I am a student with a very tight computer budget, and have managed to build a decent gaming rig for very little money. Unfortunately, I'm experiencing an increasing amount of FPS lag on newer games. I don't need to play everything on max settings, but I do want to keep my FPS above at least 15 at all times . I usually get good deals by purchasing last generation's parts for cheap.
Here's my current system:
Obviously my processor is woefully outdated. What would be a good sub-$100 replacement (I'm not set in stone with Intel)? Also, should I consider upgrading my RAM (more or to DDR3) or video card?
Here's my current system:
- Video: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO with 1GB Memory
- CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.4GHz with Hyper-Threading
- Memory: 2GB DDR2
- Motherboard: ECS 915P-A2
- Hard Drive: HITACHI Deskstar P7K500 HDP725050GLA360
- PSU: 500W OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS
Obviously my processor is woefully outdated. What would be a good sub-$100 replacement (I'm not set in stone with Intel)? Also, should I consider upgrading my RAM (more or to DDR3) or video card?