PC Upgrade advice-around 250 pounds

[sineapse]

Hi guys,

Looking to upgrade my computer (old, from university). Currently have:



Approximate Purchase Date: One month

Budget Range: 200-250 english pounds

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Surfing the internet, gaming, videos

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: CPU, mobo, PSU, RAM

Do you need to buy OS:No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference

Location: Leeds, UK

Parts Preferences: No preference

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080, dual monitors

Additional Comments: Would like to play DCS-A10C

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Old PC, slow gaming on newer games

ASRock G31M-S motherboard
Intel E6500 overclocked to 3.30Ghz
4gb DDR2 RAM
Geforce GTX 550 Ti


Thank you!

 

[andrei65]

Intel:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.70 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $295.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-10 07:20 EDT-0400)

AMD:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.70 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $285.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-10 07:22 EDT-0400)

Which psu do you have atm ?

 

[sineapse]

Thanks. Have a generic 450W PSU.

 

[andrei65]

Then definetly change that PSU
Here's in GBP
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£77.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£31.70 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£74.60 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£45.78 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £230.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-10 12:29 BST+0100)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£76.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£33.86 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£74.60 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£45.78 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £231.03
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-10 12:31 BST+0100)

 

[sora]

Thanks. Have a generic 450W PSU.

Get a XFX 550W PSU with one of andrei65's builds and you should be fine.