I Have an hp 1446/7s and wanting to upgrade cpu and motherbourd to intel or amd under 200$ if possible

[sylux28054]

I have put in a msi nividia 970 and a 500 watt power supply but other than that it is stock http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c03500676
I was wondering if one would help me find a CPU and motherboard or tell me if i need to upgrade
I want to get 60 fps and 1080p on even optimized game like rust or ark survival
I was also wandering if i was bottle necking the gpu

 

[Finkledbody]

I would upgrade to a i3-4160 CPU. In multi-threaded programs, the processor is estimated to have 38% higher performance. Single-threaded performance of the Intel i3-4160 is better.The i3 uses less power so heat will be less of an issue.
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-I3-4160-Processor-Hyper-Threading-BX80646I34160/dp/B00LV8U0VE/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1451426273&sr=8-13&keywords=1150
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I6DLK3O/ref=psdc_1048424_t1_B00I6DLKCA

if you can spend $250, you could upgrade to a i5 CPU. But even the i3 is an improvement over the AMD CPU.

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-4430-Quad-Core-Desktop-Processor/dp/B00CO8T9VC/ref=sr_1_13?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1451426745&sr=1-13&keywords=i5
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Computer-MicroATX-Motherboard-H81M-E33/dp/B00F42W70A/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1451426941&sr=1-1&keywords=1150+motherboard

Hope this helps

 

[sylux28054]

Could you give me an toslink output on the motherboard i know they are rare but i was surprised my motherboard had one the reason being i have astros headset
I will upgrade to an i5 i wish i could go up to a i7 Because i have seen the performance on my alien ware which has a 4710mq 2.5ghz

 

[sylux28054]

will my power supply work

 

[Finkledbody]

What make and model PSU did you get?

 

[sylux28054]

What make and model PSU did you get?

Thermatake tr500

 

[Finkledbody]

Yes. It will work just fine.