How to turn my computer into a very powerful gaming pc.

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Hello, everyone. I'm not going to lie, I am not very good when it comes to selecting hardware, or finding the proper hardware for upgrading a computer. I've recently wanted to start a project to transform this old computer into a high-standard gaming PC. Here are my specs, I've been told they are bad.

Windows Vista (Home Premium)

Manufacturer: Acer

Model: Aspire M5100

Graphics Card: ATI Radeon X1250

Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ 2.30 GHz

Ram: 2.00 GB

System Type: 32-bit Operating System

At the moment I have a very low budget of 300-400 Dollars, but I really want to complete this project. Can you guys help me with what I need to get, and how I should get it and such? Thank you.
 
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if you want an incredible pc it is going to cost you, the one i have in my sig is an above average i would assume when it totals at about $2200
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($56.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.61 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($95.38 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $406.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-16 16:24 EDT-0400)

this is the best i can do with $400 and if you need an OS it will be closer to $500
 
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you will be able to play on medium high settings for most games and should be able to get about 50-60fps on medium and 30-40 on high. ultra would be like 20-30fps
 
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Alright well, I was thinking about a different approach to this. Since I am making this a project and not a "quick-fix" I think I'd be willing to put a lot of money into one component of the computer. So in the end, I'd have an incredible gaming PC. So how about hardware for 100-300 dollars?
 
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if you want an incredible pc it is going to cost you, the one i have in my sig is an above average i would assume when it totals at about $2200
 
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Bad news, man. A good gaming PC requires a good graphics card (which is about $300 all by itself), and that requires a serious PSU (you will NOT get away with a cheap 430W PSU), and a more expensive case with enough room and cooling, and a good CPU and enough RAM so it's not bottlenecked, etc. Maybe you should wait until you've got more money, say, $1000 or so....
 
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i mean for like $750 even i can make a system that will be able to play ultra with some nice fps
 
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