Upgrade Time for PC built 2013

[ahickmon78]

Hello, I've been saving for a while and got around $1000 to spend for upgrades. This PC is used for gaming. What can I upgrade to make the biggest impact?

CPU - Intel Core i5-4670K Processor - Quad Core, 6MB L3 Cache, 3.4GHz, 84W, Fan, 1200 MHz Graphics Core Speed -

GPU-Gigabyte GV-N770OC-2GD - Graphics card - GF GTX 770 - 2 GB GDDR5 - PCI Express 3.0 x16 - 2 x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort

RAM-Corsair High Perform Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz2x4

Motherboad- Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H Z87 Motherboard - ATX, LGA1150, Z87 Chipset, DDR3 1600 MHz, Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB 3.0, HDMI, PCIe, CrossfireX Ready

Thank you

 

[Chugalug_]

Your motherboard and CPU are perfect for now!
I suggest you pick up another 8GB of RAM in the same model (be sure to use serial number), a GTX 1070 and a 1440p 144hz monitor.
I'll put them into a PC Part Picker list for you.

 

[WildCard999]

What is your current monitor?
Do you have a SSD?

 

[ahickmon78]

awesome, thx. Figured the GPU was due

 

[Chugalug_]

Works out nicely.
Monitor is 1440p, 144Hz with G-Sync. Amazing value for the price, and very good quality control and support, being a Dell product.
If you can, save up for an SSD like the 850 Evo 250Gb or the Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB if you don't want to spend as much. They retail for $90ish and $69.99 respectively. Both very good performance.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Qy8f9W
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Qy8f9W/by_merchant/

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.00 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($429.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Dell S2716DG 27.0" 144Hz Monitor ($524.57 @ Amazon)
Total: $990.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-05 10:33 EDT-0400

 

[xDeuiii]

The biggest impact would be made by the graphics card so that's what you should opt for. For $1000, well, you've lots of options. You could either for a tier 2 or tier 1 card. I would suggest either the GTX 1070 or GTX 1080. You'll probably have to upgrade your PSU too.

 

[Chugalug_]

The biggest impact would be made by the graphics card so that's what you should opt for. For $1000, well, you've lots of options. You could either for a tier 2 or tier 1 card. I would suggest either the GTX 1070 or GTX 1080. You'll probably have to upgrade your PSU too.

Nah, he should be fine, a 770 draws about the same or more as a 1080 anyway!
Requires a 600w minimum according to Nvidia specs, probably a little less.

 

[Design1stcode2nd]

I have a very similar system, same processor, EVGA 770, Gigabite Z87 board, 8gb Ram. I added 8 more gigs of RAM as its an easy and cheap upgrade, I also got a new case but if you are happy with yours then save your money. I decided to pick up a new monitor as I had a 10 year old 1920x1200 LCD so I picked up a Dell 34UW, 3440x1440 (not a hardcore FPS guy).

My concern was playing games on the new monitor with the GTX 770 for now until I can get a 1070 but it does pretty well.

The GPU upgrade is going to be important if you go 1440p or higher depending on what you play, I play a lot of Blizzard games or MMO's so the 770 is fine for now but if you are playing the more demanding games then definitely a 1070 or 1080 would be my suggestion. I'm saving Witcher 3 and other titles until I have a 1070.

An SSD would also be good, I personally will be waiting on my next major upgrade and will install a clean version of Windows and wait until 1TB SSD's come down in price.

Your processor and board are fine probably for a few years especially since gaming is the main usage.