Anything worth upgrading?

[Sentoo]

I've had this PC for around 5 years and it still works pretty good. Is there anything worth upgrading now for gaming purposes? My Max budget is $500. I've been thinking about an OS and GPU upgrade. I believe my processor is still going to last me a little while longer. Also been thinking of a bit bigger SSD.

CPU: Core i7 920
RAM: 16GB DDR3
MOBO: Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Motherboard
Graphics card: BFG GeForce GTX 295 1792MB
OS drive: OCZ Core Series V2 Solid State Drive - 120GB
DATA Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB Hard Drive ST31500341AS - 7200RPM, 32MB Cache, SATA-3G
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium
Case: NZXT Tempest ATX Mid-Tower Case
PSU: Corsair TX 750w
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-202BK Retail Blu-ray Disc Writer

 

[plywrlw]

Yeah a GPU upgrade would suit your build nicely. You may as well get the best you can afford even if the current processor bottlenecks it a bit if you plan on upgrading your CPU and motherboard next.

I applaud you for tolerating Vista for so long but maybe you should just hang on a bit longer until Windows 9 comes out next year? I'm running 8.1 with classic shell right now and it's been rock solid but I've had it a year, if I was considering an OS upgrade now though I think I'd hang on as 9 looks to be more promising on the UI front!

 

[flamefire999]

I would go for something like a GTX 850ti or an r9 290x. Then save your money so you can get a new CPU and Mobo later. You should also put some money aside for a new OS or run linux if you don't want to buy a new OS. You could also dual boot linux if you don't want to give up Vista

 

[plywrlw]

I agree, the best GPU's for the money out there are the R9 290 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr929oc4gd and the GTX 780 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-03gp42784kr

That's if they are in your budget of course