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I don't know what you consider cheap, but if you can find a socket AM4 motherboard and a Ryzen 5600X3D or 5700X3D on sale, I think you'll be happy with the gaming improvement.
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If you're up for some learning, I second the Linux suggestion. It's far more efficient with system resources than Windows is. I've seen systems about as old as yours run some modern games at 1080p with linux and a Polaris GPU. The results are outstanding with newer hardware.
I even considered switching to Linux, but the only thing I do with this machine is gaming and having it as a backup for when I need windows for a specific task. It doesn’t even have good mouse and keyboard (cheap, small wireless stuff) because I control it with a MacBook Air (my main machine) over steam link via LAN