Please need help in upgrading pc

[jgk]

hey there , thanks for reading my thread here , i really need help , in upgrading my pc , im a noob at this so sorry if i sound like i have no idea about anything , so these are my specs, i72600k at 3.4-3.7 Ghz, 8 gb ram, 64 bit, windows 7 ultimate ,direct x 11 , gpu;ati radeon hd5400 series 4 gb , internal hard disk :1.0 tb western digital , cooler master fan , my psu is the cooler master elite power 400 watts , my monitor is samsung 2043 swxplus ( a normal lcd monitor , and my keyboard and mouse are normal office type mouse and keyboard , how can i upgrade this pc or is this pc a waste? i saw usb 3.0  was written on the motherbard and hdmidx10.1 written on the motherboard as well , how can i upghrade this pc so that i can play at 1080 p and 60 fps at least? please help me , i know im  a noob but with your help i can upgrade this pc guys , thank you all so much

[vanished]

You've got some good potential there, but first thing you will need to upgrade is the graphics card, and the power supply if necessary.

[BadneckRedneck]

35 minutes ago, jgk said:

hey there , thanks for reading my thread here , i really need help , in upgrading my pc , im a noob at this so sorry if i sound like i have no idea about anything , so these are my specs, i72600k at 3.4-3.7 Ghz, 8 gb ram, 64 bit, windows 7 ultimate ,direct x 11 , gpu;ati radeon hd5400 series 4 gb , internal hard disk :1.0 tb western digital , cooler master fan , my psu is the cooler master elite power 400 watts , my monitor is samsung 2043 swxplus ( a normal lcd monitor , and my keyboard and mouse are normal office type mouse and keyboard , how can i upgrade this pc or is this pc a waste? i saw usb 3.0  was written on the motherbard and hdmidx10.1 written on the motherboard as well , how can i upghrade this pc so that i can play at 1080 p and 60 fps at least? please help me , i know im  a noob but with your help i can upgrade this pc guys , thank you all so much

You can wait for the gtx 1080 or 1070 to buy those cards or that the prices go down on older gpu's. A power supply upgrade would probably be necessary for a gpu upgrade. If you have some spare money you could also buy some more ram.

[jgk]

i see , thank you guys , so i'll be getting  new good gpu , most probbaly the 1070 and a 750 watts or 650 watts psu? which psu is good for my specs, the seasonic or evga or tfx or thecorsair , and about adding the ram , i should buy a 16 gb ram or 8 gb ram, and adding ram is it like replacing my previous ram or just adding into the slots? thank you so much guys

[Bangflop]

4 minutes ago, jgk said:

i see , thank you guys , so i'll be getting  new good gpu , most probbaly the 1070 and a 750 watts or 650 watts psu? which psu is good for my specs, the seasonic or evga or tfx or thecorsair , and about adding the ram , i should buy a 16 gb ram or 8 gb ram, and adding ram is it like replacing my previous ram or just adding into the slots? thank you so much guys

First of all, what is your budget for this upgrade? Secondly, here is a good forum post as to where you should start looking for good PSU's https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers/

[jgk]

5 hours ago, Bangflop said:

First of all, what is your budget for this upgrade? Secondly, here is a good forum post as to where you should start looking for good PSU's https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers/

Mine is around 500 to 700 dollars to upgrade my pc, thanks again