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Started by grizzlybeer | | 3 answers
Looking to upgrade PC ~$400-450 budget
Hi guys,

I was hoping to upgrade my PC sometime in the near future, and I desperately need a new CPU and RAM (and preferably a case as well - sticking to a simple black design). I mostly play WoW, DayZ, and so forth - not too many FPS's. I have a budget of around $400, $450 if I need to. I will also probably need a new mobo. Here are my specs:

Motherboard - MSI P7N SLI-FI NFORCE 750I LGA 775
CPU - INTEL CORE 2 DUO 8400 3GHZ
GPU - MSI GTX650
RAM - 4 GB DDR2 PCI 6400
Memory - Kingston 120GB SSD & WD Black 1TB HDD 7200RPM

Can you guys recommend some parts to buy?
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a b V Motherboard
June 23, 2014 2:27:54 PM

Since WoW is CPU-intensive, you can stay with your current graphics card and get an i5-4670.
June 23, 2014 2:19:21 PM

Is it really worth changing out the graphics card? I was thinking of spending an extra 100 to get something like the intel core i5 4670k since I feel that most of the games I play are CPU-intensive...

Best solution chosen by ErAnkurPaul

a b à CPUs
a b V Motherboard
June 22, 2014 12:50:42 PM

These parts will increase your gaming performance by ALOT. Keep the hard drive and SSD, they're good.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $438.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

If you ever buy these, make sure to sweep the PC's current drivers, and install the new ones.

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