[SOLVED] 500€ Budget - Upgrade MB/CPU/RAM or GPU? SO MUCH PRESSURE!

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Don't know for which one I should go. Been comparing Benchmarks for the last week now, but I simply can't decide. Option 1, Option 2, something totally different or should I just leave it be and wait another year?

My current System:
CPU: AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core
RAM: 8GB DDR-3 1600
MB: Gigabyte GA-970-DS3P
GPU: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
PSU: 500W
SSD: Sandisk Ultra 3D

My budget: 500€ in Germany. So I'm looking for a good "fps per €" ratio.
My main purpose: Full-HD Gaming with "High" (not ultra) settings for the next 2 to 3 years.

My options (that I can think of):

1.
CPU: Ryzen 5 3600
RAM: G.SKill AEGIS 16GB DDR4-3000
MB: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max
For a total of 310€

OR

2.
GPU: XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT THICC II 8GB GDDR6
For a total of 380€

Can't do both, because then it would be around 800€ (counting in a new PSU which I'd have to buy).
 
Solution
Just a couple of modifications. removed the cooler as not really required and put the money to faster RAM as Ryzen will make use of it and likes fast memory. And 650w is more than enough and will handle anything up to a RTX 2070 Super or 5700XT with ease...

PCPartPicker Part List: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/VkCRvW

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (€199.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard (€118.15 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory (€67.90 @ Alternate)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€86.29 @ Alza)
Total: €472.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts...
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It arrived yesterday. I already installed it and upgraded the BIOS. However, seems like it already had the updated version. The bash script ran by really quick, but I think I saw that the version numbers next to "old bios" and "new bios" where the same.

Regarding performance, heat and noise: The pulse runs division 2 (ultra) at 95% capacity with 62 fps and temperatures below 60°C. It's really quiet, too. Great Pick!
 
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