Upgrading a old pc

[youngandlost]

Hi im trying to upgrade my old hp pc i already have a graphics card and a power supply the rest of my budget is 315 dollars for a cpu ram mother board, ssd

old hp pc specs:

cpu intel dual core e4500 2,16ghz (stock cooler)

ram: ddr2 2gb

hdd: 320gb

psu: 350w

mobo: unkown

 

I need some suggestions to upgrade on a 315 dollar budget.

 

[unknownmiscreant]

3 minutes ago, youngandlost said:

Hi im trying to upgrade my old hp pc i already have a graphics card and a power supply the rest of my budget is 315 dollars for a cpu ram mother board, ssd

old hp pc specs:

cpu intel dual core e4500 2,16ghz (stock cooler)

ram: ddr2 2gb

hdd: 320gb

psu: 350w

mobo: unkown

 

I need some suggestions to upgrade on a 315 dollar budget.

 

An ssd is probably a good purchase (240gb max), that will get you a decent drive for the price. Smaller ones tend to be slower.

 

What PSU and graphics card do you have?

Are you looking at used parts?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

5 minutes ago, youngandlost said:

Hi im trying to upgrade my old hp pc i already have a graphics card and a power supply the rest of my budget is 315 dollars for a cpu ram mother board, ssd

old hp pc specs:

cpu intel dual core e4500 2,16ghz (stock cooler)

ram: ddr2 2gb

hdd: 320gb

psu: 350w

mobo: unkown

 

I need some suggestions to upgrade on a 315 dollar budget.

 

See if you can pick up some second hand RAM for cheap. DDR2 might still be readily available depending on your location. I know in Vancouver it is (yay FreeGeek).

[LHJKO]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($156.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $314.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-25 23:31 EDT-0400

[youngandlost]

thanks for the suggestions i think i will look in to the ryzen 5`s

[Beowulff83]

8 minutes ago, Vernw3 said:

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($156.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $314.74

Ryzen 3 will be released very soon.  and make sure you get 2 x 4 GB kit of ram for it to run at dual channel

[LHJKO]

Just now, Beowulff83 said:

Ryzen 3 will be released very soon.  and make sure you get 2 x 4 GB kit of ram for it to run at dual channel

why would u ever get a ryzen 3 to save 20$?

[Billy_Mays]

1 minute ago, Vernw3 said:

why would u ever get a ryzen 3 to save 20$?

Ryzen 4 is $200+ and Ryzen 3 is $140

[Beowulff83]

2 minutes ago, Vernw3 said:

why would u ever get a ryzen 3 to save 20$?

because 20$ is 20$, if he has a strict budget that might be better spent elsewhere.  But If not definitely go Ryzen 5

[LHJKO]

Just now, Billy_Mays said:

Ryzen 4 is $200+ and Ryzen 3 is $140

the 1400 is 150 and the 1200 is 120 

[Billy_Mays]

Just now, Vernw3 said:

the 1400 is 150 and the 1200 is 120 

We're both wrong because different countries