Upgrading a 2008ish HP desktop

[lukempls]

I'd like to begin updating this rig to make it run games. I'm not looking for great performance, I mostly play blizzard and indie games, with the occasional FPS thrown in. Here are some of the specs:

Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600

RAM:
M378T2953EZ3-CE6 Samsung 512MB DDR2 SDRAM

Hynix 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2-667MHz

GPU: HIS HD 4670 IceQ 512 MB

Power Supply: Thermaltake W0100R 500W

Is any of this salvageable or does it all need to go if I'm going to play anything smoothly?

 

[random5]

well the case is most likely salvageable,since they can be reused X times anyway.. as for rest PC, it's severly dated, tell me your budget and I'll come up with a gaming build.

 

[lukempls]

well the case is most likely salvageable,since they can be reused X times anyway.. as for rest PC, it's severly dated, tell me your budget and I'll come up with a gaming build.

Hm, well I was hoping to upgrade it for somewhere in the neighborhood of $300, but I know that's quite a low bar for an entire PC. If I take the long road and do some incremental upgrades would I have any shot of running things like diablo and fighters like skullgirls and blazblue?

 

[random5]

Hm, well I was hoping to upgrade it for somewhere in the neighborhood of $300, but I know that's quite a low bar for an entire PC. If I take the long road and do some incremental upgrades would I have any shot of running things like diablo and fighters like skullgirls and blazblue?

not really.. 1GB DDR2 is not salvagable since atm world is on DDR3 and slowly moving towards DDR4,CPU isn't that terrible but combined with dated motherboard it's err..well you get it you'd have ot change it anyway..Graphics card is jut terrible for gaming..alright maybe you can reuse powersupply at the very worst since your budget is so low.. il work something out.

 

[random5]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($141.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $274.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 17:18 EST-0500

considering reusing case,PSU and HDD.. if you have extra $ then we can toss in HDD:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($141.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $323.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 17:20 EST-0500

 

[lukempls]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($141.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $274.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 17:18 EST-0500

considering reusing case,PSU and HDD.. if you have extra $ then we can toss in HDD:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($141.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $323.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 17:20 EST-0500

Wow, had no idea it was even possible to build anything at those prices. Thanks!