Out of date gamer needs upgrade options

Matt1981

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May 22, 2014
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So I haven't upgraded or kept up I awhile and I believe it is time. Just got my wife the acer aspire r7 and I'm kinda jealous. What I really need is a modest upgrade to get the most out of my games within a $200 to $400 range. My current desktop is a phenom 9600, aod790gx, hd 6770, and 4gb of ddr2 ram.
 
Do you plan to overclock your cpu.
If you do get a k model cpu and a Z97 or Z87 motherboard.
Else this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($106.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($75.60 @ Newegg)
Total: $381.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-23 06:03 EDT-0400)