Which PC parts should I upgrade first?

jajack

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Hey, I'm not really sure which to upgrade first, ill list my current specs and hopefully you can suggest what to upgrade and what to. Currently i hang around 30-50fps (sometimes 60) in gta V and also struggled for solid fps while playing battlefront beta.
CPU: AMD FX830 black edition.
Mobo: Asus M5A78L - if i was to upgrade CPU/mobo I would like to head towards intel, preferably skylake.
RAM: 8gb ddr3 corsair vengeance.
HDD: WD 1tb green - ordered a 240gb SSD
GPU: sapphire tri-x r9 290x. - was looking at msi gtx 970
Thanks.
 
Add an aftermarket CPU cooler, overclock the FX-8320 / FX-8350 to 4.2GHz and call it a day. The CPU is capable of more, but the 780 chipset motherboard will hold you back some. If you replace your motherboard, you may have to worry about another OS license..
 
I have an aftermarket CPU cooler, forget to mention sorry. Its some rather cheap coolmaster one that cost me like £30. Will this handle it? And my CPU is 8370 black edition @ 4 GHz. - sorry typo.
Never knew that upgrading mobo would require another OS license, makes sense now seeing as windows key is stored in your BIOS?