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"Cheap" gaming upgrade, suggestions?

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My current build can run most games, while on medium or low at around 40-50 fps (CS:GO stable 100 fps with high settings).

Now Im looking to upgrade my current system so I can get atleast stable 60 fps on most AAA titles in medium-high conditions, and 120 stable in CS:GO. 

Power supply, case, cooling and storage aren't a problem. Here's my current build:

 

CPU: Intel i7-860 @ 2,90 GHz boost (LGA1156)

Motherboard: Asus P7P55D LE

GPU: AMD Radeon HD 5770

RAM: 8gb DDR3 1333

 

So I have a big problem, which is to change the overly dated CPU, I would need to completely change the motherboard.

I was thinking of getting a Z97-ProGamer, along with a Asus Turbo GTX 960 2gb and an i5-4690, however this is over my budget and I would have to save for quite a while to get it. Is the motherboard overkill? What do you suggest, with similar performance to these 3 components? Is it even worth upgrading at the moment with the rise of DDR4?

Any suggestion is appreciated.

 

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SNIP

 

Just get a new GPU, your CPU is fine

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DDR4 is still a fair bit off as far as joe-average-consumer-adoption is concerned. DDR3 is going to be here for a while.

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the CPU is fine just get a 970 and you're set!

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My current build can run most games, while on medium or low at around 40-50 fps (CS:GO stable 100 fps with high settings).

Now Im looking to upgrade my current system so I can get atleast stable 60 fps on most AAA titles in medium-high conditions, and 120 stable in CS:GO. 

Power supply, case, cooling and storage aren't a problem. Here's my current build:

 

CPU: Intel i7-860 @ 2,90 GHz boost (LGA1156)

Motherboard: Asus P7P55D LE

GPU: AMD Radeon HD 5770

RAM: 8gb DDR3 1333

 

So I have a big problem, which is to change the overly dated CPU, I would need to completely change the motherboard.

I was thinking of getting a Z97-ProGamer, along with a Asus Turbo GTX 960 2gb and an i5-4690, however this is over my budget and I would have to save for quite a while to get it. Is the motherboard overkill? What do you suggest, with similar performance to these 3 components? Is it even worth upgrading at the moment with the rise of DDR4?

Any suggestion is appreciated.

I'd say just get a 970 and you're set. if it still isn't enough then you can consider a cpu upgrade.

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