Please help, Looking to upgrade pc parts, just not sure where to start.

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Hello, im not great with parts and am kind of dubious about buying somthing myself just incase i make a mistake. I am looking to upgrade my pc parts by one thing at a time (due to budget £165) i just don't know what needs upgrading first. my specs are:

Operating system: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
Motherboard: Gigabyte Intel B150 G1 B7 Sniper
Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core G4400 (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor
Processor Cooler: Intel Stock Cooler
System Memory: 8GB (1x8GB) 2133MHz Crucial DDR4 Memory
Main Boot Drive: 1TB TOSHIBA SATA III 7200RPM Hard Drive
Graphics card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 XTREME GAMING 2GB Graphics Card
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 Challenger 500W 80+ Certified APFC

I think i would only need to upgrade my cpu for my needs (mostly gaming, say fallout 4 or far cry 5 if we can push it) but im no expert. Also my BIOS version is F5 i dont know if this will help but ive done some reading and looked up my motherboard cpu compatibility and they go up to F20. It would also be great if we could find something decent for cheaper than my budget of £165
Thanks for help in advance.
 
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For about same price as 7500 you could get 6500 or 6600, which are overall only a bit slower. But as far as I know, 7500 should work. If worst comes, you can always use unactivated Win 10 which is essentially free. It has some restrictions, and nobody knows how long Microsoft will keep this going as it is, but it is still a viable option in case you run into any trouble with using Win 7 on 7500.
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With that kind of budget you are looking at i5-7500 CPU or i5-7600. Both will require BIOS update of your motherboard prior to installation. That would a nice upgrade and should pair quite well with your GPU. Next step is either increasing amount of RAM or changing GPU, depending on what monitor(s) you use.
 
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Thankyou for quick reply DRagor i was wondering if it would be possible to update my BIOS now and still use my old g4400 cpu while waiting for my new one to arrive or will this not be possible/ break something? And i am using a Hitachi 22 Inch Full HD TV for my monitor.
 
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yes, you should be able to update your bios with your current G4400 and still run with it. when you can, get an identical 8gb crucial ddr4 2133mhz stick of ram for dual channel operation. After that, get an SSD. I would also strongly consider changing the PSU before updating the graphics card when you get to that point in your upgrade cycle
 
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A SSD is important but I'd argue that you should put as much of that money as you can towards a processor, as that seems to be bottlenecking you more in terms of gaming. A SSD will make some difference in gaming but comparatively speaking it is negligible against having a proper CPU when it is your primary concern. A SSD would be more beneficial as far as overall daily system tasks, but once you're started up and loaded into your game you're going to want that CPU instead.
 
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BIOS update never makes to loose any CPU compatibility. You can be 100% sure you can update your BIOS to any version and still use same CPU.
As for using 7500 with Win 7, while not officially supported, it works for many people. Installing it on such system is more tricky, but since you already have it installed and swapping just CPU does not require reinstall, it should work without much trouble.
 
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Thankyou all again, just a few more questions. Im not trying to limit myself here i have updated my BIOS to F20 but i won't be able to afford win 10 and a better cpu so i was thinking is any of the 6th gen skylake ones worth it now? It doesn't look like windows 7 is getting support for the 7th gen kabylake + cpu's and if i buy the 7500 will it cause more problems than anything else or will it just go in and run as it's meant to?
 
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For about same price as 7500 you could get 6500 or 6600, which are overall only a bit slower. But as far as I know, 7500 should work. If worst comes, you can always use unactivated Win 10 which is essentially free. It has some restrictions, and nobody knows how long Microsoft will keep this going as it is, but it is still a viable option in case you run into any trouble with using Win 7 on 7500.
 
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