Help upgrading my M2N68-LA (Narra5) motherboard

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Peorthyr

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Hi all.
I would like some help upgrading my system. Actually I have:

Motherboard: PEGATRON CORPORATION NARRA5 Socket AM2+ (940)
CPU: AMD Phenom 8750 Triple-Core Processor
RAM: 4GB DDR2-803 - Dual Channel (2 slots of 2 GB)
Graphic: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Well, it is probably a bit outdated and I have discovered that on the motherboard there are only 2 RAM slots (not 4 as the images I have found suggest).
I used mostly for gaming, but I often make some video editing and several image editing. I guess that the thing to do is to upgrade at least the RAM, so I guess that the motherboard is to be changed too (may I put 2 4GB RAM slots?), the other way is to have a better processor, without changing the motherboard, I don't know. Any help will be appreciated. my budget is about 300$ (if needed).
 
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Your mobo is very old, hehe. As you mentioned yourself it only have two DDR2 RAM slots, which is quite old. Personally, I would upgrade RAM, mobo and CPU. I would also update the GPU but in my eyes that is probably the best part of your PC, lol. How much VRAM does your GPU have?

Mobo: GA-970 AM3+ (100USD)
CPU: FX-8320 (150USD)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Blue 4GBDDR3 1600 MHz (43USD)

Total: 293 USD.

This is a cheap upgrade, however, even with these components they will be able to power and use a more powerful GPU. So if you opt for that setup, you can buy a decent GPU in the future.

My recommendation, always, is to be patient. Save money. And then buy quality when you can.

If you can't wait, I'd probably buy the above.
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Your mobo is very old, hehe. As you mentioned yourself it only have two DDR2 RAM slots, which is quite old. Personally, I would upgrade RAM, mobo and CPU. I would also update the GPU but in my eyes that is probably the best part of your PC, lol. How much VRAM does your GPU have?

Mobo: GA-970 AM3+ (100USD)
CPU: FX-8320 (150USD)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Blue 4GBDDR3 1600 MHz (43USD)

Total: 293 USD.

This is a cheap upgrade, however, even with these components they will be able to power and use a more powerful GPU. So if you opt for that setup, you can buy a decent GPU in the future.

My recommendation, always, is to be patient. Save money. And then buy quality when you can.

If you can't wait, I'd probably buy the above.
 
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hang-the-9

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For $300 you can get a more modern CPU/motherboard/RAM set.

Especially for video ediing where CPU speed and RAM amount is king.

Intel Core i5-4460 Haswell $190

ASRock H97M Pro4 LGA 1150 $73

8 gig of RAM.

Right about $300 and will be a lot better system, your video processing will be way faster and will be great for games
 
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Peorthyr

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thanks a lot for the answers, at the end I will go for a total upgrade, mobo, RAM, CPU, without changing the GPU which could be enough for anything I'd like to do.
@Whateverworks_19: you are right, I guess the GPU is the best thing in the case atm, infact I would like to stay with that as I have payed it around 100$ actually :)
 
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