I’m helping a family member upgrade their PC, and thought it might be good to get a second opinion on it since I’m not a pro either when it comes to PC parts.

Here are the specs:

• Intel Core i5 6600K
• Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
• Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB (and a 2TB HDD)
• 2x4GB DDR4 RAM from Corsair
• ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger
• Corsair RM750i

Intent of the upgrade is to enhance gaming experience.

My first thought was to upgrade the SSD since 500GB isn’t a lot anyways and the product page of the 850 EVO says it has 540 MB/s read speed which doesn’t seem like a lot to me these days. Then also maybe the RAM, but I have no idea how much of an impact upgrading it has.

The other thing is upgrading CPU and/or GPU, but for that to be worth it I think you need to spend a lot more. I was thinking about giving them my RTX 3070 when I upgrade my own PC soon, in that case what would be a good CPU to go with it. Or would it be fine to just upgrade the GPU?