Upgrading old system

jrbtsn

Honorable
Oct 1, 2013
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10,510
Approximate Purchase Date: By the end of June

Budget Range: 500-600

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Business productivity (Remote monitoring and IT support), surfing, games (WoW, SWToR, Skyrim)

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: CPU, mobo, RAM, Case (inexpensive mid-tower, nothing flashy), GPU

Do you need to buy OS: No (Win 7 Retail 32 and 64-bit)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon Prime, Newegg, (others if cheaper)

Location: City, State/Region, Country: Cheyenne, WY, US

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1600x900 (AOC E2070SWN)

Additional Info: Already owned: PSU: Antec VP450; WESTERN DIGITAL WD10EZEX Caviar Blue 1TB 7200RPM 64MB

Why Are You Upgrading: Upgrading old system Motherboard: Asus M2n-MX SE plus (one sata port has a broken connector), CPU: Athlon 64 x2 4600+, GPU: Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
 

emdea22

Distinguished
Guessing budget range is in US dollars.
Considering you'll be playing dual core optimized games and those are not a priority here's a suitable build:

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4350 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87M-D3H 1.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($96.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 2GB Video Card ($124.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Zalman ZM-T2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.50 @ OutletPC)
Total: $546.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-18 20:32 EDT-0400)

 

jrbtsn

Honorable
Oct 1, 2013
8
0
10,510
How about this build?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($118.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($88.79 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($21.85 @ Amazon)
Total: $445.09
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-28 01:39 EDT-0400)