Looking to slowly upgrade parts on my computer. What should my priority be with what I currently have?

[FaultedJon]

As the title says! Im on a bit of a budget and I generally just play pc games, low end such as WoW
CPU: AMD Athlon II x3 425
Mobo: Acer WMCP78M
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce 720a
Southbridge: NVIDIA nForce 720a MCP
Memory: 3gb DDR2 (4gb Max)
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4850
PSU: 700w (Meant to run at 12v but after a HWMonitor check its down to 10)

If you guys need more info let me know and I can post up the full CPU-Z report file

 

[Polar Trap]

In my opinion, RAM and CPU have got to be upgraded.

 

[FaultedJon]

In my opinion, RAM and CPU have got to be upgraded.

What CPU would I be looking at that would be compatible with this mobo?

 

[Polar Trap]

Well, I would upgrade the MOBO and CPU actually. A motherboard like the MSI 760GMA-P34 will work perfectly for AM3+, (http://pcpartpicker.com/product/DnYXsY/msi-motherboard-760gmap34fx). Then for the CPU, I would have to choose the AMD FX-6300, (http://pcpartpicker.com/product/PnxfrH/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox). The problem with upgrading the MOBO is you have to upgrade the RAM at the same time. For a RAM kit, I would choose a single stick of 4GB Kingston RAM, (http://pcpartpicker.com/product/xcTrxr/kingston-memory-d51264kl110s). The total of this upgrade will be $150. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Rjhtqk

 

[Lag_behind]

Wait for ryzen 3 and save some headache with am3+

 

[MikeLevin]

You definitely need to increase RAM and find better solution for CPU

 

[a11gaming]

you could buy a pentium g4400 and h110m mobo for like 95 dollars on ebay

then buy older gtx 750 ti for 75 dollars
then 8 gb ddr4 ram for 48 dollars

 

[DSzymborski]

To answer this question, I'd really like to know the eventual budget of the upgrades, the time frame for the upgrades, and the goal of the upgrades.

It's tricky to upgrade this PC slowly, so it's definitely important to know how much you're looking to spend here. The biggest problem here is that this is budget gaming rig from 2009, with an entry-level CPU and a lower midrange GPU at the time. The time to really start upgrading slowly with any kind of efficacy was probably no later than 2011. On a tight budget, we can get you *to* 2011, but then, depending on what your goals are for this rig, you'll be right back to where you started soon.