Gaming / programming pc upgrade

Nanastick

Hi,

I have being looking to upgrade my cpu. From what I have been researching ryzen 1600 is the way to go.

I have a budget of around €400.

I not sure which motherboard and ram to choose. I like the idea of being able to overclock down the line as well.

I mainly play CSGO and PUBG.

Program in Java.

Current Specs

CPU: amd fx6300

Ram: 8gb ddr3 1200

graphics card: amd Rx 480

power supply: 650w

motherboard: msi 970a-g43a

Any ideas.

Thanks,

Keith

K.O.Kiki

What's your current spec?

Nanastick

Sorry forgot to post them

In 1st post now.

CPU: amd fx6300

Ram: 8gb ddr3

graphics card: amd Rx 480

power supply: 650w

motherboard: msi 970a-g43a

TerrorFirmer

Ryzen 1600 if buying new - or else buy a 2nd hand Haswell i5 for €100, H81M board for €50 new and re-use your old ram. An FX-5300 and 970 board should get €80-100 back.

Nanastick

I thing I will go the Ryzen 1600 route, but no clue on what motherboard and ram to buy.

K.O.Kiki

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£186.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£85.36 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£73.77 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £345.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-16 23:50 BST+0100

Sadly RAM prices are still too high to allow 16Gb under your budget (unless you account for sale of your DDR3).

Nanastick

Cheers this is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks again