Processor and Motherboard upgrade questions.

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skysis

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I previously came on here seeking advice for a new PC build, but unfortunately my wallet had other plans. Currently I'm rocking

A crappy mid-tower
AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor 3.50ghz
Toshiba DT01ACA100 ATA Device. 1 Tera Hardrive
8.0 GB RAM
Motherboard is a MSI MS-7641
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 970

I had a friend tell me I should upgrade my motherboard and processor and that would help with playing and streaming better. My question is could I upgrade those 2 without having to upgrade anything else? And if so, what are some recommendations? The $400-$500 range is my current budget and Ill be looking to do it in the next month or two.
 
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You can ensure your new MoBo accepts the old ram before you buy it. So if you're careful, you can save a few dollars now. Then, when you have more money, you can upgrade your RAM.
But otherwise, yes. Those are the three "biggies" that you need to worry about. Motherboard, CPU, & RAM.
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I can't really find much on your mobo. But, I would be concerned about using the old memory in a new board. You could end up tossing all the benefits of a faster board/chip with slow memory.
That's something I did when I bought a new board/chip/memory combo. I had a brain fart and didn't check the memory speed. Ended up getting the slowest memory the board would handle. If I tossed the memory and bought the fastest I can buy - my whole system would likely be about 50% faster.
But that's just throwing good money after bad after the fact.
 
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So you're saying look into getting better RAM as well. My main concern is that I've read online people upgrading motherboard + processors in a already built computer and having issues. So upgrading my Mobo+CPU+Ram and making sure they are compatible is what I should be looking at? Sorry if there is some confusion. The most I've done is install and upgrade a PSU and video card. Ive read online about some other things, but I wanna make sure I'm not getting in over my head.
 
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You can ensure your new MoBo accepts the old ram before you buy it. So if you're careful, you can save a few dollars now. Then, when you have more money, you can upgrade your RAM.
But otherwise, yes. Those are the three "biggies" that you need to worry about. Motherboard, CPU, & RAM.
 
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