Question Choice dead pc platform for gaming in 2019

[TrueBlueOrange]

I am thinking about upgrading my PC. I have an oooo...old system that still plays lots of newish games decently. I have a q6600 in a Socket T motherboard. I know this is way way old. Socket T was released in 2004. I want to replace it with something which is also really old but also much better, less way old, and for cheap. I am thinking this just might be realistic. So basically which old dead socket platform do folks think might be a good choice for much better gaming performance than I'm currently on? while still being really cheap? I am currently considering Socket H/ LGA 1156 (circa 2009) or Socket H2 / LGA 1155 (circa 2011) . I haven't looked at the AMD side as I am much less familiar with it but am open to suggestions. I currently have a 8 gig ram and a 750ti video card which I would not be planing to upgrade for awhile. Budget max is $100 for cpu,MB,ram but I'd rather keep it well below $100 if possible. Obviously I'm looking at all used parts here, so ebay. Thanks so much for reading and any recommendations!

 

[tennis2]

Country?

Do you have an e-waste recycling center near you? Always good to look there.

Your RAM is DDR2 or DDR3?

 

[hotaru251]

Budget max is $100 for cpu,MB,ram

this is "tight" for the 3 main parts of a computer...

even "dead" sockets tend to be atleast 50+ as they are not made anymore and the demand is still there for em.

only way you will likely get is reaaalllllyyyy good bids on ebay (and hope nobody else is after it)

 

[tennis2]

I have to agree with ^. There's a point where the budget gets so tight, the "do nothing and save more $" option is a real consideration. $100 doesn't get you much, especially if/since you need to get new DDR3/DDR4 RAM.
Your budget is so low, increasing it by 50-100% is pretty easy by forgoing insignificant day-to-day leisures like no coffee, eat out less, etc etc.