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I currently have a FX4300 as my processor and have been looking to upgrade because it's been causing a bottleneck for my 1060, people have suggested buying a ryzen processor to fix this problem but it's a bit pricy for me costing me close to $400. I was wondering if someone could suggest a more affordable solution for me, thanks.
 
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And I wouldn't be recommending cheap memory thats not on the QVL or known working well with Ryzen if you're gonna be pushing 3000mhz memory (which I agree with). Ryzen still has its issues with memory.

This is the same build with better choices

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($157.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($54.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory...
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The problem you will run into is any money you spend on your current platform will be wasted. The speed upgrade is incremental at best. Ryzen is a good choice, but you'll need a new motherboard and ram to do it too. That said if your budget is halfway to a Ryzen upgrade its worth waiting and saving your money, its that much of a difference.
 
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My mobo is a Gigabyte Ultra Durable Classic 4 GA-78LMT-S2, my CPU is a AMD FX4300, with 8 gigs of ram, my GPU is a GTX 1060 3gb. Im looking to hopefully keep it under 300 with 350 being my max. I've been told that both an fx6300 or 8300 would not be worth my time, however I am always open to another opinion.
 
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They aren't, thats a low end board and both those CPUs basically are the same as the CPU you have just with 2 and 4 extra cores respectively which only help in some games, but in most cases are slow. Better CPUs won't work in that board.

If you have $350 to spend, save the extra $50 for an upgrade to Ryzen. It will last you years.

 
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If you need to save money this is the minimum configuration I'd go with. It fits right in with what you want to spend and it would be a good match for your graphics card.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Wf4gyf
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Wf4gyf/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($157.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($54.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $271.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-16 18:51 EDT-0400
 
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And I wouldn't be recommending cheap memory thats not on the QVL or known working well with Ryzen if you're gonna be pushing 3000mhz memory (which I agree with). Ryzen still has its issues with memory.

This is the same build with better choices

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($157.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($54.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $342.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-16 22:34 EDT-0400
 
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