upgrade or rebuild

Jul 30, 2013
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hi there i have an old pc ive been using for gaming like borderlands assasins creed 3 and civs 5. i know its old and was wondering if i should upgrade parts or just buy a new budget rig. i want to play some of the newer games doesnt have to be on high settings just at playble here are the specs. games like diablo starcraft and maybe the new battlefield. also the pc itself shuts down constantly and my friend said it could be the power.
Item Details

Windows: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
Memory (RAM): 2047 MB
CPU Info: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6700 @ 2.66GHz
CPU Speed: 2663.7 MHz
Sound Card: Headphones (High Definition Aud |
Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High De |

Display Adapters: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS | RDPDD Chained DD | RDP Encoder Mirror Driver | RDP Reflector Display Driver
Monitors: 1x; Generic PnP Monitor |
Screen Resolution: 1440 X 900 - 32 bit
Network: Network Present
Network Adapters: NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
CD / DVD Drives: 2x (D: | E: | ) D: LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1H | E: LITE-ON DVD D LH-16D1P
Ports: COM1 LPT1
Mouse: 5 Button Wheel Mouse Present
Hard Disks: C: 465.7GB | F: 931.3GB
Hard Disks - Free: C: 63.1GB | F: 840.4GB
USB Controllers: 2 host controllers.
Firewire (1394): 1 host controllers.
Manufacturer *: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Product Make *: System Product Name
AC Power Status: OnLine

Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time
Battery Status: No Battery
Motherboard *: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5N-E SLI

 
Solution
Rebuild, no question. This build would be a good place to start:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.13 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($168.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $570.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-30 23:51 EDT-0400)

I only suggested barebones parts. I did NOT include a disk drive, an operating system, or case.
 
Solution
Jul 30, 2013
3
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10,510


Okay thanks one more question can I fit those parts on my existing case so I won't have to buy a new one??? And I will
Be buying a new os or maybe switching to Ubuntu