$500 Budget Upgrading Gaming PC

[gemmagems435]

My current motherboard is ga-78lmt-s2, cpu AMD FX(tm)-4300 Quad-Core Processor, and my graphics card is a GTX 1070 and i'm looking for the best upgrades for my PC with under $500. Thank you

 

[theonerm2]

You need a new CPU, RAM, and motherboard.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($184.85 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B360M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($59.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $364.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-02 21:02 EDT-0400

 

[gemmagems435]

Would I need a better cooling system in my PC for all this stuff? I recently got my fans replaced, and I just don't want my stuff to be frying. 🙂

 

[theonerm2]

The i5 8400 comes with a cooler and it should be good enough to keep it cool.

 

[gemmagems435]

Ah, thank you! I'm not very good when it comes to PC stuff, and recently got into it so this helps out a lot!