Vostro 200 s worth upgrading ?

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Hi,
I have a Vostro 200 s which I want to upgrade so my son can play fifa15 - which has some pretty meaty min specs. I have added memory to 4 gb, but have read it will take up to 8gb with my 64 bit windows 7 OS.

From reading older threads I understand that by upgrading the motherboard to the G33M03 version I can add a Q6600 CPU with a new heatsink. I also understand that I need a new PSU 350w + and a gtx650 GPU.

Am I wise to be attempting all this to get to a min spec for gaming or should I just look for a new PC all together?
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Fifa 15 isn't that demanding if you already have it try to run in on the Vostro's 200 to see the performance. I managed to run Fifa 14 on a G210 1GB at 1080p on low settings like but very stable. 650 would most likely max it?
 

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looks like you know the your answer then :) - if GPU and CPU need upgrading I would get a new rig you may be able to salvage RAM/HDD/PSU from your old rig?