Is this a good upgrade?

[theanimun]

I'm looking to upgrade to: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LMBHxG

the graphics card will be a 1050 until I can afford and/or find a 1070 or 1080, everything else will be as listed on the pcpartpicker page, the mobo might be shifted out for a MSI B250 Gaming Pro Carbon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7PFH75/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I2Q57CDDD1FSCK&colid=H5X1XJRKFPKU&psc=1) instead of whats listed

My current rig is a AMD Athlon II X2 245, PNY Geforce 630 2GB, 6GB Ram, Cooler Master HAF 922 case (listed in pcpartpicker list) 4 hard drives totaling just about 1.25TB (2 are 500GB and the other 2 are 160GB)

all in all, is the current selected upgrades worth it?

[xdeathshot20]

3 minutes ago, theanimun said:

I'm looking to upgrade to: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LMBHxG

the graphics card will be a 1050 until I can afford and/or find a 1070 or 1080, everything else will be as listed on the pcpartpicker page, the mobo might be shifted out for a MSI B250 Gaming Pro Carbon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7PFH75/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I2Q57CDDD1FSCK&colid=H5X1XJRKFPKU&psc=1) instead of whats listed

My current rig is a AMD Athlon II X2 245, PNY Geforce 630 2GB, 6GB Ram, Cooler Master HAF 922 case (listed in pcpartpicker list) 4 hard drives totaling just about 1.25TB (2 are 500GB and the other 2 are 160GB)

all in all, is the current selected upgrades worth it?

i would throw an ssd in there and just get 2 8gb sticks of RAM instead of 4 4gb sticks

[Herman Mcpootis]

get a ryzen 1600 or i5 8400 instead, and a 16gb kit.

[theanimun]

2 minutes ago, xdeathshot20 said:

i would throw an ssd in there and just get 2 8gb sticks of RAM instead of 4 4gb sticks

what would the price difference be like? better for 2x8?

[xdeathshot20]

Just now, theanimun said:

what would the price difference be like? better for 2x8?

you would probaly save around $20 give or take on which kit you get.  But you also get future expansion to 32gb of ram

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($167.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Low Profile Video Card  ($199.00 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master - HAF 922 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $635.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-01 20:17 EST-0500

[theanimun]

3 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

get a ryzen 1600 or i5 8400 instead, and a 16gb kit.

my big concern with the 8400 would be that the mother board being already set for the 6th/7th gen i3/i5/i7 and if I need to flash the bios I wont have a spare available to use

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, theanimun said:

my big concern with the 8400 would be that the mother board being already set for the 6th/7th gen i3/i5/i7 and if I need to flash the bios I wont have a spare available to use

the 8400 uses an entirely different chipset, no need to flash the bios.

[theanimun]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

the 8400 uses an entirely different chipset, no need to flash the bios.

and I see that the mother board you have suggested already supports 8th gen CPUs