What should I buy? CPU, RAM, or SSD?

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yeezus

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Hi,

I have some money and I want to upgrade my pc a little.
This is how it looks right now:
MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-AB350-GAMING 3
CPU: Ryzen 3 1200 OC'd to 3.7ghz
RAM: 8Gb ddr4 crucial 2400mhz
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 4Gb
1TB Wester digital blue HDD
FSP Hydro 500W PSU

What should I buy next? I can get one more 8Gb ram stick or a 240gb ssd for the same price, or sell my cpu and get a Ryzen 5 1600 maybe. What do you think?
I play games most of the time, and want the best perfomance.

 
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The SSD will make a huge difference to the general responsiveness of the PC, it's certainly a good upgrade to consider. On the other hand though, it'll do nothing for your gaming performance.

Is there anything you can't run, or that isn't running well on your current rig? What is it?

The CPU, RAM or SSD will all net you different types of performance improvements. The "right" choice for you really depends on what isn't running well at the moment and in what use-cases you want the PC to perform better with.
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rhysiam

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The SSD will make a huge difference to the general responsiveness of the PC, it's certainly a good upgrade to consider. On the other hand though, it'll do nothing for your gaming performance.

Is there anything you can't run, or that isn't running well on your current rig? What is it?

The CPU, RAM or SSD will all net you different types of performance improvements. The "right" choice for you really depends on what isn't running well at the moment and in what use-cases you want the PC to perform better with.
 
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parani

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First you need to change the cpu and after that may be SSD . SSD only makes the games loading time faster . It won't improve you smoothness of the gaming. You need a better CPU first . Then you can upgrade the SSD
 
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sizzling

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SSD then RAM, a single stick of RAM on a Ryzen setup is impacting the full potential of the cpu. However buying a second stick carries a risk of issue, really RAM should be bought as a matched kit and Ryzen is more fussy with RAM. I’d sell what you have and buy a 2x8gb kit to avoid issues.
 
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