Buying new CPU + Mobo + RAM and need help

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My current processor, a fx-6300, is not what it used to be and today I realy feel like my processor is in desperate need for a upgrade.

My current system is as following:
AMD FX 6300
ASUS M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3
MSI GTX 970
8 GB RAM

I looked up some processors myself and came across the Ryzen 5 1600 and i5 7600k but I'm doubting which one to take. I'm mainly using the system to play videogames.

What should I choose and which motherboard would you suggest? The budget is a bit under $400 for the CPU, mobo and ram. And I'm planning to overclock the CPU like i did with my fx 6300 @4,3 to reduce the bottleneck

 
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Touch under $400 - I would stick with 16gb ram from the off - it saves worrying about memory matching or upgrading in the future.

You don't need to overclock the the ryzen to run a 970 honestly , IPC wise its the equivalent of an fx chip running at about 4.7-5ghz already minimum.
Then the fact you're running faster ram, throughput is better & the memory controller & chipset is much more efficient at processing data & the difference is even more pronounced than that.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill...
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If your budget is around $400 then I would recommend the Ryzen 1600. As I have it with the GTX 970, I can run any game at the highest setting.
Having 16GB or 8 GB of ram is up to you. I would say get 8 GB 3200mhz with a good Motherboard
 
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Budget about $70 for 2 x 4gb of ddr4 ram.
Z270 based motherboards which allow overclocking for intel K processors start at $100.

B350 based amd motherboards start around $70.

From your $400 budget, that leaves $270 available for a ryzen cpu and $240 for intel.

Your guess of I5-7600K is about right for Intel and ryzen 1600.

Which to pick, you could do either. Both are appropriate for a GTX970 class card.
As a FX user, I might think you would favor ryzen.

But, in what way do you feel your current cpu is lacking?
Some games are graphics limited like fast action shooters.
Others are cpu core speed limited like strategy, sims, and mmo.
Multiplayer with many participants tend to like many threads.
Ryzen is good for many threads.
Intel is good for faster threads.

You might conduct a small test of your games to see just how many threads you can effectively utilize.
You can do this in the windows msconfig boot advanced options option.
You will need to reboot for the change to take effect. Set the number of threads to less than you have.
This will tell you how sensitive your games are to the benefits of many threads.
If you see little difference, your game does not need all the threads you have.
 
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Touch under $400 - I would stick with 16gb ram from the off - it saves worrying about memory matching or upgrading in the future.

You don't need to overclock the the ryzen to run a 970 honestly , IPC wise its the equivalent of an fx chip running at about 4.7-5ghz already minimum.
Then the fact you're running faster ram, throughput is better & the memory controller & chipset is much more efficient at processing data & the difference is even more pronounced than that.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($126.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $399.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-14 12:18 EDT-0400
 
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Is there a significant difference between 8 gb ram and 16 @3200?
 
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