Cpu/Mobo upgrade help?

[jtom]

Hey, i am looking to upgrade my computer

 

right now, these are the specs

 

GPU: 6870

CPU: AMD Phenom ii x4 940

Motherboard: Asus M3A-78T

Ram: 4GB DDR2

 

So i am looking to upgrade it, as i mentioned but i want some suggestions to what to upgrade,

 

i have a 400$ budget, in Canadian and have windows 10 right now, heard something about that and needing to buy a new copy or something.

So can i get some advice? Thanks!

[79wjd]

Are you gaming or doing something else? If you're just gaming I would recommend holding off until you can afford a GPU upgrade as well. 

 

And yes, you could potentially need a new windows license if you have an OEM key, although you can sometimes transfer OEM keys as well with the help of Microsoft. 

[Zero_Hour]

Save until you get 600 - buy whole new pc

 

[jtom]

Just now, djdwosk97 said:

Are you gaming or doing something else? If you're just gaming I would recommend holding off until you can afford a GPU upgrade as well. 

Yeah, i am just gaming

 

the gpu is holding fairly well right now, in GTA 5 the most demanding game i have the CPU usage is max but the gpu seems to be only 50-60%

[79wjd]

8 minutes ago, jtom said:

Yeah, i am just gaming

 

the gpu is holding fairly well right now, in GTA 5 the most demanding game i have the CPU usage is max but the gpu seems to be only 50-60%

Well, then go with something like this and then just upgrade the GPU when you get a chance/decide you need more power.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($274.25 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($47.21 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $399.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 21:46 EST-0500

 

 

 

You can also go with a Haswell i5 instead if the above is too expensive: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/8FDzzy

[i_build_nanosuits]

yeah definetly an intel i5 upgrade...i5-4460 and H97 if money is really low...otherwise i5-6500 and H170 and if money is no problem i5-6600K and Z170,,,you will want a GPU upgrade soon after look for GTX 970 or R9 390 (used GTX 780/780ti or R9 290/290X also viable options) or wait for next gen GPU's.