Is my PC possible to upgrade?

afdjones

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Nov 6, 2013
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My PC seems to be fine. I can run most games well(except arma).

Although my PC seems to handle quite well, sometimes it does struggle and i want to know if it was possible to upgrade my PC, to help make it perform a lot better with higher settings.


My specs:

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD Athlon II X4 640

Propus 45nm Technology
RAM
8.00 GB Single-Channel DDR3 (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. M68MT-S2P (Socket M2)

Graphics
S240HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
Hard Drives
932GB Seagate ST1000DM 003-9YN162 SCSI Disk Device (ATA)
Optical Drives
No optical disk drives detected
Audio
Logitech G930 Headset

Cheers!
 
Solution
Yeah it'll all work just fine. You'd have to reinstall all the drivers to the new motherboard, but other than that you're good. The 4570 is a huge upgrade from the X4 640.
If you're not looking to overclock, this would give you a pretty great upgrade. Should make ARMA doable as well, as it's pretty CPU intensive.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $259.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-01 18:44 EST-0500)