i7 2600k or ryzen 1500 or 1600 with motherboard

Mar 20, 2018
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Hi i have a fx 8320 @ 4.2ghz and 16gb of ram paired with a gtx 1060. I am looking for and upgrade with a budget of $300. my option are go with an i7 2600k with a z77 motherboard and reused my 16gb of ram or go with a ryzen 1600 or 1500 with motherboard
 
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Here's an example that may work. It's over budget due to 16GB ram. However, you could get in budget with 8GB ram.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Flare X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($157.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $357.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-22 15:50 EDT-0400
Here's an example that may work. It's over budget due to 16GB ram. However, you could get in budget with 8GB ram.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Flare X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($157.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $357.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-22 15:50 EDT-0400
 
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