Need advice on upgrading gaming PC

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Achillius

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Howdy. I probably overpaid for a gaming PC about 5 years ago, but it's starting to show its age, and I'm trying to figure out how I would go about upgrading it to reinvigorate it. Main use would be graphics-heavy video games.

Current components: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TxGG3b

My first inclination is to upgrade the video card, but I'm worried that the current setup is so old that I might be in danger of frying other components. Any advice would be appreciated!
 
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jacobweaver800


If I were you i'd go for a better GPU, especially if your doing graphics heavy stuff. You might need a new PSU depending on the card you pick. You have a pretty good motherboard but it only supports 2nd and 3rd gen Intel CPU's but that 3770k should do you fine, at...
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If I were you i'd go for a better GPU, especially if your doing graphics heavy stuff. You might need a new PSU depending on the card you pick. You have a pretty good motherboard but it only supports 2nd and 3rd gen Intel CPU's but that 3770k should do you fine, at least for now anyways. You could look for something like a 980 ti, there usually around 400 dollars.
 
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