Upgrading Gateway DX4860-UR10P to a mid level gaming pc

[sfonline]

hey guys, just wanted your opinion on upgrading my Gateway DX4860-UR10P pc. i had everything typed up all the info on the current hardware present,what i wanted, everything and at the end the browser refreshed and POOF! Anyways, long story short, the current hardware on the pc is here in the specs section: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883113198

it is a microATX mobo, i think but idk about the case itself. I'm pretty new to computer building if u couldn't already tell. i was just going to upgrade the psu, gpu and maybe ram nothing else.
PSU is currently crap for gaming= 300W, i wanted to go fully modular if at all possible, whatever u think i should get for this pc.

RAM, idk if i need to upgrade from the stock 6 gb or not, if so, the pc accepts either DDR3 PC3-10600 or DDR3 PC3-12800 idk which is better, I think i read that that the higher number is better. If there's any good current deals or any specific ones i should look at please help me out.

And finally GPU, i have an EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB i got from a friend, i know its old so if there's something around $100 i can get, let me know.

BASICALLY, i want to upgrade my current computer to something that is upper mid level gaming pc if possible with the stock cpu,and mobo, and a fully modular PSU.

I really appreciate your input. Thanks.

 

[Deuce65]

There is no way to upgrade that computer to "upper mid level gaming pc" for 150-200.

 

[sfonline]

There is no way to upgrade that computer to "upper mid level gaming pc" for 150-200.

HAHAHAH. i thought so. sooo what do u recommend i upgrade to?

 

[Deuce65]

Well the spec sheet on that site doesn't give too much information like what actual motherboard is in it. But what I would do if I wanted to upgrade that to a better gaming machine is check what video cards it can accept. How comfortable are you replacing the PSU? Because you may have to do that. But anyways, see what video card it can take for 100 to 150, see what PSU that needs, and upgrade those both. I think you will see a big improvment that way.

 

[ChillKyle]

The problem that persists with prebuilt is manufacture companies don't really give a detailed explanation of each part (Just like Deuce65 said). If your really wanting to make this into a gaming rig, you would have to upgrade the PSU and the GPU. You cant really do much with 200$. You would have to shell out like 400$ for a modest upgrade. Other then that, maybe save up to build your own.

 

[sfonline]

gotcha. ill just keep looking around for good deals on parts and build one from scratch. Thanks anyways guys.