Need upgrade!!! what should i get?

pillpoper

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Jan 25, 2014
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This build is almost 4 years old and the first thing on the list is upgrading to 16GB ram (always running at 7.2-7.6GB). other then that while I'm at it what else should i upgrade?

budget 700$!!!!

mother board: ASUS sabertooth p67 R3
CPU: intel box core i5 2500 3.3ghz
fan: cooler master hyper 212
ram: kingston 8 gig ddr3 1600mhz
GPU: asus eah6970
SSD: 120 gig vertex 3
hard drive: 500 gig
case: HAF 932
power: corsair 750
windows 7 home premium
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H170-PLUS D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($92.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $702.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-05 21:43 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H170-PLUS D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($92.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $702.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-05 21:43 EDT-0400
 
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