Computer Upgrade Suggestions

[Azj728]

My current computer have these specs,
Motherboard: Foxconn 2AB1
CPU: AMD Athlon II x4 645 3.10GHz
Ram: 6GB DDR3
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

I wanna upgrade the CPU, Ram and Graphics card to make it a good gaming computer.
My budget is $300-$350

 

[Deleted member 1300495]

here you go

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($111.29 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $349.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-12 15:23 EDT-0400

 

[Azj728]

Thank you!
Questions:
What if i wanted to keep the Motherboard and find compatible parts. Would that be the better option since i can put the money towards a better graphics card?
Would i be able to add the Ram memory to my existing Ram?

Thank you

 

[Deleted member 1300495]

Thank you!
Questions:
What if i wanted to keep the Motherboard and find compatible parts. Would that be the better option since i can put the money towards a better graphics card?
Would i be able to add the Ram memory to my existing Ram?

Thank you

you have to get a new mobo if you want a new CPU. If you kept the mobo and CPU, you could beef up the GPU which would really help in games. Here is only RAM and GPU. Also, RAM does not work well with other RAM that it was not specified to work with.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $236.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-12 15:39 EDT-0400

 

[Azj728]

What about,
Processor: AMD A10-6800K APU
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Socket FM2
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133
Graphics Card:GIGABYTE Radeon R7 260X 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5

It's over the budget but that's fine.

Any recommendations/changes?

 

[Deleted member 1300495]

What about,
Processor: AMD A10-6800K APU
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Socket FM2
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133
Graphics Card:GIGABYTE Radeon R7 260X 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5

It's over the budget but that's fine.

Any recommendations/changes?

that's a pretty good setup but I would favor the i3 as you can upgrade it over time

 

[Azj728]

What about,
Processor: AMD A10-6800K APU
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Socket FM2
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133
Graphics Card:GIGABYTE Radeon R7 260X 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5

It's over the budget but that's fine.

Any recommendations/changes?

that's a pretty good setup but I would favor the i3 as you can upgrade it over time

Thank you!

 

[Deleted member 1300495]

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