Upgrade or new system

[captainorion]

Hi.

I've had my current pc for a couple of years now (specs below) and am wondering if it is worthwhile upgrading any or all of the components or whether it is simply time for a new system.

Predominantly used for playing WoW but when I came to look to buy Call of Duty: Ghosts the limitations of it were evident (6GB RAM really!!!)

I can use a PC but am not proficient enough to build one myself (this was an off-the-shelf system) and was just after some feedback on what more pc-savvy folks thought.

All coments greatly received. Thanks for your time.

Specs:

CPU
AMD Athlon II AM3 X640 45nm 3.0ghz Overclocked to 3.4ghz + Up-rated Spire 90mm CPU Fan

Memory
4gb Corsair DDR3 1600Mhz (System Max 8gb)

Motherboard
Asrock N68 UCC

Graphics
Nvidia Fermi GTX550 Ti DX11
1gb at 4100mhz

Corsair CX 500W PSU

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What is your budget?

Looks like it's time for a new system honestly.

PSU could maybe be reused along with the RAM. HDD and case, depending on what it is.

[captainorion]

If I was buying a new system, I would think somewhere around £600 - £700.

Was really just interested to know if £100 - £200 spent on upgrading components would have much value or whether that would be better put towards a total new system.

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How about this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.89 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler (£28.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£74.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: Avexir MPOWER Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.90 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£71.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.42 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£133.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Xigmatek ASGARD PRO (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.61 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.24 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £667.03
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-16 16:05 GMT+0000)

If you were to not do a full system then I would just get the GPU above for £133 but your system overall needs an overhaul.

Skip the HDD if you can reuse your current one and either get a bigger (250GB) SSD or simply save the money. Same with your case and maybe PSU (though I recommend a better quality PSU)

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The Memory was on a 24-hr offer, so you can still get that and stay within budget, but it'll be much closer.

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Ah yeah Partpicker UK isn't too great at picking up RAM changes at all. Often much more expensive than it shows.