[SOLVED] Im lost on budget upgrades

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I currently have 8gb ram 1tb storage ryzen 3 1200 rx 560. Im wondering what would be a simple swap of graphics cards or cpu at a good price, I was looking at the ryzen 5 2600 rx 580 but im not sure if they are easy to swap, compatable or even in my budget. (Want to upgrade my pc for christmas)

Same problem. dell inspirion 5675 ryzen 3 1200 8gb rx 560 and want budget upgrades. any suggestions all i want to do is take out the cpu and gpu and replace them with the new cpu and gpu (like adding ram) is this possible?
 
Solution
Yes, the 1600X is still good. The 2600X only has about a 7% - 8% performance bump on it.

Physically going from the RX 560 to the RX 580 is as simple as removing one card and installing the other one. You may want to do a clean gfx driver install for best results afterward. Although, the existing driver may reconfigure itself for the RX 580 on its own. It depends how "universal" the driver actually is.

One caveat, tho... Be sure you have the room for the RX 580 that you choose. It may be longer than the RX 560 you have now, and run into a drive cage or something. You really need to open the case and take some measurements. Get familiar with the machine, don't be afraid of it. And don't forget about the PSU requirement...