Upgrading a I7 2600 (non K)

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So i really want to upgrade my ever ageing i7 2600, its standard dell motherboard and slowish 1333 ram. I've been looking at Ryzen for the upgrade but I'm just not quite sold by it. In my budget i can afford a Ryzen 5 1500x, MSI B350m Gaming Pro Motherboard and 8gb Corsair Vengeance 3000mhz. But Considering its going to cost around £300 for the lot, the performance boost is quite minimal. Another thing to consider though is that the I7 2600 has had heavy use over the years and is showing some small heat problems (around 75-80c with an aftermarket cooler without even hitting 100% usage) My only reasoning for upgrading is to have a never system with newer features, like usb 3 m.2 ssd and more and of course a small performance boost. Im also hoping the AM4 platform will be around for a while longer in case i wanted to upgrade in the future which i most likely will. Anyway, any sort of suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
 
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I think most people would suggest saving a little bit and go for the R5 1600/x. The extra cores will help in the long run and allow you to do more longer. If you do decide to stick with the 1500x, which isn't a bad buy, the am4 platform is going to be supported until 2020. That gives the ability to upgrade on the cheaper side of things later in the life of the motherboard if you see the CPU starting to drag.
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I forgot to add, also i have a gtx 970, and for the price of a new mobo cpu and ram i could get a gtx 1070 which is also tempting, but i feel i would rather upgrade the much older cpu/mobo/ram
 
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I think most people would suggest saving a little bit and go for the R5 1600/x. The extra cores will help in the long run and allow you to do more longer. If you do decide to stick with the 1500x, which isn't a bad buy, the am4 platform is going to be supported until 2020. That gives the ability to upgrade on the cheaper side of things later in the life of the motherboard if you see the CPU starting to drag.
 
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AMD is planning to support the socket until 2020, which is a pretty good lifespan for upgrades on a socket. Ryzen is undoubtedly cheaper between Ryzen and Coffee Lake as well, so that's a good thing.

However save up the money for a R5 1600 instead of a 1500X. The +2C/4T is worth the upgrade.
 
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Bingo! (The gaming results of the i5-8400 look pretty darn impressive too, at only $184 CPU cost...)
 
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Oh i agree if it was only the cost of the CPU, however, the cost of the platform as a whole is way too expensive.
 
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Oh i agree if it was only the cost of the CPU, however, the cost of the platform as a whole is way too expensive.[/quotemsg]

You suggested the R5 1600X. It's not much different in price and you get a better mobo.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($219.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - Dark Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $375.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-05 20:15 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($187.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($71.74 @ Amazon)
Total: $388.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-05 20:12 EDT-0400
 
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