What parts should I save up to upgrade first?

Jtelia

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Hello,
I built a PC for the first time last summer. I was on a $500-$700 budget, and i'm thinking that I should start to save up money to upgrade it. Here are my specs:

CPU: AMD FX-6300
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050Ti
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M Plus
HDD #1: Hitachi 1000 GB HDD 7200 RPM (from old PC)
HDD #2: Hitachi 500 GB HDD 5400 RPM (also from old PC)
RAM: 16 GB (2 x 8) PNY DDR3-1600
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX GT
PSU: Thermaltake SMART 700w 80+
Case: Apevia X-QTIS-BK
Monitor: ViewSonic (can't remember the model) 1080p 60Hz (i think)

I felt I should mention that I do not want to invest in case fans, because all of the fan spots in my case are already taken up by fans, lol.

I was thinking that maybe I should max out my mobo before upgrading to a newer platform. I can already run most games at 1080p Ultra/High at 35-60 FPS. I was also thinking of a monitor and gpu upgrade everntually? Also I think I should probably replace my 500 GB HDD with a 500 GB SSD because it is really slow and it is starting to fail. Let me know what you think is best to upgrade!

Thanks!
 
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Swapping your system drive for an SSD would be a good quality of life upgrade right now. Other than that, it sounds like you're getting satisfactory game performance from your system already. Save up and wait for an amazing deal to come along.

Cheers!
Swapping your system drive for an SSD would be a good quality of life upgrade right now. Other than that, it sounds like you're getting satisfactory game performance from your system already. Save up and wait for an amazing deal to come along.

Cheers!
 
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WildCard999

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For the upper end of your budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($200.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($139.95 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $662.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-17 15:57 EST-0500

Sell the parts these are replacing and then save up for that monitor/GPU upgrade.
 

Jtelia

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Thank you all for the advice! I decided to save up for the new SSD and move the OS there for now. Eventually I will upgrade the monitor and GPU when the prices aren't bad.

Thanks!