What should I I upgrade first that’ll increase performance the most?

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watermarlon123

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I’m purchasing a pc from someone on Craigslist hoping to get my feet in the water for Pc gaming and was wondering what component I should upgrade first that’ll give me better performance. Currently I can only afford one because I’m broke but here are the specs:
i5 2400 4 core 3.4 ghz
8gb ddr3 ram 1600mhz
850w semi modular power supply
500gb WD hard drive
GT 520 1gb gpu
 
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Barty1884
How much are you spending on that? Honestly, it's not worth much more than ~$125 IMO.

The GT520 is useless for modern gaming. Replacing that with a GTX 1050 would be a huge step up and plenty capable for modern 1080p gaming.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Mini Video Card ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $112.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-03 14:30 EDT-0400

I'd suggest a 1050TI, but I suspect the i5-2400 would hold it back in a lot of cases, so not really worth the extra outlay.

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How much are you spending on that? Honestly, it's not worth much more than ~$125 IMO.

The GT520 is useless for modern gaming. Replacing that with a GTX 1050 would be a huge step up and plenty capable for modern 1080p gaming.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Mini Video Card ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $112.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-03 14:30 EDT-0400

I'd suggest a 1050TI, but I suspect the i5-2400 would hold it back in a lot of cases, so not really worth the extra outlay.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($142.29 @ Amazon)
Total: $142.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-03 14:30 EDT-0400

Adding an SSD for a boot drive would give you a much 'faster' all-round experience, but not going to improve gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $74.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-03 14:31 EDT-0400
 
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