Upgrading my home pc need advise

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darkcowboy

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Hello all,
Could use some advise i built this pc about 3 years ago and it still runs pretty well,
however id like to start upgrading a few pieces to see if i can improve performance (speed, stability).
Id appreciate any help I can get, id like to keep the budget under 500, and i believe my cpu is still pretty good for a older cpu but please let me know if I'm wrong.
I main use my pc for not graphic gaming i.e hearthstone/mtgo , lite scripting power shell etc., and web surfing
Current build :
Board :Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H55M-S2V
Cpu: 2.80 gigahertz Intel Core i7 860
Hard drive: drive ST3500820AS
Ram: 8152 Megabytes ram patriot pc3-10700(667 mhz)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS
Os: windows 8
Thank again for any help you can provide
 
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endeavour37a
I would most likely replace RAM and graphics then add an SSD......

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($65.98 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($255.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $396.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-12 13:12 EST-0500)

Your MB is only PCIe 1.1 x16 so really would not be worth it to get a high end graphics unless you want to change MB. The new R7 250x is also a good alternative when it...
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wrchad23

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I think everything is fine except your graphics card. For $500 you could get a gtx780 and you won't have problems for years. Provided your motherboard can support it.
 
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endeavour37a

endeavour37a

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I would most likely replace RAM and graphics then add an SSD......

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($65.98 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($255.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $396.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-12 13:12 EST-0500)

Your MB is only PCIe 1.1 x16 so really would not be worth it to get a high end graphics unless you want to change MB. The new R7 250x is also a good alternative when it becomes available, but not as fast as the 760....

What PS do you have?
 
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