Possible Upgrade route?

[Fantom]

Hi all,

I haven't looked into hardware for a while so Im not sure the best route on this, what I currently have is:

CPU: Intel Core i7 950 Bloomfield @ 3.07ghz
Mobo: Gigabyte X58A-UD7
Ram: 12GB Triple channel OCZ PC3-8500F
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB GDDR5
PSU: 700w bequiet brand
Boot/os: 128gb OCZ Vertex450
Screen: 1920x1200 samsung, but tempted to bring into lounge to plug into 4k tv.

I'm looking for the best upgrade route if there is one for gaming, any suggestions?

To run an additional GFX card, or one any larger than the 5850 I would need to get a new case which is not ideal, but worth considering.

Thanks in advance

 

[Fantom]

Thanks, are you sure my cpu etc would not bottleneck the gtx960?

 

[Fantom]

What's your budget OP? As ExRayTed says, the component that will improve your gaming performance the most would be a new graphics card. That 5850 is pretty weak for gaming by today's standards. I'd recommend an r9 390 or a gtx 970 if your budget will stretch that far.

Hi, I hadn't really thought about budget, but was thinking due to the pc being quite old that I may be able to pick up a bargain upgrade or two on the second hand market, perhaps another bigger SSD and a better graphics card, what would be most cost effective? I'm toying with the idea of plugging it into my tv so I guess I would need to pour money into it to get it to game on 4k?