Need help picking 3 parts for my PC that will be compatible

[YourPanda]

Hey there, so I am looking to upgrade the main parts of my PC (Motherboard, Graphics Card, and Processor)

If you are able to give me a hand I am not looking to spend more than 300$ for all of it.


I have been looking at the AMD Ryzen 1700x and the AMD Ryzen 1600x (They are around 150$ right now for either of the two).

Not sure if one is better than the other or not since they are the same price. My main issue is idk what motherboard is compatible with it. I wanted an MSI or gigabyte one but they are not compatible I guess?


As for the graphics card I am looking to run Minecraft, Fortnite, CSGO etc.. on decent graphics. I am not sure if I am just looking in the wrong area or what but I am in need of this all to be under 300$ give or take. I have a hard time finding good stuff for cheap so I figured someone else might have an idea for me.

 

[YourPanda]

Try pcpartpicker.com

I know, I use them for everything, however I am having a hard time with the compatibility of it all, as well as keeping it under 300.

 

[YourPanda]

save up. 300$ gets u an ok gpu and nothing else

Eh, I need a new of everything. My GPU now is no longer sold anywhere on the internet, it's from 2012, and my processor is not far behind. And the motherboard that I have is a 30$ Asus one. Not to mention, the motherboard that I have no is unable to connect to any new GPU's and processors.[DOUBLEPOST=1542671921][/DOUBLEPOST]This is what I have in my PC as of right now.

- https://gyazo.com/6c13166aafb2de6b88fcd5b00e910016

 

[YourPanda]

Just need an A4 motherboard

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Hy97YJ/msi-b450-tomahawk-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-tomahawk

Is my processor good enough to keep using, or should I get a new motherboard, GPU and processor? Or can I just keep my current processor and get a new GPU+Motherboard?

I am pretty sure I have an AM3 one as of right now. Which means I would need to get a new processor as well.

 

[YourPanda]

So assuming all my stuff is for AM3, what all new will I need to get to make this all work better?

 

[Leeiuum]

Get a Ryzen 7 1700x. It's better than a 1600x. And type in Amazon "AM4 motherboard". This is the chipset that Ryzen uses. As Dark said, new RAM would be needed. Because of the NVidia 2000 series coming out, you can get a good offer for a GTX1070 for a reasonable price nowadays on eBay which you should definitely look into. You should invest into some DDR4-3000Mhz memory as well (I recommend 8gb then upgrading over time).

For clarification, your AM3 motherboard chipset is not compatible with a new Ryzen CPU. Therefore, memory, motherboard and CPU would have to be replaced.

EDIT: sorry, I just realised your budget of $300.

CPU = $150
RAM = $100 (approximately)
Motherboard = $80

No money left for GPU.

 

[AegisBlue]

Hey there, so I am looking to upgrade the main parts of my PC (Motherboard, Graphics Card, and Processor)

If you are able to give me a hand I am not looking to spend more than 300$ for all of it.


I have been looking at the AMD Ryzen 1700x and the AMD Ryzen 1600x (They are around 150$ right now for either of the two).

Not sure if one is better than the other or not since they are the same price. My main issue is idk what motherboard is compatible with it. I wanted an MSI or gigabyte one but they are not compatible I guess?


As for the graphics card I am looking to run Minecraft, Fortnite, CSGO etc.. on decent graphics. I am not sure if I am just looking in the wrong area or what but I am in need of this all to be under 300$ give or take. I have a hard time finding good stuff for cheap so I figured someone else might have an idea for me.

get a amd 3 1200 overclocking it to 4ghz with a decent cooler, am4 motherboad recommending msi b350m gaming motherboard, gtx 1050 ti or a gtx 1060 3gb your choice

 

[Leeiuum]

2x4gb please

Oh yeah totally. Dual-band memory definitely helps Ryzen a lot in terms in performance. Try your best to get 2 sticks with the same value. It helps a lot with Ryzen.

 

[YourPanda]

What if I were to get an AM3 GPU and Processor and motherboard, but a better version of what I have now?