Question looking to upgrade

[Butters5000]

Hello, i am currently looking into upgrade my cpu, motherboard and ram, currently i have a i5 6600k with 16gb's of ram, this time around i would like to go with amd, but i haven't really looking into the pc stuff in years, so any recommendations would be nice, thanks.

mostly for gaming, video watching and sometimes edits.

 

[punkncat]

Budget and general location. Do you have a MicroCenter nearby?

Are you looking to buy something built or DIY?

 

[Lutfij]

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and the community can move forward with suggestions. Please include your location, your budget for your build and your preferred site for purchase.

Would also help us to learn of your current system's specs since you have the intention to recycle parts besides the CPU, motherboard and ram. Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model.

 

[Butters5000]

ah, sorry forgot to post specs. would be DIY and i'm from middle of nowhere in the USA and no microcenter, so would have to be bought online sadly.

budget would be around $600, max would be $800 though

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ccGwGP

 

[Butters5000]

if possible i would like a cpu that would last a while as i don't get a lot of money to spend on tech, goes to other stuff.

 

[Lafong]

Looking over your parts list.

I assume all of those parts are what you have right now?

Are you willing to re-use the existing drives?

What games do you play; at what settings? Is gaming far and away the most important thing to you....as far as performance goes?

The more you spend on a new video card, the less you have to spend on a new motherboard and CPU. You can't upgrade the CPU much with your existing motherboard.

How long have you been using that power supply?

If push came to shove, you might be able to re-use your memory and maybe the case.

You can get a cheapish but quite good new cooler for 50 or less.