Is it worth upgrading my PC?

[bcris84]

Hey there, I am looking to upgrade my PC but I dont really know where to start. I want to Upgrade to a good Budget PC. Here are my specs:

Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
AMD Athlon II X2 250 20 °C
Regor 45nm Technology
RAM
4,00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 535MHz (7-7-7-20)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. GA-78LMT-S2P (Socket M2) 31 °C
Graphics
MTC26T42 (1824x1036@60Hz)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 (PNY) 26 °C
Storage
298GB Seagate ST3320620AS (SATA) 29 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDRH20N
Audio
High Definition Audio Device

If you need anything else please let me know.
Thanks in advance for the help.

KR

Chris

 

[logainofhades]

You basically need a whole new system, to be honest.

 

[bcris84]

Nothing worth using in the PC?

 

[logainofhades]

You could reuse the optical drive, if it is a sata one, and probably your case. Storage could be reused, but 1tb HDD, can be bought for less than $50 these days. What is your purpose, for the upgrade?

 

[bcris84]

Play games, Watch 1080p videos, basically have an overall faster pc. What type of build would I need to get most games working (not talking about GTA 5 or Fallout 4) and also to be able to handle for instance recoding while gaming?

 

[logainofhades]

Recording while gaming, you are going to want an i7, or an i7 based Xeon E3. Reusing case, optical drive, and graphics card, this would be the cheapest way to get there. I would then upgrade to a GTX 1060, once it comes out. For recording, it is a good idea to have the drive that is handling the recording, to be separate, from the one the game is stored on.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($70.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $644.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-12 14:14 EDT-0400

 

[bcris84]

Thanks a lot for that, i will be Looking to buy Most Things used. I Kind of get lost with the CPU's what Would be the best Solution for a Budget of 120 - 150 € for a CPU.

 

[logainofhades]

With what you want to do, I would look at socket 1155/1150/1151 i7's, and 1155/1150 Xeon E3 1230, or higher. That would be where I would start, since you are low on budget, and looking to buy used. You can use this, to find models available, per socket, for i7. http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Core_i7/TYPE-Core%20i7.html

This can help you find the E3 Xeons per socket. Do not go below a 1230 series. http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Xeon/index.html