Looking to upgrade my desktop and need advice

[ACoolAlius]

I'm looking to upgrade my computer, as it's running quite slow, and also looking for a new case. (Not sure if this is in the right place)

My current specs are:
Motherboard - gigabyte ga-78lmt-usb3
Processor - AMD FX - 4130 quad core
Memory - 2 x 8gb corsair
Graphics Card - amd radeon r9 270
Power supply - corsair CX850M
HDD - samsung 500gb, seagate 500gb and toshiba 2tb
Case - Cooler Master HAF 912
OS - windows 10
Fairly certain the only cooling fans are stock ones that came with the parts

I'd say my budget is about £250 for upgrades, maybe £300
Can provide any other info if needed
Thank you in advance

 

[kanewolf]

You will have to replace the entire system. Motherboard, CPU and RAM. The FX line of CPUs is a dead end. Save your money for an i3-8100 (quad core) or a Ryzen CPU. Those will both require new motherboard and RAM. Your graphics card, case and power supply should be reusable. An 240GB SSD added in, will improve your boot times.

 

[ACoolAlius]

Any suggestions for the motherboard and ram? And i was actually thinking i should replace the motherboard as it's the original one my pc was built with

 

[ACoolAlius]

Also, do i just need more ram or better ram?

 

[kanewolf]

Also, do i just need more ram or better ram?

You need DIFFERENT RAM. Then newer CPUs all require DDR4 memory. You have DDR3 which is incompatible.

The features on a motherboard that are important to you are different than anyone else. I recommend you use pcpartpicker.com and save a config. Post it here. We can then identify if there are any better options.

(thanks @bmockeg -- corrected)

 

[bmockeg]

He meant to say you need DDR4