Clueless on upgrading my computer for gaming?

MonkAang

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Ok. I need to upgrade my computer so it's better equipped for gaming because right now it's rather crappy.

I've currently got:

Processor: AMD-A6-3500 APU with Radeon HD Graphics (3 CPUs), ~2.1GHz

Memory: 4096MB Ram

Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 6530D

So, as you can see, pretty crap in terms of high end gaming.

I'll set the benchmark at Skyrim, max settings with lots of mods. How much would I need to spend / what are the best parts I can buy to either build a completely new PC or replace the parts in this one and make this good for gaming.

I know that off the bat I'm gonna need to buy a new graphics card. For say, Skyrim at max settings, which is the best for money? Which one should I get?

I know I'll need to get another 4GB's of ram because 8GB seems to be the minimum for actually good gaming these days and looking to the future it'll be 8+.

A completely new CPU? I don't know. Help!