[SOLVED] Old computer upgrade?

[Midawnity]

So I have this 'decent' old build it is as followed,

-Mobo: m5a97 le R2.0
-Ram: 2x8, 16gbs of ballistic sport at 936mhz 11-11-11-30 (its supposed to be 1600mhz)
-Cpu: fx-8350
-Cpu liquid cooler: fairly new as in 2 years or so old, master cooler H60 with pull-push fan set up.
-Case masterbox lite 5 rgb
-GPU nvidia 1070 FE
-PSU 650w evga bronze 80+


I'm trying to see if I can squeeze some extra performance out of this thing that would be worth it. This is not my main build. This is a gaming PC I have for when friends come over. I'm not too concerned about money, but obviously (as the upgrades can be acquired over time if needed.) I would like to keep it as cheap as possible with the most gains? But sometimes you have to make sacrifices; so anyone can put there 2 sense in, but I guess the main thing I want to avoid would be putting together a whole new build if at all possible. Thanks in advance sorry for the bad grammar.

 

[Dj0gany]

Give us approximate budget you would not be going over.

 

[Midawnity]

hmm, $300-400? Ideally sticking closer to 300 but if need be can go for $400 and little over if going to make it worth it

 

[ChaseK]

Is it running on an SSD? Quality of life for $50 is unmatchable

 

[Midawnity]

Is it running on an SSD? Quality of life for $50 is unmatchable

It Does have ssd, and hard drive and if matter its is running windows 10.

 

[Dj0gany]

Something like this will be able to play everything.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($174.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B560-PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $404.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-24 16:47 EDT-0400
6 core 12 thread cpu that will have no trouble with gaming/streaming. You will easily squeeze atleast 5 years out of it.
Solid B560 motherboard, tons of modern features.
2x8gb 3200mhz kit as usual.

 

[Midawnity]

Something like this will be able to play everything.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($174.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B560-PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $404.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-24 16:47 EDT-0400
6 core 12 thread cpu that will have no trouble with gaming/streaming. You will easily squeeze atleast 5 years out of it.
Solid B560 motherboard, tons of modern features.
2x8gb 3200mhz kit as usual.

Awesome, thank you so much I've just been trying to overcome the bottleneck of my old tech and this fits my budget, so this works out perfectly! Been fighting to try to overcome the CPU bottleneck on that card for a while!

 

[Dj0gany]

Awesome, thank you so much I've just been trying to overcome the bottleneck of my old tech and this fits my budget, so this works out perfectly! Been fighting to try to overcome the CPU bottleneck on that card for a while!

Dont care about bottlenecks.
Sure they are there, but you can always upgrade your components.
As long as the components work together and satisfy your needs, that's all i would care about to be honest with you.
There are no components that have 0% bottleneck when paired together, there is always a stronger component, so its useless to hunt for a perfect pair, if you get what i mean.

 

[Why_Me]

Something like this will be able to play everything.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($174.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B560-PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $404.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-24 16:47 EDT-0400
6 core 12 thread cpu that will have no trouble with gaming/streaming. You will easily squeeze atleast 5 years out of it.
Solid B560 motherboard, tons of modern features.
2x8gb 3200mhz kit as usual.

https://www.newegg.com/ballistix-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820164176
Crucial Ballistix 3200 MHz DDR4 16GB (8GBx2) CL16 $87.99