Upgrading Gaming PC

[kingdonut239]

My Jurassic rig needs a massive upgrade. I have around $150 for a GPU, but other community members on this site suggested I further upgrade other components first otherwise it would "bottleneck" my system. I only have around $80 to upgrade another component so I can only upgrade one. I need help finding which component I could upgrade first in order to fulfill the needs of the GPU. My specs:

Graphics - AMD Radeon HD 6570
Processor - AMD Athlon 7750 Dual Core 2.7 Ghz
RAM - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ
RAM - Nanya chips 2gb 240-pin ddr2 pc2-5300 667MHz CL5 SDRAM
Motherboard - Biostar TF520-A2 ver5.0 , Socket AM2, AMD Motherboard
Power Supply - SEASONIC SS-350ET ACTIVE PFC

 

[WildCard999]

I'd get this for now then eventually upgrade your GPU, the G5500 is much better then your current GPU. Depending on how much disposable income you get I'd suggest a GT 1030 or GTX 1050 as it's massively better then that HD 6570.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium Gold G5500 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor ($82.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - H310M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg Business)
Total: $220.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-19 10:13 EDT-0400

 

[kingdonut239]

I will have around $80-100 to spend on this PC (Which I know is not near enough) . One of my family members is getting the GPU as a gift. Which should I upgrade first/Which is the most important order?

 

[WildCard999]

I'd go CPU (with MB/RAM) then GPU for better performance. You could upgrade the GPU first but your current CPU will probably hold it back quite a bit.

 

[kingdonut239]

Someone I know told me if I bought the Intel Pentium without DDR4 I wouldn't be able to use the Pentium. Is this true because I will slowly have to save up. Also thank you for the help I appreciate it (Keep in mind I am 15)

 

[WildCard999]

That is correct, on the newer platforms you would need a newer motherboard and DDR4 RAM. Your best best is just to continue saving up until you can buy all 3 parts together. If you live near a Microcenter you may be able to find a combo that might save you 10-20$ if that helps.