What upgrades?

[xoy]

So this is my setup right now:

Card: gtx 1050 ti

CPU: AMD 6300 six-core processor 3.5 ghz

RAM: 8gb

Mobo: idk the mother board all i know is that its some ddr3 garbage

I dont know very much about computers (why im here) but i need some help on what upgrades to get next i would like to get an ssd and better cpu i just dont know what cpu and i am aware that i will have to upgrade my mother board to ddr4 i have a budget of around 500, thank you

[sjb655]

 

 

This is something which I would get in that budget, but others may have some better opinions.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BMjmNQ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BMjmNQ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($127.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $512.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-25 02:24 EST-0500

[Crazedbiker]

Hello friend! I think your best bet is a ryzen 5 2600 cpu, with a b450 motherboard. You can get away with 8gb of (ddr4) ram, but if you decide to do that, make sure you get a 1x8 stick so you can add in another later on. I've seen some really good deals on a 500gb Samsung 860 evo floating around, I'd grab one of those too. Hope this helps! 

[xoy]

6 minutes ago, Crazedbiker said:

Hello friend! I think your best bet is a ryzen 5 2600 cpu, with a b450 motherboard. You can get away with 8gb of (ddr4) ram, but if you decide to do that, make sure you get a 1x8 stick so you can add in another later on. I've seen some really good deals on a 500gb Samsung 860 evo floating around, I'd grab one of those too. Hope this helps! 

Thank you so much! And what do you think of the list given above?

[TSL]

A Ryzen based system with 16GB of RAM would be a very nice upgrade. Throw in an SSD and your system should be bangin'!

[Remy D. Marquis]

Like what the other guys said, I recommend ryzen 5 2600. Check their lists on pscpartpicker and mix and match. This is what I made for your use case

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$159.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard	$99.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$129.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$127.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$532.95
	Mail-in rebates	-$15.00
	Total	$517.95
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-25 02:40 EST-0500

 you can get cheaper value if you downgrade the motherboard to fit your budget more.

[Crazedbiker]

10 hours ago, xoy said:

Thank you so much! And what do you think of the list given above?

I think sjb has the right idea! As opposed to them, I didn't go with as much ram or as much ssd storage, but that's really up to you and your budget. The one thing I will say is depending on how much you'd like to over clock, you might not need a board as expensive as the tomahawk, you can get perfectly good ones for 70-80 bucks. 

Cheers