What should i upgrade on my pc for a better gaming experience?

readyforkillz

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Hello,i currently own an old pc and i am mostly interested on gaming,currently i can't play new games. And games like minecraft or roblox run with 5-15 fps. I can play games like counter strike 1.6,or mount and blade warband and GTA:San Andreas on lowest settings,but still.. I currently have 100$ and i don't know what to upgrade for a better gaming experience
Here are my specs: Operating System:

Windows 7 Professional 32-bit SP1

CPU: Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz(Wolfdale 45nm Technology)

Motherboard:ConRoe1333-D667 (CPUSocket)

Graphics:Intel 82945G Express Chipset Family (ASRock) -M19W (1440x900@60Hz)

Storage: 74GB Western Digital WDC WD800JD-60MSA1 ATA Device (SATA)

My budget is 100$,can i somewhat start saving this pc with a slow proccess,or it can't be done? My goal is to play games like GTA V smoothly.. Thank you for your time!

 
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Thanks for your reply,but i have made another thread in another forum and they told me to get a graphics card
It wont work?
 


I found a lot forums ,that give a solution of a pc with $300,will a pc with $300 play games like GTA V,PUBG ,Watch Dogs 2,smooth?
 


Waste of money for the current PC.

Just save up and get a new PC.
 


No way.

 


What about this?
https://www.xtremegaminerd.com/build-a-300-beginner-gaming-pc/
 


No, that build is a joke at best and will choke on most AAA games, especially the ones you want to play.
 
Something like this would be the min that would actually play the games you want to play at respectable (Playable) frame rates. Recommended upgrade would be a GTX 1050Ti or GTX 1060. Cases are a personal option, I just put in a good one that has enough fans with it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($124.89 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $540.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-31 12:54 EST-0500
 


That's dumpster material at best.

Might make a good PC for Grandma or donate to a Church for internet access.

 


Upgrading the GPU to something low power like a 730,750,750TI would help with Some of those games provided your power supply can handle the stress any more $$$ into upgrading beyond that would be a waste. There is also these which are close to a bare minimum for current titles. $450 is a target range for budget systems now with GPU and RAM prices being high.

Provided you resuse your Case/Optical and Windows 7 Key for 64bit.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Athlon X4 950 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($49.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair - Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Other: RX 550 4G ($99.00) Ebay
Total: $389.86

VS Used

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Corsair - Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Other: RX 550 4G ($99.00) Ebay
Other: i5-2500K ($35.00) Ebay
Other: ASUS-H81M-C-CSM-MicroATX- ($50.00) Ebay
Other: 8G (1x8GB) DDR3 1333Mhz ($29.00) Ebay
Other: 750GB 64mb Cache 7300rpm HDD ($19.00) Ebay
Total: $278.99
 
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