Budget upgrade for £200

micheal_mck1991

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Nov 5, 2013
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I want a budget upgrade for my old gaming pc, but i want to do it in as few parts as possible. My mobo is pretty old so thatll need to be replaced as will the cpu, the rest im not sure about and is where i need help. I have a full list of my current pc specs incase anything is salvagable

CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz 38 °C
Wolfdale 45nm Technology
RAM
4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 425MHz (6-6-6-16)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P41T-D3 (Socket 775) 21 °C
Graphics
S22B150 (1920x1080@60Hz)
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series (Gigabyte) 30 °C
Hard Drives
932GB Seagate ST31000340AS ATA Device (SATA) 25 °C
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223C ATA Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
 
it is the only possible upgrade i can suggest

swap CPU and mobo into FX6300 amd AMD 970
using certified PSU is a must
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later you can slowly upgrade ram, GPU, SSD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£48.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £191.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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