Upgrading my desktop to run games more smoothly

[Selindrile]

Hello MMO-C! I was playing the Wildstar beta, and my computer had hard times in cities and enclosed areas with a lot of detail (5-15fps), but was relatively smooth (20-28fps) in wide open areas. I have a question about upgrading desktop to run Wildstar(and WoW by extention, but that runs pretty well anyway) a bit more smoothly. I ideally want 35+ fps in open and closed areas. I don't know much about computers, so I'm confused what I need to upgrade to handle things better.

Here are my specs bases on my computer properties:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 540 3.07GHz 3.07GHz
8GB RAM
64 bit OS

and my graphics card by what it says on the box:
Nvidia Geforce GT 630 2048MB DDR3


My budget isn't very high, so cheap is welcomed :3

EDIT: My computer is a Gateway if that matters

[mercychan]

There is a subforum dedicated to this topic, and the people there are pretty smart with knowing reliable low budget hardware, I would recommend asking them

http://www.mmo-champion.com/forums/3...d-Upgrade-Help

[Selindrile]

Alright, I'll post there. Thanks!

[Elysia]

Moved your thread to the appropriate forum, no need to make a new one.

[chazus]

My budget isn't very high, so cheap is welcomed :3

What is your budget? Basically the way things work is... Whatever you can spend, we can find the best deal for that.

[GodlyBob]

I think the GPU is the weakest link here. You can upgrade to a GTX 750 for a reasonably low price (about $125) for the mileage.

[Selindrile]

Budget is around 100$ or so. Nothing drastic.

[chazus]

Both the CPU and GPU are pretty weak. I'd recommend maybe a GPU because that's all you can afford... But it won't make a huge difference.

I would save up some more money, and look into a partial rebuild. But you'd be looking at about something just shy of $300.

[Selindrile]

Both the CPU and GPU are pretty weak. I'd recommend maybe a GPU because that's all you can afford... But it won't make a huge difference.

I would save up some more money, and look into a partial rebuild. But you'd be looking at about something just shy of $300.

Hmm, alright. Anything you'd recommend specifically? I could save up for a couple of months and get something good if I need to.

[chazus]

I was thinking something along the lines of an i3-4330, board, and a 750ti. You wont need a new PSU. The RAM might be sketchy though, kind of a tossup.