What would be good upgrades for my gaming PC? (Build specs listed)

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Troy Touchstone

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I am looking to get the most bang for my buck and I'm relatively new to custom computers, so any input is appreciated. Please keep in mind that I'm not a cheapskate, but I'm not made of money either.

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-i5-4590 3.3 GHZ CPU
-ASUS B85M-G R2.0 mobo
-MSI GTX960 Twin Frozr V GPU
-12gigs DDR3 ram
-850w power supply
-Thermaltake NiC L31 CPU cooler
-WD black 500 gig HDD
-3 120mm fans in tower (one in front, one in rear, and one on top).

 
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The false memory stats is making a mountain out of a molehill. Benchmarks still show its superiority over other cards, at or below its price range. This holds especially true @ 1080p. 1440p, some titles, it may have an effect, and 4k definitely would. Even with the memory issue, the GTX 970 is quite superior to your 960. Your GTX 960 is only about 10%, or so, faster than a GTX 760.
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What are you trying to improve? A build like that should run like a champ. My recommendation would be the same as Logain's. If you REALLY want an upgrade, either throw in an SSD or sell off your GTX 960 and pick up a 970.
 
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Well I was contemplating getting one of the ATX MSI gaming motherboards (mine now is a mATX), and I didn't know if an i7 processor would run better than what I have now. I also wanted to start over locking, but I need an unlocked CPU to do it.
 
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Upgrading your motherboard would probably give you an unnoticeable improvement. Your current mobo supports PCI-E 3.0, Sata 3.0, and dual channel ram up to 1600.

An i7 processor would grant you almost no benefit in the current market, as very few games are coded to even utilize more than 4 cores.

However, if you do have an excess of cash right now and feel like doing some future-proofing, grabbing an unlocked i7 and a Z97 motherboard could be the direction you want to go.
 
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The false memory stats is making a mountain out of a molehill. Benchmarks still show its superiority over other cards, at or below its price range. This holds especially true @ 1080p. 1440p, some titles, it may have an effect, and 4k definitely would. Even with the memory issue, the GTX 970 is quite superior to your 960. Your GTX 960 is only about 10%, or so, faster than a GTX 760.
 
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A GTX 970 has 3.5g of full speed VRAM, and 0.5g of VRAM that is slower, but still much faster than the RAM your desktop runs. As Logain mentioned, the card still outperforms the 4g competitors of AMD. It does so while consuming much less power and heat as well, so it can run harder without needing additional cooling. The 970 is a spectacular card.
 
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