Is a new processor worth it?

[scorpiogotdrunk]

My current setup is quite old:

AMD Athlon x2 6400 dual core 3.2ghz
r7 240 1gb ddr3 64 bit
3gb ram (am2 mobo supporting up to 4gb)


Do I need new CPU + mobo + ram or should I upgrade GPU instead?
Budget is about 200-250$.

I want to play World of Tanks, Armored Warfare, Warthunder and occasionally CS:GO at medium (on 900p).

 

[clutchc]

Yeah, you are pretty weak in the gaming PC department with that old setup. But yes, a faster card will help with that aging dual core. The GTX 1050/1050 Ti would be about all it can keep up with w/o major bottleneck. And you'll want to max out the system ram to 4GB.
But it is time to consider a new system if you want to run modern games.

 

[bambiboom]

scorpiogotdrunk,

In this instance, my suggestion is to take the value of the current system- for example, say it is $60 and add the upgrade budget of $250. That's $310.

Consider something along these lines:

Dell Optiplex 990 Tower Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz 250GB 4GB DVDRW VGA W10 PRO > $180 or offer

To that add:

+4GB RAM $15
120-128GB SSD: $60
GTX 750 Ti: $70

TOTAL: about $325

Start with the 250GB drive included and later add a 1TB.

And there you have a 3.3 / 3.7GHz i5 gaming system with a GTX 750 Ti-, DDR3 RAM and the GTX 750 Ti is one of the best GPU values. The 2nd generation i5's were non-hyperthreading and considered when new among the best processors for gaming.

That would have quite good performance for about the same total value /cost and requires less effort and time than simply putting in RAM, GPU, and SSD is less trouble than changing a motherboard.

Cheers,

BambiBoom

 

[clutchc]

+1^
Actually, that isn't a bad idea. Pick up a used or refurbished tower for next to nothing, then add the stuff you need to make it a decent gamer. I took an old Dell Optiplex T3500 workstation w/ a Xeon W3670 and added a SSD and GTX 1060 3GB. Not a bad gamer for little money. I was playing DOOM 2016 on it the other day on ultra settings/1080p @ over 100FPS.