Homebuilt upgrade

[amatuerbuilder92]

I am looking to upgrade my homebuilt pc i game occasionally and watch movies i do basically everything on my computer including college course work i just have noticed it was slower lately and figured it could use some components refreshed so i figured i will replace the the mother board and ram and toss out other recommendations as you see fit but currently im only replacing mother board and ram and preferably id like to only spend $150 us between the two otherwise i have to wait my system specs are as follows

Mobo: asus m4n79pro
Ram: 3gb of i believe pc3200 ddr2
Power supply: ultra lsp5500
cpu: amd phenom II x4 965 black edition oc to 3.7ghz
GPU: asus hd6670
HD: i believe WD 5900 rpm 2tb with sata 3.0 i think
Windows 7 64 bit ultimate

any ideas or tips would be appreciated when i upgrade the mobo im hoping for best bang for the buck id really like usb3.0 sata 6gb/s ddr3

 

[bigcyco1]

OBO:ASRock 990FX Extreme3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157281#top


MOBO:ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280#top
These motherboards are better

 

[bigcyco1]

RAM:G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416#top

RAM:CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233196#top

RAM:CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233186#top

 

[avenseth12]

Here is a thought, but I do not know what case you have, this is a standard ATX board
ASRock 970DE3/U3S3 AM3+ AMD 770 $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157305

New memory:
CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 $48
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145315
Total = $108

This would give you an AM3+ board and 8 GB of memory and this would give you some performance upgrade with a small investment on your part.

 

[bigcyco1]

MOBO:ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280#top $79.99

RAM:G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL $46.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428#top

 

[amatuerbuilder92]

wow thank you for all the quick responses and all of these look like great options just keep them coming so i can get a nice sampling of suggestions please and thank you and just out of curiousity is it possible to get usb 3.0 and sata 6gb/s and ddr3 on a board that costs less than 50? and so you know i know i forgot to add it earlier the case i am using is
case:diabloek cpa-3570

 

[amatuerbuilder92]

sorry about the forgot about smiley faces it is diablotek

 

[avenseth12]

i didnt see one with those features besides the one i linked for $60

 

[amatuerbuilder92]

Thank you for the suggestions keep them comin and what's the best mobo brands?

 

[bigcyco1]

Thank you for the suggestions keep them comin and what's the best mobo brands?

ASUS & GIGABYTE & ASROCK

 

[amatuerbuilder92]

well thak you for all the responses i ended up purchasing as follows




ASRock 970DE3/U3S3 AM3+ AMD 770 $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157305

New memory:
CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 $48
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145315
Total = $108


it was a great suggestion and fit my budget perfectly now i just need to get a new wireless keyboard nd mouse

so i odont have to waste a new thread what is a good long range wirelss keyboard and mouse i currently have a logitech ex100 set up and it is very finicky n where it works and doesnt work and halfway works so any sugestions are apprciated the span of ditance i need it to cover is over 6 feet probably around 8 and preferably not glitchy and particular about how i face the key board

 

[amatuerbuilder92]

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