Help me with upgrades please!

PJSalt

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Hi,

So Christmas is coming up and my PC is getting a bit old and I thought about upgrading my PC. The problem is I'm not sure what to upgrade. I'm looking at upgrading my GPU and CPU (unless there's something dire) and if it helps my computer is mostly used for gaming.

My Build:
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core
Processor
Video Card: GTX 750 TI FTW Edition (I don't know the specific card because I got this from a friend)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case
Storage: (I only have 1 HDD): Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

I have plenty of ram (32 gbs of it in my house), 2 Samsung monitors (SyncMaster S24B240) and a CM Storm Devastator Mouse and Keyboard Combo (I would like to stay away from a mechanical keyboard because of personal problems).

Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated! If it helps the games I'm looking at are games like ARK Survival, Arma 3 and any future AAA like games. Please do note I'm not made of money so I'm looking at the 200+ zone or maybe a bit over if there's a reallllllly good offer and I would totally buy something discounted!

Merry Christmas to all! Or happy holidays!

 
Solution
Playing ARMA 3, your going to want all the processor you can afford. Since you apparently have plenty of DDR3, I would do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $480.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-23 18:42 EST-0500
Playing ARMA 3, your going to want all the processor you can afford. Since you apparently have plenty of DDR3, I would do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $480.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-23 18:42 EST-0500
 
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Yes (or at least I assume) I have the G.Skill Ripjaws (F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL) it says 1.5v on the sticker on one of my ram sticks.