Upgrading - what steps represent value for money?

[danlit]

So my pc is finally getting a little slow in it age i was wondering where i should spend my money to bring it back to life a little current spec is

So I presume an SSD is a given, what about graphic card/more RAM?

not on unlimited funds so any advice would be appreciated.

 

[SpyderTracks]

So my pc is finally getting a little slow in it age i was wondering where i should spend my money to bring it back to life a little current spec is
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So I presume an SSD is a given, what about graphic card/more RAM?

not on unlimited funds so any advice would be appreciated.

Is this a PCSpecialist build? Can you post your full specs from the order page?

 

[danlit]

Is this a PCSpecialist build? Can you post your full specs from the order page?

Yes. That would have made more sense !
Case
CORSAIR 230T COMPACT GAMING CASE - RED LED
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte H81M-D2V: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB HyperX FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 2 x DVI, HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
500GB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 16MB CACHE
2nd Storage Drive
1TB WD BLACK 3.5" WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2

 

[SpyderTracks]

What do you use it for?

What's your maximum budget for upgrades?

What monitor are you pairing it with, what resolution and refresh rate or make and model if you're unsure?

 

[Charlas]

Oof, Haswell era, to upgrade your 100% looking at new main board, ram, and cpu. If that's the case might be worth looking AMD for replacements, as might let you keep the 550w psu as long as you don't go crazy and upto 3950x 😊

The GTX970 is looking a bit old in the tooth too, so I'd recommend working out total budget, then getting a cpu/ram/mb/gpu that will work nicely together in your budget. And remember to keep that case you need a micro atx board