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I've got good news and bad news. Bad news: You're going to find it's more reasonable to purchase a new mobo/processor combo and ddr3 memory Good news: It's not going to be as expensive as you might think. I recently purchased a new case/ fata1lty 970 mobo/ FX 8320 blk edt processor (8-core)/ Corsair case / evga psu - 600w bronze all together for 310$ (usd) out the door. I took 2x 8gb pc 12800 1600mhz ram, a gtx 750ti 2gb gddr5 gpu, and HDD's from a a10-6700 build I had. I added a new cooler and got creative with fan options and have it stable at 4.5 ghz CPU frequency, 2000 NB/2200 HT and I'm pretty impressed with the frames I'm getting in some pretty intense gaming. Memory is pretty cheap compared to what it has been in the past. Your cost is going to be determined on your need for storage and OS. Send me a PM and I'll let you know where I purchased my parts. I don't work for the store so, I don't feel like it's my place to advertise openly for them but, it's a national chain that price compares/matches newegg/tiger direct 3 times a week. I prefer to purchase from a location I can quickly exchange/return without the shipping aspect. If you're sticking with AMD I'd research AM3+ mobo's and processors. FX 8320's up to FX 9590's with a am3+ mobo is what I'd suggest looking at. I'm not an expert but, I do game quite a bit and built my first rig in 1997. I learn a little bit more everyday, honestly. I'm about to rebuild around this APU I have sitting unused to see what it can do with decent components. I'll either sell it to a friend when I'm done or let my wife (non-gamer) use it to work from home when she needs. She's attached to a tablet otherwise.
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