Graphics card or CPU/mobo

[Irvingskyman]

Hello there first time poster long time reader here. I have a couple of options I am thinking of but not a ton of money so just wondering which would be the better fit. First off I am a gamer and game for many hours a day playing all sorts of computer games.
I currently have a AMD Phenom II X4 965 black edition which is OC to 4.0 Ghz which on the mother board Asus M5A97 with an xfx 6770 graphics card.

I am getting 22 fps on low settings in a new game I am playing called Wildstar, yes I know its only beta but I have friends getting 100 fps easy in there so I know its obtainable. I am wondering if it would be better of my money to upgrade to a good graphics card in the 400 dollar range even with my mobo only have 2.1 pci express slot or if it would be better to get a i5 or i7 oc it and have a mobo with 3.0 pci express and get a gtx 660. Thank you so much for your time and input.

 

[brarboy]

Just an option, if you can prefer:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($189.99 @ TigerDirect)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $429.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-25 13:44 EST-0500)

Will exceed bit of your budget. Your motherboard looks fine to me, you won't see any visual difference in performance between 2.0 and 3.0 pcie.

 

[Irvingskyman]

Thank you very much for your help!

 

[Irvingskyman]

With that processor and graphics card combo how big of a PSU do you think is needed for that or maybe some suggestions? thank you for your time

 

[brarboy]

With that processor and graphics card combo how big of a PSU do you think is needed for that or maybe some suggestions? thank you for your time

get a quality psu of 500watts. That will be good enough for you.
Here is one enough for you:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $44.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-25 14:07 EST-0500)

 

[Irvingskyman]

Awesome! That is the one I literally ordered last week. Thank you sir for your help!

 

[brarboy]

Awesome! That is the one I literally ordered last week. Thank you sir for your help!

enjoy with your new gaming rig

 

[getochkn]

If you live near a microcenter, the 8320 is on sale for $99 instore. Great deal, will oc to the 8350 speeds no problem and $60 less.

 

[Irvingskyman]

Darn I do not live close but thank you for letting me know that would have been a good deal