Upgrade to current PC build

[cobalt2120]

This will be my second PC build and you guys helped me a ton with my first one but here it is a lil over a year later and I am wanting to upgrade my build if at all possible, trying to keep as much of the original as possible and still achieve great performance if at all possible. I am open to just scrapping the whole PC and starting a new build in the price range of $1200 or less. So my question is if there are any upgrades I can do to my current build to get more performance or just start fresh?

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/89WsYJ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/89WsYJ/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53470) | $179.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h77m) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl) | $74.70 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [Zotac GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt6090110m) | $195.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500) | $29.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050) | $84.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $635.64

 

[Outlander_04]

I'd add a better graphics card .

A GTX 760 will drop in with no other changes but give you a great gaming performance boost .

If you want to use a GTX 770 , or spend even more on a RADEON R9 290 you will also need to upgrade the psu