What to upgrade on my system?

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I am looking to upgrade my system but don't know what part of my PC would give me the biggest upgrade. Any thoughts on what to upgrade would help to get my started. I play a lot of Players Unknown Battlegrounds so this system is mainly used for gaming.


CPU: Intel Core i7 4790k @ 4.00 GHz
Mobo: Gigabyte Z97X-SLI-CF
RAM: ddr3 f3-2400c10d-16gtx (can't seem to run stable at 2400 mhz in PUBG without crashing) Running at 1333 mhz
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Monitor: ASUS ROG SWIFT PG278QR 27"

Thanks!
 
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ah! you have a very similar system as I have, my ram is 1866 though , ,

0. for the money GTX 1070 video card upgrade
1. next step would be a i5 or i7 8xxx series cpu, motherboard, ram set... 4-700$ depending on choices.,
2. have you over clocked your video card yet ?

whats your budget for upgrade(s) look like. and where are you located (UK, Europe, asia, US, Canada??)
 
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I have not over clocked my video card or anything (not confident in Overclocking). I am located in the US and have probably a $700 budget but depends could also save up if necessary.
 
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I would keep the 970 video card (price are crazy right now (over 700+$ for a 1070)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($312.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial - Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($84.49 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.69 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $709.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-05 18:55 EST-0500
 
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Gotcha, so the biggest improvement worth the money would be to upgrade my CPU, Mobo and RAM.

I could also purchase the upgrade and try to sell my current setup.

Do you know why when I change my RAM speed to the stock 2400 MHz it causes my games to crash? But the computer itself doesn't. I find it odd but once i change the RAM speed back to 1333 mhz it resolves the issue.
 
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Single Channel Memory?

He is only gaming, i5 8th Gen would be better.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F7p9TB
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F7p9TB/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($106.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($165.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.40 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.55 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $717.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-05 20:57 EST-0500

Like Paladin said, keep the 970. If you already have an SSD and HDD, drop the SSD and HDD from my list and you have saved some money.

You can sell your current setup to subsidize the cost too.

Not too sure why your RAM does that.
 
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