Should I upgrade my of or build a new one for gaming?

Spartanz · Feb 6, 2016

So I am having trouble deciding to either spend money to upgrade my current pc (it's a cheap HP) so I can game on it or make a custom gaming pc. So I currently run a pc with the specs listed below and got a cheap graphics card so I could at least run a few games. I also upgrades the RAM and put in a SSD. Now I'm looking to make a new pc or upgrade my pc so I can play new games. Thanks for all your help!

CPU: Athlon II X4 630 (2.8 GHZ)
GPU: GeForce GT 610 (2GB DDR3)
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Storage: 250gb SSD + 1TB WD blue HDD

Since I bought the PC from hp idk the other parts like the motherboard and PSU

BadActor · Feb 6, 2016

I would keep the RAM and the drives. What kind of budget do you have?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($0.00)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($0.00)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $550.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-06 22:08 EST-0500

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