Looking to upgrade PC ~$400-450 budget

grizzlybeer

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Hi guys,

I was hoping to upgrade my PC sometime in the near future, and I desperately need a new CPU and RAM (and preferably a case as well - sticking to a simple black design). I mostly play WoW, DayZ, and so forth - not too many FPS's. I have a budget of around $400, $450 if I need to. I will also probably need a new mobo. Here are my specs:

Motherboard - MSI P7N SLI-FI NFORCE 750I LGA 775
CPU - INTEL CORE 2 DUO 8400 3GHZ
GPU - MSI GTX650
RAM - 4 GB DDR2 PCI 6400
Memory - Kingston 120GB SSD & WD Black 1TB HDD 7200RPM

Can you guys recommend some parts to buy?
 
Solution
These parts will increase your gaming performance by ALOT. Keep the hard drive and SSD, they're good.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $438.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

If you ever buy these, make sure to sweep the PC's current drivers, and install the new ones.
These parts will increase your gaming performance by ALOT. Keep the hard drive and SSD, they're good.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $438.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

If you ever buy these, make sure to sweep the PC's current drivers, and install the new ones.
 
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grizzlybeer

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Is it really worth changing out the graphics card? I was thinking of spending an extra 100 to get something like the intel core i5 4670k since I feel that most of the games I play are CPU-intensive...
 

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