Should I upgrade my 5 years old system?

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Hello guys, let's just go straight:

My Spec:

  • CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (Stock, I've been trying to OC it, never works)
    Motherboard: Gygabite GA-P41T-D3P
    GPU: AMD HD 7730
    RAM: Kingston something, I'm not sure, 2x2Gigs DDR3 supposed to run at 1033MHz but only run at 800Mhz on my Motherboard.
    HDD: Seagate ST3500320NS, 7200RPM 465GB SATA II 3.0Gb/s
    HDD: WD Green WD20EARX-008FB0, this HDD is SATA III but my motherboard only support SATA II so yeah, 1863GB
I mainly use this PC to play games, and my assignment as a student...
Games I play: Skyrim , Fallout 4 , Dota2 , some Final Fantasy and JRPGs...

so... should I upgrade? and btw my budget is very limited as I am still a students...

PS. I've been wanting to upgrade to i3-4170
 
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hello... I had one of those years ago... Ya the OC sucks on S775 CPU's... it was a SAD fact.
I think if you look you might have DDR2? Please look again please... otherwise you might be able to re-use the DDR3 memory in a new/used MB and CPU.

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core2+Duo+E8400+%40+3.00GHz

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Pentium+G3258+%40+3.20GHz&id=2267

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i3-4130+%40+3.40GHz&id=2015

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/common_cpus.html

the above is current price NEW Intel Cpu's.... you could double performance at $70 CPU

Can you E bay and willing to buy used?
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hello... I had one of those years ago... Ya the OC sucks on S775 CPU's... it was a SAD fact.
I think if you look you might have DDR2? Please look again please... otherwise you might be able to re-use the DDR3 memory in a new/used MB and CPU.

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core2+Duo+E8400+%40+3.00GHz

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Pentium+G3258+%40+3.20GHz&id=2267

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i3-4130+%40+3.40GHz&id=2015

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/common_cpus.html

the above is current price NEW Intel Cpu's.... you could double performance at $70 CPU

Can you E bay and willing to buy used?
 
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Hello and thank you for a quick response, yea I'm very sure it's DDR3, speccy says so, so does my motherboard. It just run on a very low frequency which is kinda suck sometimes...

G3258 doesn't seem very promising to me, it still run on 2 cores (well i3 is 2 core too but hyper-threaded, i kind of prefer the i3s), also I'm not very interested in overclocking anymore, I accidentally broke my aftermarket cooler the first time I'm trying to tinker with my pc.
between i3-4130 and i3-4170 which is more promising in your opinion?
for the i3-4130 is about $25~$30 cheaper than the i3-4170 in my country
e-bay seems not working in my country, there a site but i cannot access it.
 
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can you recommend a decent MB for me? :D
I just need a single PCI-e and a Wireles connection or a PCI slot for my wireless card...
 
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Hello... OOOHHHH the PCI card could be the bummer... that went out with most the haswell MB's...
What are your shopping lanes /web pages .... Give me Links....and i'll find ya one... Wireless is better and cheaper than what ya got now? think about your needs here... I;m not a wireless guy. B/ but it will narrow our search real fast for option in your area.
 
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My wireless card is Qualcomm Atheros AR9285, it does well...
as for my shopping site it needs to be from my country because of government regulation, if you don't mind though:
http://www.bhinneka.com , http://www.tokopedia.com , http://www.lazada.co.id , I usually shop at that site... :D
 
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Hello... That's why I asked... what size is your case matx or atx?
http://www.bhinneka.com/products/sku04715069/gigabyte_motherboard_socket_lga1150__ga-p81-d3_.aspx ATX

http://www.bhinneka.com/products/sku05115347/gigabyte_motherboard_socket_lga1150__g1_sniper_b6_.aspx ATX

http://www.bhinneka.com/products/sku02315969/asus_motherboard_socket_lga1150__h97m-plus_.aspx matx

http://www.lazada.co.id/ecs-b85h3-m3-motherboard-socket-1150-gratis-flashdisk-2673323.html

This Looks sweet!!! Best deal so far... https://www.tokopedia.com/catalog/43168/gigabyte-ga-b85m-hd3 mATX

http://www.lazada.co.id/ecs-b85h3-m3-motherboard-socket-1150-gratis-flashdisk-2673323.html
 
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i think it's ATX, it's the same size as the one you recommend, i found both of them very interesting, although it's kind of fall out of my budget, how do you think about this one?
http://www.bhinneka.com/products/sku01713653/asus_motherboard_socket_lga1150__h81m-e_.aspx
I find this one cheaper and seems identical to the GA-P81-D3
 
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Hello... You can put a ATX or mATX in a ATX case... Yes you have a ATX MB now... with both PCIe and PCI slots, which slot is it plugged into? http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3727#ov

That board you suggested doesn't have a PCI slot... it has a PCIe slot. B/

Are you sure you have a PCI wireless card? and Not a PCIe card?... give me website to identify/tell?

Gigabyte is a good brand I use them... and seem to have a lot options... https://www.tokopedia.com/catalog/43168/gigabyte-ga-b85m-hd3 it has great RealTek audio and lan chips... Good looking black - 2 Ram stick MB... price right?
 
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My mistake it is PCIe x1 :D
Thank you very much, that last recommendation seems very promising and interesting, I'll but an i3-4130 coupled with that motherboard once my money is ready, thanks :D
 
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