Hey all! I've recently scrounged up some money ($280) in order to upgrade my 3 year old PC, which currently has:
CPU: i3 2100
GPU: MSI Twin Frozr GTX 570 1280MB
Mobo: ASRock U3S3 H61 Motherboard
RAM: 2x4GB 1600 mhz Kingston RAM
HDD: 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM
PSU: Rosewill Hive 550W Modular PSU
Case: Thermaltake V4 Black Edition
(Keep in mind with upgrade paths, I have a microcenter 2 minutes away for CPU + motherboard bundles)
Currently, I play mainly World of Warcraft (pretty hardcore as well, mainly 20 man raids) and League of Legends, but I am hoping to play a bit of GTA V when it comes out on PC as well. I only have $280 to spend, but I wish to get the most out of it. I was personally thinking of something along the lines of 4690k + motherboard bundle at microcenter, but I've also gotten suggestions saying to upgrade my GPU so that the system uses a lot less power and I get more VRAM for newer games. I'm not a complete PC whiz, but I can get by with the knowledge I know, which is why I'm coming here for good advice on what to upgrade to get the most performance in games!
CPU: i3 2100
GPU: MSI Twin Frozr GTX 570 1280MB
Mobo: ASRock U3S3 H61 Motherboard
RAM: 2x4GB 1600 mhz Kingston RAM
HDD: 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM
PSU: Rosewill Hive 550W Modular PSU
Case: Thermaltake V4 Black Edition
(Keep in mind with upgrade paths, I have a microcenter 2 minutes away for CPU + motherboard bundles)
Currently, I play mainly World of Warcraft (pretty hardcore as well, mainly 20 man raids) and League of Legends, but I am hoping to play a bit of GTA V when it comes out on PC as well. I only have $280 to spend, but I wish to get the most out of it. I was personally thinking of something along the lines of 4690k + motherboard bundle at microcenter, but I've also gotten suggestions saying to upgrade my GPU so that the system uses a lot less power and I get more VRAM for newer games. I'm not a complete PC whiz, but I can get by with the knowledge I know, which is why I'm coming here for good advice on what to upgrade to get the most performance in games!
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