upgrading my gateway DX4300-11 to a gaming pc

jayakace

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what would you suggest? I have never done this before. I already got a new 450 w power supply in it but really want to peak its performance. I hate playing games that lag on me or I have to set the visuals low to try and play them. do I need a new graphics card or cpu or memory? its starting to get confusing. what works and what don't like I said I haven't a clue but want to try
 

jayakace

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its stock atm.
AMD phenom II x4 805 quad core processor.
8 gb ddr2
ati radeon hd 3200 intergrated
1tb hdd
just wondering if I could upgrade this pc or maybe buy a new system or even build my own just trying to weigh my options.
 

jayakace

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well thank you first of all for your time & knowledge. ive been researching for a while now & been watching some youtube videos. my budget is about $1000 just on the tower its self. I have never put one together but im willin to get my hands dirty.
 

Arnav01

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$1000 Gaming Machine! Can run the latest titles at 1080p.

Parts List-
CPU-AMD FX 8350
RAM-G.SKILL 8GB Ram 1866
GPU-Sapphire Radeon R9 280X
Motherboard-GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
HDD-Western Digital WD Blue 1TB
Case-Cooler Master HAF 922
DVD Drive-Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
PSU-XFX P1-750X-XXB9 750W
Happy To Help!