Best gaming upgrades for Dell Optiplex 740 MiniTower

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kickergold

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I currently own a Dell Optiplex 740 with Athlon 3800+, 6150LE integrated card, 4GB RAM. With the amount of PC gaming I do, it's not worth getting a whole new system. Therefore, I want to upgrade my current system with the maximum upgrades possible. new motherboard, new CPU, new GPU, price isn't a huge issue so any ideas would be great. Thanks =)
 
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I'm assuming this isn't the really thin version? You'll want a new power supply, and you'll need new RAM too

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $508.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available...
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I'm assuming this isn't the really thin version? You'll want a new power supply, and you'll need new RAM too

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $508.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-18 14:36 EDT-0400
 
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Not sure you will be able to reuse that case, but even if you did the existing hard drive is horribly slow (SATA I). Also the Corsair CS line of power supplies are to be avoided for poor capacitors. These would be the core components to look at. Add to this a new case and hard drive at minimal costs and you have a complete new PC. You will need an OS license as well.
 
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For $30 and using a locked i5 and a 750 Ti, the 450w CSM is fine, and being modular helps. Definitely not something I would try running anything more than the 750 Ti, or overclocking, but this build will run about 150w at gaming load, so it definitely isn't being stressed by any means.
 
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