Hardware upgrade suggestions

Snowfox

Just as the topic name says, i want to upgrade my PC but i have no idea what's good or whatever 😃
any suggestions that won't cost me an arm or leg? i just want to play some newer games not like GTA5/BF4/COD AW stuff but more like ArmA 3, H1Z1, Rust kind of games 🙂 these are my specs

Proccesor:

Name: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz
Manufacturer: Intel
Speed: 2.3 GHz
Category: Performance
Generation: 7th
Brand: Core 2 Quad
Cores: 4

Graphics:

Name: NVIDIA GeForce 210
Chipset: GeForce 210
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Memory: 1.0 GB
Category: Budget
Generation: 13th
DirectX: 10.1

OS:

Name: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 32-bit

Memory: Size: 3.1 GB

(i literally copied that from CanyourunitDOTcom 😃)

Holy_Shit_Man

In my opinion you should accumulate money for some better PC than updating this one. You can always try to get better CPU or GPU or more RAM, but it will go on forever.
But if you really want get "gaming" with this machine, get some better GPU, like Radeons HD 7+ series or GeForce GTX 560 and better depends how many $$$ do you have. Also, try to get some more RAM and try with 64-bit OS (since your PC can run it).

Snowfox

So what's a "good" gaming pc then?

D_rovers

i see youre dutch so go to gamepc.nl there was were i buy my pc :deadhorse:

Holy_Shit_Man

For good gaming PC you need to get something like 8 core i7 with 64 gigs of DDR4 ram and twin GTX 980 graphics.

But I don't think that you got money for that.

Remco

your CPU is alright, no need for an upgrade, i got myself a q6600 with a small overclock and it still runs everything great, for the gpu.. eh.. best thing to do since you're on a budget is to look for a second hand 6950[the 2gb version] or a 6970, if your psu can handle it ofcourse.

Runaeh

get a low i5 or i7 and a gtx 750ti or something 🙂 if you tell me your budget in dollars or euros then ill make a setup for you 🙂

Snowfox

@D.Rovers, thanks for the link! I'll look into that.

thanks for all the replies, most still confuses me but i found a 6950 2gb for €50 close to work so that might be something.
budget? Ehh i'm not familiar with the prices so ehh €100-200?

Runaeh

thats a low budget but!, start with the cpu and mother board and psu, you can always use the grahics card in your cpu then upgrade later 😉 i found a setup thats okay but i wouldnt waste money or time on it 😉 i rather do it right the first time 😉

AMD Athlon II x4 740 (or higher as you can edit this setup as you want. the cpu is the most importent)
Sapphire HD 7730 ( rather go with nvidia as it supports alot more than amd cards do and preforms better, a gtx 750ti 2gb would be good 😉)
ASRock FM2A55M-VG3 (asrock is pretty good i use one myself ^^)
a cheap pc case of your choice😉
a psu thats good for 400+ watts
and some cheap ram

you should be able to find those parts for cheap 😉 i hope i helped 😉

Added 7 minutes later:

or this that i like better 😉
AMD A8-6600K Quadcore 3.9-4.2GHz,
Radeon HD8570D

Gigabyte FM2+ GA-F2A78M-D3H
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600MHz 8GB Black (2x4GB)

Holy_Shit_Man

# Runaeh :
AMD A8-6600K Quadcore 3.9-4.2GHz,
Radeon HD8570D

Gigabyte FM2+ GA-F2A78M-D3H

HyperX Fury DDR3 1600MHz 8GB Black (2x4GB)

That setup can surely run ArmA 3. However, since it's AMD I'd add some good aftermarket cooler for it 😛

Runaeh

he has 200£ so 😉

Snowfox

Well i have more than 200 but that's all i can miss right now because car parts 😃 i might upgrade my Graphics card or i'll buy a new, better computer.
thanks for the help tho!

Runaeh

i dont know if you have upgrade kits like we have here, but you can get the last setup for 200 here and some other kits aswell 😉

Snowfox

Ehh haven't found them yet, i'll search when i get home from work