Seeking advice on Upgrades to an old rig

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zimbabwe07

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Hello, I'm in need of some advice. I've recently acquired this old rig from a family member and I'm wondering what upgrades I could make to it to beef it up a bit. I am mostly looking to play FPS games and MMOs on it (World of Warcraft, Overwatch, call of duty, battlefield 1, destiny etc...). I would just like to be able to run these at good graphics. Nothing too over the top. I would appreciate some input. Thank you!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($275.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($409.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX - 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.29 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-P12-1300 54.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($20.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-P12-1300 54.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($20.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($21.29 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($21.29 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1113.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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manddy123
Everything is pretty decent besides the GPU. I'd firstly change that, grabbing a GTX 1060 would be a nice boost already.
If you feel a bottleneck in the CPU side you can improve it to a i7-3770K if you can find a decent deal on it.

Getting a HDD will help you in the long term to store your games on it as well.
8GB of RAM is the standard nowadays, but soon it will get left behind. If you can find, again, a very nice deal on them you can grab another 2x4 kit.

Aside from those, everything else is decent and i wouldn't change a thing.

Perhaps you can even try to sell 'em and get yourself a new gen rig with a i5 8400K
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Everything is pretty decent besides the GPU. I'd firstly change that, grabbing a GTX 1060 would be a nice boost already.
If you feel a bottleneck in the CPU side you can improve it to a i7-3770K if you can find a decent deal on it.

Getting a HDD will help you in the long term to store your games on it as well.
8GB of RAM is the standard nowadays, but soon it will get left behind. If you can find, again, a very nice deal on them you can grab another 2x4 kit.

Aside from those, everything else is decent and i wouldn't change a thing.

Perhaps you can even try to sell 'em and get yourself a new gen rig with a i5 8400K
 
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Bob125484

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Your system is good enough to play. Hook up to your monitor and download afterburner so you can monitor CPU and GPU usage and your frame rate. From there, you decide good enough or you need to upgrade GPU, CPU or both.
 
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