Anything i can do to upgrade this computer to run mid end games

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James Mason
A New PSU, so you can get a better new GPU.

Dunno how much you wanna spend, but a GTX 950 or 960 would be good:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($149.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $203.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze...
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A New PSU, so you can get a better new GPU.

Dunno how much you wanna spend, but a GTX 950 or 960 would be good:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($149.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $203.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-19 13:14 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $233.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-19 13:15 EDT-0400

(Don't come back asking about a cheaper PSU, if it's cheaper, it's garbage, I already know all the PSUs that are out there.)

A video about building a PC, the parts covering PSU installation will help ease your worries:
Building a PC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIF43-0mDk4
 
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Thanks man! would they definitely fit in the motherboard?
 
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Assuming that link you gave is what your case actually looks like, yes they should.
 
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Think i may have to change the mother board because its for ddr3 memory and i think the GTX 960 is ddr5 or doesnt that matter?
 
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A graphics card is basically it's own mini computer, it has it's own motherboard, it's own cpu, and it's ownmemory. It's all separate from your motherboard.

Graphic card memmory is called GDDR2/3/5, it's different from system memory, they don't interact.

 
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Hi James, Thanks for the answer and was wondering, ho much would you say this would boost the fps?
 
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