USD $300-400 on upgrades. What should I do? It's been awhile.

[AlphaOmegaX]

What I'd like to upgrade from: This junk

Motherboard: Foxconn A78AX3
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 925
RAM: XMS3 4GB 1333
GPU: Radeon 6970

What I'd like to upgrade to:
I don't know exactly.

What I already have for new buildish:
32gb Crucial Ballistix DDR3 1600.

I was thinking 4590/4690k & Z97 board but I'm not sure if that's the best route with what I've got. I know the 6970 is dated but can't really budget in the jump to a GTX 970. Help me hardwarriors. I am an old man in desperate need of advice.

Links & Combos appreciated!

 

[RababNoor]

If you get a New High end GPU, you will face CPU bottleneck issue.
Better upgrade your processing performance.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($78.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $401.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-17 02:48 EDT-0400

 

[AlphaOmegaX]

TechNeeeQ: Gaming

RababNoor: I already have the 850 EVO & 32GB of Crucial Ballistix Ram. Looks like cpu/mobo is the way to go?

 

[RababNoor]

TechNeeeQ: Gaming

RababNoor: I already have the 850 EVO & 32GB of Crucial Ballistix Ram. Looks like cpu/mobo is the way to go?

Then get the CPU & mobo. Save the Xtra money. [save 162 bucks]
Now sell your old GPU+CPU+Mobo+Ram. You can save some bucks also. [you can get 200 bucks, hope so]
With that Two saving you can get GTX 970 + PSU

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $379.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-17 03:10 EDT-0400

 

[AlphaOmegaX]

Thanks everyone. Looks like I'll be ordering a new mobo/cpu. I think I'm going to pick up a new case too. I'll keep saving for a new card Thanks for all the suggestions. A few months back I picked up the memory and ssd's. I just haven't gotten around to finishing out the upgrades. Again everyone, thanks!