Upgrading my PC

[Disaronno]

Hi guys, im not too clued up on Upgrading my pc so i thought i'd ask for some help.

Now, i have Windows 7 (and i will not upgrade to 8 'cos i think it sucks) anyway, its 64 bit if that means anything.

Regardless, i got this PC for free so dont hate the specs.

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So right now, i have no budget as i will be doing this over time. So this means that i dont want to take anything out and or replace it which would mean my computer is unusable.

My Plan
I have 2 x 2gb ram in the pc with 2x slots still available, so i am thinking of getting either 4 x 8gb or 4 x 4gb.

I would like to upgrade the processor to either the i5 or i7 model, however i3 is a possibility.

The GFX card - dont know where to find specs for that but if you need to know please let me know how and i will post that as well, but i have no idea about that

Motherboard - Same as above.

It runs pretty quiet right now, so i think the fans system is OK, however as stated above i dont know enough to know if i would have to replace that as well as the power supply.

Eventually i would like to change the case as its a boring office one.

END GOAL
Turn this office based PC into a fast, capable gaming machine.

If you have suggestions or input please share it with me. I have tried crucialmemory but thats only for my RAM.

Thanks again, Roberto

Thread moved by Nick (Forum Super Moderator): From 'Console and Computer Gaming' as it is more suited here.

[scottish]

Why do you need 32GB or 16GB?

You're going to have to upgrade everything, so save money and get a new computer imho.

[Disaronno]

So you provided no help with that post.

[scottish]

I offered you with a better/alternative solution to upgrading.

I also questioned why you wish to have 16 or 32GB of RAM which would most likely be a massive waste of money on your behalf which could be put towards the i5 instead of i3.

[Disaronno]

How much ram would you suggest so that all of the games ill play actually run with no lag? And I want to upgrade it so that I actually know what to do for future upgrades so that I dont have to spend a small fortune to get the next best pc

[Jack!]

4GB is fine for gaming, I'd personally go for 8GB of high speed ram instead of loads of slow stuff.

[Chippiewill]

There's no use to upgrading a 6 year old computer, you'd be better of saving for a new one.

[mrwoooooooo]

You won't be able to upgrade your cpu to i3, i4, i7 without upgrading your motherboard. So you may as well just get a new pc.

And windows 8 is fine. Stop being scared of changes

[Stephen]

yeah you can't gradually upgrade an old pc just like that

the stuff you'll want won't be compatible with your current mobo and if you buy more ram for your current mobo then you'll need to buy different ram for your new mobo

[Disaronno]

You won't be able to upgrade your cpu to i3, i4, i7 without upgrading your motherboard. So you may as well just get a new pc.

And windows 8 is fine. Stop being scared of changes

Not scared of changes.