Help building or buying mid grade rig

switch1626

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Hello everybody I am new to the forum and computer gaming. currently I game on a dell i570 specs are,
Gtx 650 put in myself
12gb ram upgraded from 8gb
650 cross air psu upgraded from 350wtt I think
amd ii x2 cpu 2.9ghz
500gb hd
problem I'm running into now is alot of games want at least a quad core and I only have a dual core. I don't really care about high end graphics I would rather play a great story/game play.
Can you guys give me advice on a upgrade mobo/cpu combo or should I just buy a new rig? thank you very much budget wise I would like to stay under $800 and I am not super tech savvy.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/13Fd5
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/13Fd5/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/13Fd5/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($59.91 @ Amazon)
Total: $139.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-10 14:10 EST-0500)

Scycron

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/13Fd5
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/13Fd5/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/13Fd5/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($59.91 @ Amazon)
Total: $139.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-10 14:10 EST-0500)
 
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