Improvements on current gaming rig

[Noud027]

Hi,
About three years ago I bought a system from soneone who wanted to sell his because he needed the money.
• Case: Cooler Master CM Storm Sniper Black
• CPU: Intel Core I7 950 3,06Ghz Quad Core
• GPU: Palit Geforce GTX 570
• Memory: Kingston HyperX triple channel 6GB pc12800 1600Mhz (KHX1600C9D3K3/6GX)
• Motherboard: Asus P6T Deluxe V2
• Power: Corsair TX850 850W 20+24 pins
• Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB

I bought a 60gb samsung SSD a year later.

Lately I've been getting lower framerates than I want in newer games, and some very demanding ones are being released in the near future.
For a budget around $350 but preferably lower, what could I improve?
I'm probably going to double my RAM for $80, already found the right ones.

I think I need to buy a better GPU, any recommendations?

Any feedback is welcome.
Thanks in advance!
Noud

 

[limitzvfxgoespc]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/X7hykL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/X7hykL/by_merchant/

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 4GB Dual FTW ACX Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $249.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-24 22:34 EDT-0400

use the old gpu to either sell it and get some other stuff

 

[Noud027]

Thanks, I'll look at that one!

 

[TomThePotato]

Or.. Go with this.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9280gaming3g

You can bump it up to a R9 290.

(Both cards are still better than the 760)

 

[TomThePotato]

The 760 4gb isn't worth it unless you SLI the cards.. but at that price point, you can get a strong single card.

 

[Noud027]

I think I'll get a $330 MSI GTX 970 4gb, it seems to outperform pretty much everything around that price, and it's easy to get in the Netherlands, where I live as well.
Good choice?

 

[TomThePotato]

Oh.. Thought you wanted the Ram kit in the price.. Yeah, it's a great card for the price at the moment. It's better than the 780 at stock, and has overclocking headroom, which you should take advantage of. It should last you a while.

 

[Noud027]

Yeah sorry for the confusion, but I thought this one would be more futureproof and therefore cheaper.
I'll buy the RAM later.

Thanks for the confirmation