Computer Upgrade, which parts?

[ED209]

Hello All,

I have been debating few a good 3 months+ now what to upgrade in my system.

the specs of my current system is

Monitor: LG 22EA63V 22" IPS LED

Motherboard: Asus P6X58D-E Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard

Processor: Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366)

Memory: Corsair Dominator 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Triple Channel Kit (CMP6GX3M3A1600C7)

Graphics Card: Radeon HD 5830

Sound Card: on Board

Hard Drive: Samsung Evo 256GB SSD

my thinking is to upgrade the GPU but I have also noticed that the newer I5's rate higher than my current CPU as my current I7 is getting a bit old now.

I mainly use my PC for gaming and was thinking of getting this GPU

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-014-PL&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010

my budget is about £260 but debating weather I should keep my current CPU and get a newer GPU or stick with my current GPU and upgrade the GPU (CPU Bundle or something), other option is to get a cheaper GPU and add some more ram (another 6GB) to the system.

the games I mainly play are

Counter Strike Global Offensive
Left 4 Dead 1 and 2
Dark Souls 2
All the Lego games
plants vs Zombies

newer games I currently considering buying are

Titan Fall
Call Of Duty Advance Warfare

I am open to other options to get the best bang for my money, I don't normally get the spare money to upgrade my PC so its been done gradually over time so after this I don't know when the next time I would be able to upgrade my system

thanks a lot!

 

[ED209]

I forgot to mention that I have a after market cooler, its this one below

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-080-AK


I will try the overclocking route to get a bit more out of the CPU, did think the GPU was going to be the best route but as I don't get funds often to do PC upgrades i thought i would check for any other suggestions or options.

 

[ED209]

thanks for that, over the years i have been upgrading parts and the GPU is the last thing of my old system.

ill get the 970