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I have ~$300 USD to upgrade certain parts of my build which is shown below.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($0.00) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Monitor: HP 2159m 60Hz 21.5" Monitor 
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Mouse: Logitech G300S Wired Optical Mouse  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M30x Headphones  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $0.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-15 21:27 EST-0500

 

I'm not looking for performance gains, even though I only have a 750TI, and I'm mainly looking to do things like switch to DDR4 so I don't have to undervolt my DDR3 ram to 1.35V, change mobo, and change my power supply.

I am definitely doing the latter, but what do you guys think?

(Btw, I switched to an LG 21:9 1080p monitor instead of the one shown, still max all the games I play)

 

edit: I also have a G303 instead of a G300S now.

Current Desktop Build | 2200G | RX 580 4GB | 8GB RAM | CTRL | Logitech G Pro Wireless

Laptop | 2018 MBA 256/16GB | MX Master 

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I'd do exactly what you said. After that, you really only need to upgrade your GPU.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 6700k (OC'd 4.4GHz) Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo Mobo: MSI Z170A Gaming Pro Carbon GPU: EVGA GTX 950 SSC RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1x8GB) SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Case: NZXT S340 Black/Blue PSU: Corsair CX430M

 

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Change the power supply first lol how has it not blown up already? After that, I'd invest in at least a GTX 950, as it has significantly more horsepower than the 750ti while being similarly priced. A good 960 is about $200 (I've been eyeing this one) https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp41962kr. A good EVGA power supply like this one would be legit https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0550v1. Mobo and RAM would not be my first concerns although it appears to be rather old. No matter what, get a new power supply of at least 80+ gold rating.

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CPU: i5 6600k GPU: Asus Strix 1070 RAM: 16 GB of Corsair LPX CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 Motherboard:  Asus Z170I Pro Gaming Storage: Adata Sp550 120 GB and WD Black 3 TB Case: NZXT Manta Power Supply: EVGA 550 GS Monitors: 2 LG 25UM58-P Ultrawides Keyboard: Cooler Master Quickfire Rapid-i Mouse: Logitech G502 RGB

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