I want to get a 5th gen i5 maybe 6th. Should I upgrade my motherboard? gateway rs780

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David_24

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my motherboard is
gateway rs780
whats the best cpu I can/should get for gaming

what is it not compatible with?

I want to spend about 500 canadian on a graphics card all this is for gaming and some graphics work/game design.

Can I upgrade my ram and to what? I'm at 8 gigs I'd like to get to at least 16 in case I need it.

I dont really want to overclock because I can't afford to replace equipment.

Got windows 10, thanks to the microsoft gods.
Sounds like the damage is pretty bad. Do you think I need to start over and just have them build me a custom computer? I know I need a new powersupply/everything. At this rate feels like all I'm saving is the case it's a
gateway dx4300

I'm willing to spend upwards of 1500 Canadian on the whole setup.
 
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Do you mean what is the best CPU you can get for the current Gateway RS780 Socket-AM2 AMD motherboard you currently have?
 
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You can't run an Intel CPU on an old AMD motherboard (or a new AMD motherboard for that matter). That's an old AM2+ motherboard and while AM3 (not AM3+) CPUs can run on AM2+ motherboards, motherboards for prebuilts tend to be much pickier and getting it to work with anything it doesn't specify is a gamble. Of the CPUs it officially supports, the most recent and powerful CPUs would be Phenom x4 9000 series CPUs released in 2007-2008 (and only the 95W ones, not the 125W ones).

So yes, you will absolutely have to upgrade your motherboard to run a 5th or 6th generation i5. You'll also have to buy new RAM (you're using DDR2 RAM which has long-since been phased out) and if you have not replaced the original power supply, you're going to need to replace that as well before you install a $500 GPU.

Also leave some room in your budget for an OS if you're still using the OEM version that came with your PC when you bought it.
 
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Got windows 10, thanks to the microsoft gods.
Sounds like the damage is pretty bad. Do you think I need to start over and just have them build me a custom computer? I know I need a new powersupply/everything. At this rate feels like all I'm saving is the case it's a
gateway dx4300

I'm willing to spend upwards of 1500 Canadian on the whole setup.
 
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Geekwad

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With that budget, then yeah, I'd definitely start over. You can get a great build going for $1500 loonies :)
 
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by new setup you mean bite the bullet and build from scratch?
 
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You have the budget for a whole new build! Realistically, upgrading 7-8 year old prebuilts isn't a really good idea.

I do recommend building your own or if you're unwilling to do that, finding a local shop to assemble the parts for you. Those prebuilts tend to be really bad values - you not only get less overall performance for the dollar, they also tend to saddle you with iffier power supplies and motherboards
 
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thankyou I think I'll build my own computer next year.
 
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