Upgrade advice

[youed]

Hey there,



So im gonna be upgrading my current computer but with a budget of around $200. My current specs are:


CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 250
GPU: On-board 4200
Motherboard: Foxconn MATX AM3
PSU: 300w generic power supply
RAM: 6GB
Monitor: 23in 1920x1080

I play games like assassin's creed (all of them), Crysis 1 and 2, and Battlefield 3.
Any ideas?

 

[youed]

Nobody??

 

[FinneousPJ]

Get a discrete GPU.

 

[geofelt]

In what way is your pc lacking?

How much ram do you have?

In general, a graphics card update will give you the most performance increase.
But, your 300w psu will not be enough to power a graphics card that needa auxiliary pci-e 6 pin power connectors.

If you go the graphics upgrade route, you will have to split that $ 200 onto something like $60 for a psu and $140 for a discrete graphics card.

If you only have 2gb of ram, I would spend the first $25 on that.

 

[Outlander_04]

$200 I doubt its possible to get real good image quality and frame rates at that resolution since you need to change
power supply
graphcs card [ after first checking your mb has a pci-e x 16 slot ]

CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 V2 430W $36.50 inc shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026


SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB $129 [ after rebate]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908

Upgrading the processor to a quad core will add a boost too , but its not in your budget

 

[youed]

oops i have 6gb of ram and im trying to get better frame rates in games
if needed i might spend up to $300. AND yes my mobo has a pcie 16x 2.0 slot

 

[Outlander_04]

At $300
PSU as above $36.50

AMD Athlon II X3 455 Rana 3.3GHz $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103911

HIS H687FN1GD Radeon HD 6870 1GB $160 [ after rebate ]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161389

 

[swifty_morgan]

here's some stuff to think about. the 945 Deneb would be the route to go for a processor($109) but it's out of stock.........should have more soon


graphics
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130634
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150561
ps
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
cpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103871