So this Christmas season, my friend will be spending $300 to upgrade his Acer Aspire M3470-UC30P. Basically, it has a 350w PSU, 2.5GHz Llano A8, and a 7750. I suggested him to add another 7750 and change the CPU to an i3. He mostly plays SC2 and pretty much nothing else.
Intel i3 3225 ($119.99)
http://microcenter.com/product/398006/Core_i3_3225_33GHz_LGA_1155_Boxed_Processor
Gigabyte GA-Z77MX mATX ($129.99)
http://microcenter.com/product/387585/GA-Z77MX-D3H_LGA_1155_Z77_mATX_Intel_Motherboard
PowerColor Radeon HD 7750 ($89.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131481
-$40 MicroCenter Bundle
Total = $299.97
Any other alternatives? I was thinking about an i5, but I think another GPU would increase framerates more.
Intel i3 3225 ($119.99)
http://microcenter.com/product/398006/Core_i3_3225_33GHz_LGA_1155_Boxed_Processor
Gigabyte GA-Z77MX mATX ($129.99)
http://microcenter.com/product/387585/GA-Z77MX-D3H_LGA_1155_Z77_mATX_Intel_Motherboard
PowerColor Radeon HD 7750 ($89.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131481
-$40 MicroCenter Bundle
Total = $299.97
Any other alternatives? I was thinking about an i5, but I think another GPU would increase framerates more.