yeahhhh your going to need a new system as a whole, the first gen i3s are terrible now compared to even a Pentium G860 which is a modern pentium line processor, not worth upgrading
Anyone thing to ask what games he is going to be playing.
If he is only playing Minecraft and a few other little dinky games regardless if he has the budget he does not need that expensive of a computer.
CPU: Intel Core i3 550 @ 3.20GHz
OS: Windows 7 HP
RAM: 6GB
HDD: 1T
Link: http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/lenovo-ideacentre-k320-3019/4507-3118_7-33988496.html
I don't want any "Game Booster" stuff, I do have money to spend, stay decent though.
Also, GameBooster actually has been proven to be one of those fake placebo things.
i5-4690K @4.6GHz ~ ASRock Z97X Fatal1ty Killer ~ EKWB Supremacy MX ~ Watercooled SLI STRIX 970s
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Around 1000 USD preferably
Oh wow, that's quite a bit of room for improving haha.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($304.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($91.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $930.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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i5-4690K @4.6GHz ~ ASRock Z97X Fatal1ty Killer ~ EKWB Supremacy MX ~ Watercooled SLI STRIX 970s
Project RedShift
So, any help... not to computer savvy hardware wise...
Well that was quick. That took you like 5 seconds O.O.
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Curse PremiumIf he is only playing Minecraft and a few other little dinky games regardless if he has the budget he does not need that expensive of a computer.