Upgrade time - Advice needed

[Haustdir]

Hey guys

 

I have the current setup (its a secondary rig that needs upgrading):

 

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93Ghz

RAM: 4gb

GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260

Mobo: Gigabyte G4IMT-D3

 

What I was thinking a possible upgrade could be
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220

RAM: 8gb

GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX660 3GB OC

Mobo: MSI Intel H81M-P33 H81 Chipset

 

(PSU is a Corsair CX-500)

Advice needed please

[GzeroD]

Budget and Case size please. Also Welcome to the forum.

[Clyne]

Upgrade your ram to 8gbs, upgrade gpu to gtx 750 and get a ssd.  Get a cpu later.

[Dimwitted]

It seems to be a lot of money for not a lot of progress. If it was me, I'd just put in a new GPU and call it a day.

[SpecTre12345]

So your budget is around $350 to $400? 

[GzeroD]

Upgrade your ram to 8gbs, upgrade gpu to gtx 750 and get a ssd.  Get a cpu later.

I don't know about that C2D it is a bit long in the tooth.

[hmminteresting]

defo get an SSD in there if you dont already have one, itll just be for booting up and also RAM to 8gb

[Clyne]

I don't know about that C2D it is a bit long in the tooth.

I still have a C2D in a laptop and it still works great. I only use it for surfing the web and bring it outside because of it's lightness and small size.

[Haustdir]

Case atm is the Corsair Carbide 500R. I agree with 8gb ram, however not an SSD. Not within my needs atm, imo. Is the CPU good enough for gaming at 1080p though? My budget is around 3000 South African Rands, so around $280 for total upgrades.

[Haustdir]

8gb ram installed. Anything else?

[Syraz]

ssd and a better gpu little more ram...I still run a c2d E7400 with a GTX 650, and an ssd, it runs about everything okay enough for me. Only have had one issue with one game is that I can not get more than 2fps that is everquest next landmark..I myself am happy with 30fps so it depends on what you want to do with that pc and budget