Upgrade Suggestions? Help a Low-income high school student out!

cody6750

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Hey guys, my name is Cody, i'm currently 16, and I was wondering if one of you guys would help suggest an upgrade that would fit my budget. I'm a low income student so being thrifty,and spending money wisely on parts is a necessity. I currently have a budget of $300, which took my a LONG time to save up. The purpose of this build was to obviously get the most out of my money, while trying to max out every game. This build costed me $400 dollars, so I was very limited to my options. I play on a resolution of 1280x1024. So with 300 dollars, what would be the best way to improve my fps while playing games?
My current build is :
Processor: Intel i5 750 Quad Core 2.67 GHZ
Memory:G.SKILL RIP JAWS 8GB 2(2X4GB) PC12800
Motherboard:Intel DH57DD
GPU: EVGA GEFORCE GTX 660 TI 2GB
PSU: 600w Power Supply
Hard Drive: 500GB Western Digital
OS: 32 bit Windows 7.

I appreciate your time, and have a nice day :)!
 

Computerchap

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First off, buy a 64-bit operating system, that is necessary, I suggest 8.1. upgrade to a newer i5 model, either Ivy Bridge or Haswell will do. Then if you have room leftover, get a 1080p monitor. The card should be fine for budget gaming.