My current specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Motherboard: ASRock B450 Pro4
Memory: 16GB G.Skill 1600MHz DDR4-3200 / PC4-25600 DDR4
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
I bought my CPU back in 2018 for $150. It has given me a great 5 years, but I think it's about time for an upgrade. I plan to do my first "big" build and build a baller PC in the next couple years but for now I want to upgrade this thing to a reasonable level. I already upgraded from the GTX 1060 6GB to the RTX 3050.
Now I'm thinking about a CPU upgrade, but I'm wondering if it makes sense to stay in the same socket type? As in, I'm on an early AM4 Ryzen CPU, but I could get one of the more recent 5000 series so I don't need to get a new motherboard and ram. When I build the new PC this machine will likely go to my wife.
Do you think this would make sense? If so, what CPU would you go for? I primarily game on this machine.
Edit: Went with the 5700X for $170 from Newegg, thanks all!