Help Upgrading Computer Parts. Unsure on what to do.

Phillip_13

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Hey I'm looking to upgrading parts for my computer and need help in choosing the best upgrades.

The reason I'm doing this is sometimes during gameplay (like Guild Wars 2) occasionally the screen will go black and then return to normal. Some youtube videos in the background will have a green screen on them if the black screen goes away.Only rarely does the computer freeze with audio loud and stuck or restarts.
Also, having multiple tabs open and videos isn't as smooth as it use to be. Twitch videos and youtube stuff. Kinda slower.

Got my computer from CyberPowerPC in 2012. I'll post my specs and can also upload the reliability center hardware error that I don't know how to interpret.

Here's the Specs:

MODEL1 C SERIES 1 0.00 0.00
KB-159-101 AZZA MULTIMEDIA/ INTERNET USB KEYBOARD 1 0.00 0.00
MO-125-101 AZZA OPTICAL USB GAMING MOUSE 1 0.00 0.00
PLAN-101-109 INTEL CORE I7-3570K PERFORMANCE TUNING PROTECTION PLA 1 24.00 24.00
N BY INTEL
CU-208-222 INTEL I5-3570K 3.4 GHZ 6M LGA1155 RETAIL 1 749.00 749.00
HD-504-195 256GB OCZ AGILITY 4 SATA III SSD 1 47.00 47.00
HD-204-301 WD 1 TB CAVIAR BLUE SATA III 6.0 GB/ 7200 RPM 1 94.00 94.00
RM-317-710 4GB CORSAIR VENGEANCE 1866MHZ DDR3 4 16.50 66.00
FA-104-118 BLUE CASE FAN 120MM W/LED 2 7.50 15.00
FA-WATER-104 ASETEK 550LC 120MM WATERCOOLER 1 27.00 27.00
FA-104-116 CASE FAN 120 MM 2 0.00 0.00
CS-432-102 BLACK AXP970-001 BK MID TOWER NO WINDOW 1 10.00 10.00
CD-135-142 BLACK LG UH12LS29 12X BLU-RAY PLAYER & DVDRW COMBO 1 41.00 41.00
NC-102-101 GIGABYTE PCI-E 802.11 B/G/N + BLUETOOTH 1 0.00 0.00
MB-399-102 GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-D3H CROSSFIRE/SLI SATA 3 USB 3 LGA 1 1 49.00 49.00
155
PS-121-107 CORSAIR PROFESSIONAL SERIES GOLD AX850 POWER SUPPLY 1 161.00 161.00
VC-221-101 AMD RADEON 7970 3GB DDR5 PCI-E 3.0 1 243.00 243.00
SW-170-101 WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM LICENSE 1 0.00 0.00
SW-170-102 WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM COA 1 0.00 0.00
SW-170-113 WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM SP1 64-BIT 1 0.00 0.00
BOX1 SYSTEM BOX AND FOAM 1 0.00 0.00
ULTRA-PACKAGING ULTRA ENHANCED PACKAGING SOLUTION 1 19.00 19.00
SERVICE-301 M. FAN SERIES 1 0.00 0.00
MISC PUSH AND PULL 1 0.00 0.00
MISC ONBOARD 7.1 SOUND 1 0.00 0.00
DISC SPRING0410 (5% Discount) 1 -77.25 -77.25



I no longer have the AMD gpu and have EVGA Geforce GTX 970SSC. I also added a SoundBlaster audio card too.

Thoughts? I'm sure I'm due for a power supply upgrade and maybe cpu and motherboard as well. Could the hard drive be causing this black screen too? Hopefully it's not the GPU.

Thank you to all who reply.
 
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There's a few things I would try before complete overhaul... Take a can of compressed air to internals, reinstall graphics drivers or better yet Windows. Some of the slow downs you mention can be caused by OS over time. Nothing yet directly points to hardware failure. The YouTube issue is probably graphics related, but could be a driver issue. If you really want to upgrade, you will need a new platform (Motherboard, DDR4 RAM, CPU, and probably heatsink).

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There's a few things I would try before complete overhaul... Take a can of compressed air to internals, reinstall graphics drivers or better yet Windows. Some of the slow downs you mention can be caused by OS over time. Nothing yet directly points to hardware failure. The YouTube issue is probably graphics related, but could be a driver issue. If you really want to upgrade, you will need a new platform (Motherboard, DDR4 RAM, CPU, and probably heatsink).
 
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