What should I upgrade in my Gaming PC?

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AMD FX-4130
ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3
6GB RAM
700W PSU
1TB Hard-drive
Fractal Design Define R5 case
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

Budget - £300-400

I am relatively inexperienced with PC builds, so all help is welcome.
(When suggesting upgrades, while not necessary, product recommendations are appreciated!)

Thank you in advance!
 
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Usually the answer with upgrades is to improve the graphics card
Probably not in this case though . Your mb is pretty average for a cpu upgrade too so IMO you start again with core components and move to intels i5 skylake .
Add in more than enough RAM and a new SSD and you will have a computer that feels much faster and is more powerful .

Next time you upgrade by changing graphics card

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£159.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£99.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£72.90 @ More...
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Usually the answer with upgrades is to improve the graphics card
Probably not in this case though . Your mb is pretty average for a cpu upgrade too so IMO you start again with core components and move to intels i5 skylake .
Add in more than enough RAM and a new SSD and you will have a computer that feels much faster and is more powerful .

Next time you upgrade by changing graphics card

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£159.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£99.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£72.90 @ More Computers)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £384.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-28 21:09 GMT+0000
 
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Thankyou for the detailed answer, but would it be worth saving up more money (such as an extra £100) or would the difference in hardware be too minor to make a noticeable difference and therefore be better used for something like a graphics card?
 
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With that i5 and motherboard you can overclock so your performance can be as good as any Skylake i5 .

Extra money save and put that towards a graphics card in another 6 months or so when new generation AMD and nVidia cards start to become available . They will be much more efficient and more powerful
 
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Alright, great, thankyou for the help!
 
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