Improving my current PC

Remyon · July 30, 2015

Hi im looking to improve my PC I wanna be able to play some of the latest game title at at least a medium quality(more would be better though), I don't want to spend any more then $700 but If you have a recommendation that could improve my PC with out going to much over budget that would be great, I'm genuinely only using the computer for gaming little to no rendering.

My current build(I bought this pc for $150)

AMD Phenom ii X4 955 Processor 3.2 GHz
MSI 760GM-E51
crucial 2gb 240-pin dimm 256mx64 ddr3 (times 4)
I dont know the exact power supply just that its a Delta electronics switching power supply with a peak of 400W
western digital Caviar 250 gb
AVC cooler part# Z8UH40Q001
ZT Systems 7308Ma case
No graphics card

Thanks for your time i will be considering everyone ideas if you have questions send me a message I will be very active on this post as I really wanna upgrade a bit to boost my computers performance!

Zayzo · July 30, 2015

~~Get a r9 280x and an i5/motherboard~~

Building partpicker list

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/V33DvK) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/V33DvK/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460) | $176.95 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4) | $79.89 @ OutletPC
**Memory** | [G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f317000cl9d8gbsr) | $57.99 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9390gaming8g) | $329.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx750m) | $54.99 @ Newegg
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $719.80
| Mail-in rebates | -$20.00
| **Total** | **$699.80**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-07-30 19:18 EDT-0400 |

Sir Asvald · July 30, 2015

Hi im looking to improve my PC I wanna be able to play some of the latest game title at at least a medium quality(more would be better though), I don't want to spend any more then $700 but If you have a recommendation that could improve my PC with out going to much over budget that would be great, I'm genuinely only using the computer for gaming little to no rendering.

My current build(I bought this pc for $150)

AMD Phenom ii X4 955 Processor 3.2 GHz

MSI 760GM-E51

crucial 2gb 240-pin dimm 256mx64 ddr3 (times 4)

I dont know the exact power supply just that its a Delta electronics switching power supply with a peak of 400W

western digital Caviar 250 gb

AVC cooler part# Z8UH40Q001

ZT Systems 7308Ma case

No graphics card

Thanks for your time i will be considering everyone ideas if you have questions send me a message I will be very active on this post as I really wanna upgrade a bit to boost my computers performance!

New PSU, change the ram. Add a GPU

alexhelvetica · July 30, 2015

I would get a 380x or a 290

And get an i5 4690k

the cheapest Z97 motherboard

New PSU

And an SSD+ bigger HDD

mata-pombos · July 30, 2015

i think you can salvage your memory aswell as your hardrive and buy the rest of the components

alexhelvetica · July 30, 2015

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZjLTf7

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZjLTf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.95 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card ($237.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.95 @ NCIX US)

Total: $682.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-30 19:33 EDT-0400

IanDrexP · July 31, 2015

Hi im looking to improve my PC I wanna be able to play some of the latest game title at at least a medium quality(more would be better though), I don't want to spend any more then $700 but If you have a recommendation that could improve my PC with out going to much over budget that would be great, I'm genuinely only using the computer for gaming little to no rendering.

My current build(I bought this pc for $150)

AMD Phenom ii X4 955 Processor 3.2 GHz

MSI 760GM-E51

crucial 2gb 240-pin dimm 256mx64 ddr3 (times 4)

I dont know the exact power supply just that its a Delta electronics switching power supply with a peak of 400W

western digital Caviar 250 gb

AVC cooler part# Z8UH40Q001

ZT Systems 7308Ma case

No graphics card

Thanks for your time i will be considering everyone ideas if you have questions send me a message I will be very active on this post as I really wanna upgrade a bit to boost my computers performance!