Thinking about upgrading my current computer.

[Duncanator39]

Here is a link of my current computer http://pcpartpicker.com/list/HjFWtJ

Looking to upgrade could spend up to $1000 to upgrade it. What should I upgrade and what has good deals coming up for the holiday year. Asking because not really sure what to upgrade at this point got the computer a little over a year ago.

 

[DSzymborski]

You don't need to spend $1000 really. Upgrade your GPU, get a better long-term power supply, maybe throw in an extra 8 GB of RAM and an SSD for Windows and frequently used programs.

 

[genthug]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/tjz89W
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/tjz89W/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($235.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($157.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1066.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-21 01:20 EDT-0400

As above ^ minus the RAM.

 

[Martell1977]

Get something like an ASUS or EVGA GTX1070 or GTX1080 and a 600w+ PSU from EVGA (Ignore the B1, G1 and P1 units) or Seasonic.

Going to 16gb RAM is a good idea, g.Skill Ripjaws are really dependable and I would get a 16gb kit and sell the current one, mixing RAM can get messy.

A SSD is a good idea, Samsung makes some of the best SSD's, but some others like ADATA make some decent units.

You could also get a nice CPU cooler and overclock (if desired), CoolerMaster and Cryorig makes some really great air coolers.