PC upgrade ~ 1000$ - Please give me your ideas!

Vlaw

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Dear all,

I would like to upgrade my PC so that I can play games like Star Citizen / Mass Effect Andromeda max graphics, 60 fps on a 1080p or 1440p screen.

Please propose your ideas about how I can upgrade my current system with ~ 1000$. I would like my upgraded system to be the most future proof possible (I might switch to a 1440p screen in the future for example).

Thanks a lot.

Current system:

Motherboard : MB MSI|Z87-GD65 GAMING Z87 1150 RT (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130692)
CPU : CPU INTEL|CORE I5 4690 3.5G 6M R (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116989&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-)
GPU : VGA MSI|GTX 970 GAMING 4G RT (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127832&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-)
Power supply : PSU EVGA|750W 120-G1-0750-XR RT (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438027&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-)
Ram : MEM 4Gx2|GSKILL F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-)
CPU cooler : CPU COOL NOCTUA|NH-D14 R (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-)
Hard Drives: SSD 250G|SAMSUNG MZ-7TE250BW R (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147248&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-) and HDD 1T|ST ST1000DM003 7K 64M % (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-)
Monitor : ASUS VG248QE Black 24" 144Hz 1ms (GTG) HDMI Widesc (1080p) (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236313)