Looking to upgrade CPU / Mobo / RAM combo. Would appreciate some suggestions

###Build Help/Ready:

Have you read the sidebar and rules? (Please do)

Yes

What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.

Web browsing, light gaming, modeling and rendering

If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings)

1080p/60/ultra

What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?

$400 - 600 for CPU + Mobo + RAM

In what country are you purchasing your parts?

USA or Canada, doesn't matter

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This is my current build. I built it in 2011 and did some minor upgrades last year:

• Intel I7 2600k
• Gigabyte piece of shit GA-Z77X-UD3H Mobo
• 16GB GSkill Ripjaws DDR3 RAM
• XFX RX480
• Corsair RM650X PSU
• ADATA SU500 512GB SATA SSD
• Deepcool Matrexx50 Case
• Lots of fans

This build has been pretty snappy all these years, only recently I've started to notice it hitch and lag. That's why I'd like to upgrade the CPU, MOBO and RAM for about $400 - 600 USD. The lower the better.

I'll be using it mostly for productivity stuff in a 2 monitor + 4K TV setup. I also use Fusion 360 to design and render a lot. Lots of Photoshop, Illustrator and coding.

I got the RX480 last year and I've been gaming again since then. I play COD and would like to play RDR and CP2077. I plan to upgrade the graphics card down the line, whenever I bump into a good deal. May be an M2 SSD too.

Normally I like to do the research myself but I've been so busy lately that I'd love and appreciate all of your knowledge and expertise.

###CPU

I'd like to go for an AMD CPU this time. They seem like a better value, their sockets also seem to be supported longer than Intel. I was thinking may be a Ryzen 5 / 7 at a good deal?

I don't think I want to spend so much for watercooling. I currently have a Hyper 212 on my 2600k but I think the stock fan would be fine for my use too.

I do not plan to manually overclock anything in this build. May be set the RAM to XMP and that's it.

###Motherboard

I'd like a decent one this time around. Last time I went for a cheap Gigabyte and it just slowly got worse over the years. Some USB ports went out, only PCI-e x16 doesn't work and so many other problems. I'm open to buying Gigabyte again, as long as it's a good tier Mobo.

There are so many chipsets out that it's going to take a bit of time to research everything. That's why I'd really appreciate some quick pointers or just a straight up suggestion.

###RAM

32GB is minimum, 64 would be nice. I'd like to stick to 16gb sticks or higher. RGB is nice but not necessary.

Please let me know if I can provide any more details. Thank you!