Building new computer! Keeping 7770

onejutsu

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Okay as the title suggests I'm looking to build a new computer.

I currently have a Radeon 7770 graphics card which I would like to take over to the new build as well.

Now i'm not looking for anything overly powerful all I'll be playing is Guild Wars 2, DotA2, CS:Go. Maybe some WoW.
So if anyone has some recommendations on something that could run guild wars 2 flush on high graphics well as smooth as possible ^^.

I'm only keeping the 7770 as it's not even a year old and It plays all the games I play perfectly fine apart from Guild Wars 2 but I feel my dual core is letting me down a bit with it.

So in short what motherboard - PSU - CPU etc can I get which I can slowly upgrade over time e.g. I would love it to be compatible with my current GPU if possible. As I will replace it with a better one over time.!

Thanks for any replys! I really appreciate the help etc ;D

My current specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0ghz
P5Q-Pro Motherboard
6gb of DDR2 ram -.-
AMD Radeon HD 7770
My PSU I believe is about 350-400 watts but It's an intercooler model and I'd gladly get rid of it.
HDD 500gb :)

I don't really have a budget although anything under £300 would be great if possible! but I would budge higher if needed.
 

Kurifox

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Since you are upgrading from an old computer, il just ask a few things.

You dont need an OS right? (ill asume not)
Can you reuse the HDD?
Can you reuse optical drive.

Just reusing those two things saves you some money :) and we can spend on other things.


Here is the build in those assumptions.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£80.39 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£68.03 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.71 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case (£57.89 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£35.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £322.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-04 14:06 BST+0100)
 

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