Motherboard & Cpu Upgrade Opinions

[Cinyk]

Hi, this is my current build :

Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40 GHz
Motherboard : Dell 0RY007
4 Gigs of DDR2 (4x 1Gig)
Graphics Card : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650Ti
Dual Monitors : 1 BenQ RL2455 (1920x1080) & 1 Acer X193W (1440x900)

I'm would like to be able to run games like Call of Duty Black Ops 2, Advanced Warfare & mainstream games on more then 40fps (which is my approximate framerate at the moment, it's basically unplayable lol).

I don't need to run these games at max settings at all I just want a really smooth experience.

I live in Canada.

I'm guessing I would need to change the motherboard and cpu and that's it ?

What would you recommand ? I have around 200$ but I can save up for another 200$ maybe if needed.

Edit : I guess I would also need to upgrade to some DDR3 If I upgrade the motherboard too

 

[daveybrat]

On your budget i'd look for an Intel i3 Haswell processor, an H81 motherboard, and an 8GB kit of DDR3 ram.

Might be slightly over $200 but will be vastly better than your current setup.

 

[VirtualLarry]

On your budget i'd look for an Intel i3 Haswell processor, an H81 motherboard, and an 8GB kit of DDR3 ram.

Might be slightly over $200 but will be vastly better than your current setup.

Yep. Then save up $240-280 for an R9 290.

 

[Cinyk]

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[Cinyk]

On your budget i'd look for an Intel i3 Haswell processor, an H81 motherboard, and an 8GB kit of DDR3 ram.

Might be slightly over $200 but will be vastly better than your current setup.

Yep. Then save up $240-280 for an R9 290.

Hey guys thanks for the answers. I found those 3 products that look pretty good. What's your opinion?

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138407

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117374

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233218

I thought I'd get a 1.x8gb gb in case I ever get some spare money and buy more ram

Should I go ahead and buy them all ? Thanks again for the answers bro

 

[Cinyk]

Yep. Then save up $240-280 for an R9 290.

I will eventually upgrade my graphics card when I find 300$ to spend

 

[VirtualLarry]

Hey guys thanks for the answers. I found those 3 products that look pretty good. What's your opinion?

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138407

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117374

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233218

I thought I'd get a 1.x8gb gb in case I ever get some spare money and buy more ram

Should I go ahead and buy them all ? Thanks again for the answers bro

Hope you don't ever want to play GTA V on PC then, with those parts. Nor BF4, really.

 

[biostud]

Do you have a valid Windows installation?

 

[Cinyk]

Do you have a valid Windows installation?

Yes Windows 8.1 on 64bits right now why ?

 

[Cinyk]

Hope you don't ever want to play GTA V on PC then, with those parts. Nor BF4, really.

I got a peasantbox for those

 

[biostud]

Yes Windows 8.1 on 64bits right now why ?

Just a thought since you're changing your system. If you only had the original OS on the Dell, you would run into a problem when you upgraded.

 

[mfenn]

Hey guys thanks for the answers. I found those 3 products that look pretty good. What's your opinion?

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138407

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117374

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233218

I thought I'd get a 1.x8gb gb in case I ever get some spare money and buy more ram

Should I go ahead and buy them all ? Thanks again for the answers bro

Something like that is reasonable if you can only spend $200 CAD. You can spend not too much more and get an i3 with 4 threads which stands a fighting chance of working with more demanding games.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($73.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $272.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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