PC upgrade advice

[Murray Stokes]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Murray9658/saved/h9NQ7P

Recently got this PC from a friend what should my priorities be for upgrades if I plan on 1440p gaming? If my budget is 500$ what should I get and if my budget is 1000$ what should I get?

Thanks!

 

[nikoli707]

for the most part that is a solid build for its era and its still very relevant today.

first, replace that power supply before anything else. those evga nex units are definitely not ideal. the evga g2 is a solid super flower made unit. then a gtx1070 should be roughly 60% faster than the gtx770,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($435.96 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $510.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-16 22:36 EDT-0400

i wouldn't recommend a $1000 budget unless you want to wait for the $700 gtx1080ti. but honestly a gtx1070 is plenty for 1440p@60fps. the 4770k as long as you have a modest overclock, 4.4ghz or so, is plenty and even an about to be released kaby lake i7-7700k@4.5ghz wont offer much more than 10-15% more performance which is negligible.