Upgrading looking for advice on hardware.

[starquake]

My friend who is a computer prodigy help me built a nice 2012 computer from scratch using only the best at the time. I am moderate at best in computer hardware and have not been keeping up, I purchased all the components and helped in the build. I have had zero problems with the build but would like to increase performance on all levels without overclocking. RAM and Graphics mainly with recommences for good SSD since mine is outdated.

my build is as follows..

Windows 10 Pro
P9X79 Pro Mobo w/ Intel i73930k 3.2GHz
Intel RTS2011LC Thermal cooling heat sink
wintv-hvr-2250 MC board (never used)
Corsair Veng 16GB total, 4 slots of 4GB (I'd like to max this out since 2 slots are not being used, not sure if this is wise to max out slots?
NVIDIA GE Force GTX 560 Ti
Power suppy is OCZ 850W ZX series Gold
an old OCZ vertex 3 VTX3 (never failed as of yet!) need advice in a new SSD ( i would like a 1 TB but not at a huge price but equal performance)
HDD about 4 curently. Looking to get an 8 TB weed out some lower ones.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Aeacus]

If you want to gain performance on all levels, including CPU then you're looking towards new PC since your CPU has no upgrade paths that would be cost-effective.

As far as your RAM goes, to upgrade that, get the same exact set of RAM you currently have to minimize new set of RAM not working with your old set of RAM. And even if you manage to buy the same exact part number RAM set, old and new working together would still be 50:50 chance.

If i were you, i'd go with complete new build, like so:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($408.49 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($157.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate - Enterprise Capacity 10 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($298.99 @ Other World Computing)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB VENTUS OC Video Card ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - PRIME Ultra Titanium 650 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($157.90 @ B&H)
Total: $1851.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-19 05:55 EST-0500

Note: Only the PC case is missing for complete setup. Since choosing a PC case is personal choice, add any PC case of your choosing to it that supports ATX sized MoBo and has CPU cooler clearance of 165mm or more and you're golden.

Few words

Judging of the PC you currently have, you seem to use it for production work. So, to upgrade your current PC on all levels, including CPU multi-core performance, put in latest tech i7-9700K CPU,
i7-3930K vs i7-9700K comparison: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-3930K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-9700K/1487vs4030

For CPU cooler, picked one of the best air coolers which is only few degrees short of king of air coolers (NH-D15) but has considerably better looks.

MoBo comes from MSI with classy black theme while still offering latest tech in MoBo world,
MoBo specs: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/mpg-z390-gaming-edge-ac

For RAM, put in 2x 16GB 3000 Mhz DDR4 RAM which achieves your goal of doubling your current RAM amount to 32GB. Vengeance LPX RAM is normal profile and fits nicely under the Dark Rock Pro 3. Just install RAM before installing CPU cooler, it's easier this way.

Since you wanted 1TB SSD with better performance than your current SSD, put in Samsung 860 Evo 1TB, which doesn't cost a lot while still offering much better performance,
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB vs Samsung 860 Evo 1TB comparison: https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/OCZ-Vertex-3-240GB-vs-Samsung-860-Evo-1TB/m2653vsm423831

For HDD, put in Seagate Enterprise drive, 10TB in size. 8TB drives are about $20 cheaper than this drive, so, it would be more efficient to get extra 2TB for 20 bucks. Also, with enterprise drive over consumer drive, you'll get:
* longer warranty (5 years vs 2 years)
* more features (e.g PowerChoice technology)
* faster read/write speeds
further reading: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-stats-for-q2-2018/

For GPU, put in latest in GPU world, a RTX 2060 6GB. While there are better GPUs, they also cost more. And compared your old GPU, RTX 2060 is huge upgrade,
GTX 560 Ti vs RTX 2060 comparison: https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-560-Ti-vs-Nvidia-RTX-2060-6GB/2180vs4034
If you play games, with RTX 2060, you're looking at high/ultra settings @ 1440p (2K) with solid 60+ FPS.

And lastly, put in the best 650W PSU money can buy at current date. With it, you'll get the highest efficiency (94%), tightest voltage regulation (0.5%), longest hold-up time (30ms), lowest ripple noise (20mV) and longest warranty (12 years) there is. Fully modular cables and toggle-able Premium Hybrid fan control too.
specs: https://seasonic.com/prime-ultra-titanium
review: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=536

All 3x of my PCs: Skylake, Haswell and AMD are also powered by Seasonic, while i too have PRIME 650 80+ Titanium PSU in Skylake build, full specs with pics in my sig.

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And for a bonus, here's builds comparison; your current build as a base, my suggestion as an alternative:
Userbenchmark PC Build Comparison

Baseline Bench: Game 28%, Desk 64%, Work 54%
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K
GPU: Nvidia GTX 560 Ti
SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 240GB
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB

Alternative Bench: Game 106%, Desk 101%, Work 95%
CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K
GPU: Nvidia RTX 2060-6GB
SSD: Samsung 860 Evo 1TB
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB

(UserBenchmark site doesn't have Corsair 4x 4GB DDR3 in the list, so put the closest one, Corsair 2x 8GB DDR3 into comparison.)

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But if you don't want to go with completely new build and looking only for few upgrades then you can go for these components:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Crucial - MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($134.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba - X300 8 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($214.96 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB GAMING Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - PRIME Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $674.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-19 06:25 EST-0500

Few words
Crucial MX500 1TB SSD is cheaper than 860 Evo 1TB with slightly less performance but still considerably better performance than your OCZ SSD,
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB vs Crucial MX500 1TB comparison: https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/OCZ-Vertex-3-240GB-vs-Crucial-MX500-1TB/m2653vsm406099
In my Skylake build, i too have MX500 1TB SSD in use but as a storage drive. For OS drive, i have Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2 NVMe SSD.

For HDD, put in consumer grade Toshiba drive in 8TB of size, which is the cheapest 8TB drive on the market.

Also downgraded GPU from the build suggestion above. GTX 1060 6GB is still considerably better than your current GPU,
GTX 560 Ti vs GTX 1060 6GB comparison: https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-560-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB/2180vs3639
In my Skylake build, i have the very same MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X GPU but mine is 3GB version. Gaming wise, GTX 1060 can do high/ultra settings @ 1080p with solid 60+ FPS.

And lastly, downgraded the PSU as well for cheaper one. Still, kept the Seasonic PRIME 650 but 80+ Gold unit vs 80+ Titanium unit. Since PSU is PRIME series, you still get 12 years of warranty with it but not as good efficiency as 80+ Titanium unit offers.

Oh, i didn't include DDR3 RAM in the list since as i said above, to minimize RAM compatibility issues, get the same set of RAM you currently have.

 

[tennis2]

RX580 8GB + 2 free games = $165