Upgrade from Ryzen 3 1200 for a kids gaming PC

[Salty22]

Im looking for suggestions for a new motherboard/cpu to upgrade my kids pc, usually we give them the handoffs from our old PCs but itll be a while before I upgrade mine or my wifes PC so looking to get something new that'll be a nice boost for them.
I've got two sticks of 3000mhz RGB id like to still use, and it'll be paired with a Geforce 1650 Super (they only game at 1080p/60)

What CPU would be a good upgrade from the Ryzen 3 1200, last a decent long while but still not break the bank? Im really not clued up on price for performance currently.

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[Salty22]

Ryzen 5500, not as good as a 5600 but then start from £125. still 6c/12t and won't show any real issues until you hit a GPU like an RTX 3060 vs the 5600.

Looks good and in the right kinda price range, any recommendations for a motherboard to pair with it?
Their entire PC is white so i would love to get a white motherboard but I double ill get any in the cheaper price range im after

 

[Salty22]

They've got an Asrock A320M-DGS AMD A320, I just assumed it wouldnt work (Im so outof the loop lol)
That saves me some money if i can keep using it and just grab a 5500

 

[Salty22]

Im not bothered about spending a little more to get them setup with another motherboard

 

[Salty22]

It's a bit of a waste though, when a motherboard will offer you no extra performance at all. If you were going to drop £70-100 on a motherboard, you'd be better off selling the 1650 Super, and spending the extra against an RTX 2060 or similar on the used market, as at least then there would be a significant performance boost for the money spent.

I mean if the 5500 isnt supported in my current motherboard, I dont mind getting another cheap motherboard. Down the line I'll grab them a new GPU

 

[Salty22]

Had the brainstorm earlier that my wifes got a 3600 in her rig, might take that to put in the kids pc and get her a 5600

 

[Salty22]

Seems like a solid idea, you could even look at a 5700X if you wanted a 8c/16t hand me down option.

The wife isnt worth it

 

[Salty22]

You, Sir, are very brave or very stupid.

Both I think lol.

Mind you , we all know the way to a womens heart is through your wallet

Joint account, less aggro for me haha.
Shes happy playing older games anyway, shes spent nearly 1000 hours on skyrim in the last few months

 

[Salty22]

Dont think either her or the kids would notice any differences, I only upgrade their pcs so theyre not annoyingly slow when i need to (often) fix things theyve broken lol