How much can I upgrade this and is it worth it at all?

qwaseman2

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Oct 2, 2013
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Hello everyone, I am looking to upgrade my PC in order to play some newer games. My rig absolutely sucks. I know I may sound stupid saying this, but I want to try and get up to being able to play GTA IV easier and to play Battlefield 3 on lowest settings and resolution.

On GTA IV, I don't really seem to stutter, but more like (slow motion) lag.
On Battlefield 3, I definitely don't have enough ram, and my graphics card is DirectX 9, and not 10.

I don't really have a limit on money.

System Specs:

Windows 7 32 Bit (I believe)

CPU: Intel Pentium D 950 3.40GHz

Motherboard: ASUSTek Computer INC / Model Number: EMERY2
with PCI-Express x16

RAM: DDR2 2560 MBs, 3 slots filled out of 4.

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7500 LE, 256 MBs.

All this info came from CPU-Z (Not sure how trust worthy it is.)



How much can I upgrade to get the most out of it? I'm mainly looking to upgrade the RAM and graphics.


Thanks!
 
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alrighty many people are from different countries ud be surprised :)

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WsjdrH) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WsjdrH/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53570k) | $221.99 @ NCIX US
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $29.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-Z77-HD3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz77hd3) | $92.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)...

popatim

Titan
Moderator
Processor is already at the top,
Ram is very near the max, no point in going for more.
GPU is horrible, even intel integrated gpu's are better.

Since budget is not limited, why not get a new system? Your processor will be a bottleneck for most gpu's.
 

qwaseman2

Honorable
Oct 2, 2013
6
0
10,510


The most is around 1,000, but I don't wanna go above that or realy near that. Mostly wanna play BF3 at highest and GTA IV smoothly

 
alrighty many people are from different countries ud be surprised :)

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WsjdrH) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WsjdrH/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53570k) | $221.99 @ NCIX US
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $29.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-Z77-HD3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz77hd3) | $92.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbrl) | $83.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $52.91 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr9280x3gbd5t2dheoc) | $239.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-300rwindowed) | $64.99 @ NCIX US
**Power Supply** | [XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9) | $59.99 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $16.98 @ OutletPC
**Mouse** | [Perixx MX-2000 Wired Laser Mouse](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/perixx-mouse-mx2000) | $29.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $879.79
 
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