Would love some advice on upgrading my computer

[Swirtle]

Approximate Purchase Date: between now and the new year

Budget Range: ~$500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, browsing the internet

Parts to Upgrade: GPU, Memory, SSD, (other parts if needed)

Parts Preferences: No preference

Overclocking: Maybe, I have never overclocked before

Additional Comments: any comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I have occasionally had blue/black screens of death, freezing, straight power off. I don’t have them frequently anymore I believe I fixed most of the issues with that. Primarily want the upgrade to run ARK: Survival Evolved better, it’s an alpha game on steam not that optimized yet. I also would like to upgrade my parts so i can give my old ones to a friend which would be an upgrade for him.


Current Parts:
GPU: ASUS DirectCU II Radeon HD 7790 2gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121772
CPU: AMD FX 8-core Processor black edition
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284
Motherboard: ASUS M5A99FX Pro R2.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131851
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182071
OS: Windows 7
Storage: 1TB HDD


I will be happy to provide any further information needed. Thank you all in advance for any help you provided.

Swirtle

 

[Aeacus]

For upgrade, how about this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (Purchased For $0.00)
Memory: ADATA XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($62.75 @ Amazon)
Memory: ADATA XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($62.75 @ Amazon)
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING X Video Card ($272.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $468.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-01 12:24 EST-0500

Few words.

Added two sets of 2x 4GB DDR3 RAM that you can run at speeds up to 2133 Mhz. Total is 16GB that is well enough for today's games.

Put in a good performing SSD for your OS drive. 250GB should be more than enough.
Further reading: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-ssds,3891-2.html

And lastly, went with a MSI GTX 1060 6GB for it's superb cooling and silent operation under 60 degrees Celsius (Zero Frozr). With this GPU, you can run today's games in high/ultra settings @ 1080p.
Note: Without knowing your case, i can't tell if the GPU fits inside your case or not.