Suggestions on possible upgrades

[jspykerelias]

Hi, I am new to these forums, I do not know much about upgrading computers. I had my current one custom built for me, I went with the best of what I could afford at the time.

I'd like to upgrade my graphics card at some point in the next year, I am in no rush to get the best of the best, nor do I care for keeping up to date with the latest of the latest.

If there is anything else that I should upgrade, besides the case, I quite like the case. I'd like to know if I should get more fans or what else I would need to upgrade to a higher spec graphics card and which card would be best for what I need.

I don't buy games right at release, I wait a year before they're on sale, but I'd like to be able to play a lot of the games coming out in the next couple years at high+ settings.

Here is what I have, let me know if I need to provide more info:

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  1 x Intel Core i5 3570K Unlocked Quad Core Processor LGA1155 3.4GHZ Ivy Bridge 6MB Retail
  1 x Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA1155 LGA1156 120MM
  1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H ATX LGA1155 Z77DDR3 3PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 HDMI CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard
  1 x Mushkin Enhanced Blackline Frostbyte PC3-12800 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 9-9-9-24 1.5V Dual Channel Memory
  1 x Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black Gaming Case ATX 3X5.25 4X3.5 Front USB Audio No PSU
  1 x Seasonic M12II 620W EPS12V 20/24PIN ATX PFC 80+ Bronze Modular 6PIN PCI-E 120MM Fan Power Supply PSU
  1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64BIT SP1 DVD OEM

 

[Icaraeus]

Everything in your PC is perfectly fine and nothing needs to be upgraded. As for a graphics card, I'd say get the best one you can afford. Everyone seems to be raving about the GTX 970 but it is an expensive graphics card. I'd say if you can afford it then go for it. A decent graphics card if you can't afford it would be something like the R9 280/R9 270X w/ 4GB GDDR5 VRAM or a GTX 760. If you can't afford those then the GTX 750Ti or R7 260X are good choices.

 

[plywrlw]

I agree that a GTX 970 would be a good fit for your build, you don't need to change anything else in your build. If the GTX 970 is too expensive, have a look at an R9 280 or 280X.

 

[logainofhades]

R9 290's have been selling, for a good price, lately also.