Advice Needed on PC Upgrade (Pre-built)

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Hi all!

I currently have a (rather old) Dell XPS 9000 with the following specs.

Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 10240) (10240.th1.150930-1750)
System Model: Studio XPS 435T/9000
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
DirectX Version: 11.1
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Other relevant details can be found here too.

I am hoping to just upgrade certain components of my current desktop without building a new PC to be able to last me for another year or two.
Would be glad if it can run the latest few franchises of games (Fallout 4, Phantom Pain) at bare minimum, not needing it to be 60fps.

Hence, may I know which are the essential parts that I could switch out and what's the cheapest option available (or where I could get these information)?

Thank you!
 
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CPU is good for what you want. You'll need to upgrade your GPU and your RAM. You have a 64 bit OS sou you can go above 4gb RAM, I would suggest 8gb. Spring for a gtx 960, or a 760 if you can. Your PSU will need to be upgraded if it isn't at least 500w, and even then I would recommend a 550w minimum.
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CPU is good for what you want. You'll need to upgrade your GPU and your RAM. You have a 64 bit OS sou you can go above 4gb RAM, I would suggest 8gb. Spring for a gtx 960, or a 760 if you can. Your PSU will need to be upgraded if it isn't at least 500w, and even then I would recommend a 550w minimum.
 
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Thanks for the speedy reply and advice uber9000.

However I have a few questions in mind.

With all the components listed above, are there any chances that my motherboard (being that old) may bottleneck the newer products?
I've noted that my motherboard's GPU slot is currently PCIe 2.0 whereas newer GPU are 3.0, are the newer ones backward compatible or do I have to seek for lower options?

Thanks again.
 
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No it will not. PCIe 3.0 has zero benefit over 2.0 as of right now. the only thing that could possibly bottleneck your performance is your CPU. With your current CPU, you'll be fine. If you think you need to, Overclock your cpu a tad bit if you know how to do so, but if not, you'll be just fine.
 
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I see, am glad to hear that, will take your advice into serious consideration!
One last question though, is upgrading/replacing the components as simple as removing the old ones and plugging in the replacement products (with proper socketing of course) or are there any BIOS-related or software stuff that I'd have to do (apart from GPU driver) post-upgrade?

Sorry to sound like a complete amateur, this is the first time I've ever wanted to do an upgrade on my own hence any tips would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
 
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Don't worry about sounding "Amateur". This is why we're here!! To learn and help :)

Essentially it is that easy, however you MUST make sure you update your BIOS before installing a new CPU. I would also advise making restore points in case anything does go wrong.
 
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