Need help on what to upgrade

peterjust · Mar 21, 2014

im planning to upgrade my pc and i was just wondering what components should i change thanks!
my budget is around $300-$400 (gaming purposes) im a newbie here forgive me :lol:

MOBO • asrock 960gc-gs fx
my video card • Nvidia geForce 9500GT
processor • AMD athlom (tm) II x2 260 processor (2cpu's), ~3.2ghz
Ram • 2gb Ram
Hard drive • 500 Gb
OS •Windows 7 prof 32-bit
i know i gotta change my video card but whats the best one for my mobo? and im planning to add some Ram i just don't know what kind to buy. i need some help. do i need to upgrade my processor too?

woltej1 · Mar 21, 2014

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dObP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dObP/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dObP/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($65.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $400.63

don't worry about that warning.

AshyCFC · Mar 21, 2014

What power supply and case do you have?

badboyrog2 · Mar 21, 2014

you can upgrade the processor up to am3+ less then 100W tdp ... like FX-6300
and you can upgrade the ram ... like ddr3 1600 (2X4GB)
upgrade gpu ... like the r7 260x
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dOzH

peterjust · Mar 21, 2014

thanks guys! i think its best if i buy a new one! ^^

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