Need help for upgrading PC!

[Elpalmo]

Hello, so before MoP comes out i wanna give my computer a little bit of an upgrade. My computer is around 3-4years old but the parts are just crap.

It's starting to get slower everyday. It runs WoW okish with low settings but i want just a little upgrade. I'm thinking just upgrade Graphics card/PSU. I don't want to spend heaps maybe 150 for the GPU and 150 for PSU.

First off i wanna know though if this is the best thing to do to upgrade? I don't wanna upgrade CPU because that'll be too much. Its just to improve FPS in games because i cant play any new games coming out.


Specs so far:

AMD Phenom II x4 820 - 2.80 GHz
4.00 GB RAM
64-bit
Nvidia Geforce G210 - PCI Express 2.0



So any idea on what i should get for a cheap price so i can turn up my graphics settings in WoW with Good FPS? I really don't want to spend much money but i want a good upgrade (if possible) I'm thinking of making a better computer start of next year so this is kinda a temporally upgrade.

Any tips also what i can do to boost it up? Even google chrome and youtube is slowing down.

If you need to know any other Info let me know. I don't know much about this stuff so easy on the Jargon

Thanks!

[Deleted]

Go for a 7770/7850 imo. Add more ram maybe

[Vinho]

The biggest performance increase you'd find in WoW would be upgrading your processor.
An upgraded PSU wouldn't increase your performance whatsoever, unless of course you're noticeably having problems with your current one?
To fit within your budget something along these lines would be your biggest performance increase.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H61M-P20 (G3) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB Video Card ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $274.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-22 10:58 EDT-0400)

Honestly I'd put off upgrading for a little while and build yourself a nice new system as soon as you have the wiggle room for it.

[Elpalmo]

The biggest performance increase you'd find in WoW would be upgrading your processor.
An upgraded PSU wouldn't increase your performance whatsoever, unless of course you're noticeably having problems with your current one?
To fit within your budget something along these lines would be your biggest performance increase.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H61M-P20 (G3) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB Video Card ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $274.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-22 10:58 EDT-0400)

Honestly I'd put off upgrading for a little while and build yourself a nice new system as soon as you have the wiggle room for it.

But don't i need a certain PSU with my GPU?

[Vinho]

Nope, never heard of such a requirement before!

Different Video cards require different power sources, but most come with even Molex adapters so older power supplies or ones without the necessary PCI-connectors can even supply power to your GPU!

[Elpalmo]

Nope, never heard of such a requirement before!

Different Video cards require different power sources, but most come with even Molex adapters so older power supplies or ones without the necessary PCI-connectors can even supply power to your GPU!

Haha i looked at the Video card, changed to NZ dollar, goes to 200bucks