Question Thinking of upgrading my PC but I'm not sure where to start/what I need. Could someone help me out?

[boss652]

I have an old smaller pc with the following hardware:

Device name DESKTOP-N5R16I8
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4690K CPU @ 3.50GHz 3.50 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB
Device ID BF88ED77-43E0-4777-9DF0-D64979FB882D
Product ID 00330-80000-00000-AA315
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
NVIDIA GeForceGTX 750 Ti

If I'm looking to run more demanding games like Call of Duty, Fortnite, Valorant, etc. what changes would you all recommend I make to my system as I'm not currently able to run any of them steadily? Thanks!

 

[Why_Me]

I don't see an upgrade path with that PC.

 

[Lafong]

That CPU was introduced 9 years ago. From the DDR 3 RAM era.

You might be able to re-use the case and drives.

Cooler unknown.

GPU unknown.

Possibly the power supply, although if 9 years old maybe not.

New motherboard, RAM, CPU at a minimum.

Can you spend 300 or 1500?

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

If I'm looking to run more demanding games like Call of Duty, Fortnite, Valorant, etc. what changes would you all recommend I make to my system as I'm not currently able to run any of them steadily?

is this on an endless budget or do you have some price range in mind?

Device name DESKTOP-N5R16I8

i would probably donate this thing for a very small tax right-off or maybe just gift it away to someone who only does basic computing.