[BirdPerson]

Hey there,
I'm an engineering student from Germany majoring in computational engineering. My current computer is about 7 years old. I built the setup with the help of an online forum like this and it cost me a little less than 1000€. Now i would like to upgrade some parts like the CPU, SSD (from 64gb to 1tb), Ram (from 8 gb to 16gb) and maybe the GPU. I dont want to spend more than 500€ for all the upgrades. I mainly want to improve the performance of programs like ansys and matlab. Here is a list of all the components:


CPU: Intel core i5 3570k
GPU: Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 7950 OC Boost
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Midi-Tower USB 3.0
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77X-D3H, Intel Z77
Harddrive: Seagate Barracuda 7200 1000GB
SSD for OS: Crucial M4 64GB SSD
Power pack: be quiet! STRAIGHT POWER BQT E9-450W 80+Gold
Ram: 8GB-Kit G.Skill Ares PC3-12800U CL9-9-9-24



I have a CPU cooler left which i could also use (Xigmatek Gaia SD1283). I would be happy if you could give me some recommandations!


Greetings from Dresden
Niklas