Need help with upgrading pc parts

RRYNO-352

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Hello, I bought a gaming PC a couple of months ago and i now have realised that the parts i had originally bought were not the greatest purchases i have ever made due to i tried to make the cheap gaming PC that could run most games. i have been using msi afterburner to see what temperatures i get up to while gaming on my PC. my ideal PC temp is around 35 degrees Celsius, and when playing csgo on top settings i get a temp between 45-65 Celsius depending on how long i game for.

i would like to be able to play games like dayz with a good amount of constant frames and for my PC too be able to cope with the temp while i game. i has wondering what would be the best way for me to invest my money to see the results. i have quite a limited budget of up to around £100 but i am willing to spend just a bit more over.

My PC specs
i have 2 stock case fans (side in take fans), 2 sp120 corsair fans (for the main out take and in take)
i also use a A8-6600k apu but i use an separate GPU which is an r7 260x
1x8gb of ram
a 500w power supply and 1tb HDD


 
Those temps are just fine! Don't sweat it. If you want more airflow, would get some Cougar fans. I love them, they're just as good and quiet as the Noctuas that I had before, and they don't look terrible! Since this is a budget build, you probably got a cheaper case. You have no real need to upgrade right now, but in the future if you started putting more components in and you needed more space, I would recommend the NZXT Noctis 450. It looks amazing and is honestly the best case I have ever worked with.
 


Msi a78m-e35 im not too sure of the power supply not really a known brand
 

This is the CPU support list for your board and the BIOS revision required for each CPU: http://us.msi.com/support/mb/A78M-E35.html#support-cpu
But there won't be too much noticeable improvement upgrading the CPU because you are already using a 3.9 GHz quad core processor.

I would put the expense towards a gfx card. The A8-6600K can keep up with a faster card than the one you have now. But I'd have to know the nameplate specs of the PSU before I could safely recommend one. All I know is that it handles the 115W R7-260X. If you can see the nameplate on the PSU, post a photo of it. Or tell me the rating for the +12V rail(s).
 

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