[SOLVED] Upgrade from an A8 7600

Icy07

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I've been planning for a while to upgrade my Cpu, Motherboard, and Ram. I currently have an A8-7600 which is garbage. I was originally looking into these parts but Amazon says it will ship on September 1st, and the third party deals are over $20 more which I'd rather spend on a better cpu:
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $230.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-21 14:20 EDT-0400


I've got a budget of about $250 USD,though more can be spent for a significant improvement.
I was also looking into slickdeals and say this post for ram: https://slickdeals.net/f/14203982-1...y-red-or-black-60-free-shipping?src=catpagev2

I would like it to be easily compatible with a Wraith Prism cooler I got from a friend, I don't know much about the different mounting methods for cpu coolers.
 
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The ADATA DDR4-3600 kit for $60 is a good price.

Here the Ryzen 3100 is 4c/8t instead of the Ryzen 3200G's 4c/4t. Only having 4 threads is going to be a limiter.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($94.00 @ Best Buy)
Memory: ADATA XPG GAMMIX D30 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL17 Memory ($60.00)
Total: $283.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-21 18:26 EDT-0400
The ADATA DDR4-3600 kit for $60 is a good price.

Here the Ryzen 3100 is 4c/8t instead of the Ryzen 3200G's 4c/4t. Only having 4 threads is going to be a limiter.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($94.00 @ Best Buy)
Memory: ADATA XPG GAMMIX D30 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL17 Memory ($60.00)
Total: $283.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-21 18:26 EDT-0400
 
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