AMD FX-6300 system upgrade path

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NewbDavid

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I know that alot of people probably asked the same thing but it's my turn I guess..
My system specs are :
FX-6300
8gb ddr3
corsair CX550m
ASUS M5A78L-M le
stock CPU cooler
GTX 1050 2gb

Now the reason I want to upgrade isn't low fps.
Firstly , the games I play are Rust, H1Z1 and planning to play the new Assassin's creed games which need a good cpu.
my main problem with my system is that I never get a consistent FPS and even tho my game can achieve 70+ fps on low settings I still get a lot of FPS drops especially when any gunfights start happening .

I was thinking that the best thing I could do now is upgrade to a ryzen 3 1200 which I will have to get a new mobo/ram for.
Or maybe its the GPU causing this due to the low Vram.
What do you think my next upgrade path should be ?
 
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Something like this would work good for now until your ready to upgrade your GPU. Also AMD is sticking with the AM4 socket until 2020 which gives you a few years to upgrade as well which is nice.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($105.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $262.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-16 13:51 EST-0500

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If your gaming at 1080P (or less) then I would definently go with the CPU/MB/RAM upgrade first as gaming utilizes strong cores and the 1200 is much better then that 6300.
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-3-1200-vs-AMD-FX-6300/3931vs1555

You should be able to overclock the 1200 (B350 motherboard) a bit as well with the stock Wraith cooler and get a little bit more performance. I'd also overclock that GPU and see if that helps, there's plenty of guides out there.
 
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Firstly, thanks for the answer.
And will there be a slight bottleneck when I pair a ryzen 3 with a 1060 ?
 
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Well if I would afford a 1300x wouldn't it be wiser to grab a ryzen 5 1400 instead :p ?
 
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Nope, it would be a good pair.
 
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Give you a rough idea. I dont know what your budget is so trying to keep it cheap

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xsGtD8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xsGtD8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($127.39 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card ($189.99 @ B&H)
Total: $358.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-16 13:42 EST-0500
 
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Yeah that's exactly my point aswell
 
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Something like this would work good for now until your ready to upgrade your GPU. Also AMD is sticking with the AM4 socket until 2020 which gives you a few years to upgrade as well which is nice.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($105.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $262.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-16 13:51 EST-0500

If you can give us an idea of your budget then we can tweak the list better.
 
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