it