Im looking to upgrade my PC

[euanfwilson]

I want to upgrade my PC but preferably dont want to spend over 500 pounds total. What would you recommend i get for gaming?

These are my specs:

MOBO- Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P AMD Socket AM3+ Motherboard

HDD: 1TB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive 3.5" SATA III - ST1000DM003

CPU: AMD (Piledriver) FX-6300 3.50GHz (4.10GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 6-Core Processor - Retail

MEMORY: Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz CL9 DDR3

GFX: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Dual-X Boost OC AMD Graphics Card 2GB Graphics Card

PSU: 600W - EVGA 80+ White Rated Power Supply

thanks

 

[Dlooks1996]

I would recomend a amd fx-8320 600w evga psu 8gb ddr3 ram gtx 750ti 2gb 240ssd 1tb hdd corsair spec 02 computer case

 

[Chugalug_]

The 750ti is a downgrade from the 270x, please check your facts first @Dlooks1996.
@OP, if you're going to upgrade your PC, I would just go for an entirely new rig, there is too much that would need replacing.
Say you wanted to upgrade to something like the 1060.
Your CPU would bottleneck the card, meaning you'd have to upgrade that to an 8350, also topping out what you can upgrade on that chipset meaning you'd have to upgrade later down the line anyway.
Your power supply is low quality, and I would recommend replacing that unit for a Corsair CXM (revised) 450w, and probably add another 8GB of RAM.
All up I'd put those upgrades somewhere in the 150-200 pound range, meaning that 300 pounds would be left, and you'd have a rig with no upgradability.
I'll put together a list for 500-600 pounds.

 

[Chugalug_]

Here you go.
It will give significantly better performance than an FX 8350, and futureproof you quite well.
I've gone for a DDR3 motherboard and 8GB more of the same RAM kit to save some cash.
You'll need to save a little for this, but it is well worth it.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-PLUS D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£65.66 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£42.58 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB ARMOR OC Video Card (£227.89 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£36.88 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £548.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-15 00:37 BST+0100

 

[Dlooks1996]

The 750ti is a downgrade from the 270x, please check your facts first @Dlooks1996.
@OP, if you're going to upgrade your PC, I would just go for an entirely new rig, there is too much that would need replacing.
Say you wanted to upgrade to something like the 1060.
Your CPU would bottleneck the card, meaning you'd have to upgrade that to an 8350, also topping out what you can upgrade on that chipset meaning you'd have to upgrade later down the line anyway.
Your power supply is low quality, and I would recommend replacing that unit for a Corsair CXM (revised) 450w, and probably add another 8GB of RAM.
All up I'd put those upgrades somewhere in the 150-200 pound range, meaning that 300 pounds would be left, and you'd have a rig with no upgradability.
I'll put together a list for 500-600 pounds.[. Sorry dude just trying to help.... But ok

 

[euanfwilson]

Thanks for the replies guys

 

[Chugalug_]

No problem. 😉
Shoot me a PM if you have any other questions.