MBO, CPU and memory comaptibility

[r3bL]

Greetings, i want to upgrade my G4560 in the coming month and im considering going with Ryzen this time.
Parts i already have are

• Intel G4560,
• MSI B250 PRO-VD,
• MSi Gaming RX480 4GB,
• Memory Patriot 8 GB DDR4 2400Mhz Viper4 (2x4GB kit), PV48G240C5K,
• UV400 240GB SSD

Since 2000 series Ryzen is out my pick would be Ryzen 5 2600, it fits my budget, but i dont know what motherboard to buy that will support my memory (i know its not Ryzen optimal, but no money right now for more expensive memory).

On the other hand i could stick with Intel for a few years more with some B360 board and i5 8400 (later i7 8700).

What do u suggest its better?

And i do a bit of both, gaming (mostly) and some productivity work for my job and my hobby.

 

 

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[GOTSpectrum]

Ryzen would be my recommendation. The ram should be fine at stock speeds but if you want to add a OC O think the x470 boards do a much better job than the 300 series boards. As for specific board, I have no idea there. 

[Jurrunio]

Productivity work that require constant input or not? I mean, if your work is asking the hardware to compile something while you are away, then i5-8400 for sure. It wins at games, while the slower speed in productivity work is less of an issue. Otherwise, Ryzen 5 2600 is your best deal.

 

As for the motherboard, will you buy from online stores or physical stores? Unless you go for expensive X470 motherboards, expect a BIOS update, which needs an old AM4 CPU to do, to be necessary for the BIOS to work. For online stores, it will be more things to do as you need to order AMD's bootkit (which includes an old AM4 CPU) to update the BIOS, so go to a store and pay a few dollars for the service. If you buy from a physical store in the first place, you can just ask for the BIOS update as a service and nearly all of them do it for free.