What should I get?

[SirGeneral]

I'm going to upgrade my PC December and I know I'll have a budget of $500, what should I get?

the things I'm upgrading are my CPU, Motherboard (Micro ATX) and RAM and I'm getting AMD guaranteed 

[MoonlightSylv]

You shouldn't spend $500 on CPU, motherboard, and RAM if you have a 1050, especially if you're planning on gaming.

 

I'll work on a parts list.

[aisle9]

2 minutes ago, SirGeneral said:

I'm going to upgrade my PC December and I know I'll have a budget of $500, what should I get?

the things I'm upgrading are my CPU, Motherboard (Micro ATX) and RAM and I'm getting AMD guaranteed 

Why are you only considering AMD? Is there something in your use case that requires an AMD processor?

[SirGeneral]

no i just like it better, never used a desktop that had an intel

[MoonlightSylv]

2 minutes ago, SirGeneral said:

no i just like it better, never used a desktop that had an intel

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($85.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $499.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-28 21:52 EDT-0400

 

This would be more suitable if your use case is gaming.

 

If it's not gaming ditch the GPU and go with a Ryzen 5 and more RAM.

[ElZamo92]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jZXBLJ

 

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M MORTAR Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.23 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Sniper X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($180.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $470

 

just make sure that you have a way to update the BIOS, since there aren’t any mATX mobos that natively support Ryzen 2000. 

[SirGeneral]

isn't the 1060 worse than the 1050

[Canada EH]

Intel for gaming!

But AMD will be fine too, but only if you are video editing and streaming.

[MoonlightSylv]

3 minutes ago, SirGeneral said:

isn't the 1060 worse than the 1050

No...?

 

Why would it be?

[Mio85]

11 minutes ago, SirGeneral said:

no i just like it better, never used a desktop that had an intel

But if you're gaming, intel would be a much better value. AS you would get more FPS per dollar.

[aisle9]

5 minutes ago, SirGeneral said:

isn't the 1060 worse than the 1050

I think you need to do a little research beyond just asking here for AMD processors.

 

I would at least consider the i5-8400 and an H310 board.

[SirGeneral]

thanks for the help

[SirGeneral]

wait probably will but will the nw gear run off of 450W?