Upgrade Advice

Hello all,
Because of all the new games that are out, and those coming out I have been looking at possibly upgrading my PC, but I need some advice. My PC is about 3 years old. Here are the specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+ 2.4ghz
Graphics: XFX GeForce 8600 GTS 730mhz, 256Mb
Memory: 2gb DDR2 memory
Mobo: GigaByte Model GA-MA69GM-S2H
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128056
PSU: 550W
So my questions are:
Does my current build justify an upgrade? (I think so, but want to hear what others have to say)
What needs upgrading? Everything? Somethings? I think my mobo is the greatest bottleneck.
I also welcome any suggestions on things I could upgrade to. I am a moderate gamer so I would like tech that would allow me to play with decent fps on the latest games (BF3, MW3, Swtor, and ACR to name a few). I have a reasonable budget, but hardware with the best price/performance would be best (for example, a graphic card around $100-$150 is reasonable for me).
Let me know if you need any additional information.
Thank you very much
Answer #1
It’s not worth upgrading that. Invest in a new rig.
Answer #2
Pretty much everything has to go and I was thinking something like this:
ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
$84.99

PowerColor AX6870 1GBD5-2DH Radeon HD 6870
$159.99

G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900)
$69.99
AMD FX-4100
$119.99
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Subtotal: $434.96
You might be able to see better builds for that price.
Answer #3
Thanks for the input. I was leaning towards a new rig as well. 3 years seems ripe age to retire what I have.
So I was looking at hardware and seeing where I can save. For my current computer, I have an antec solo as a case, and a rosewell 550W power supply. I was thinking I can pass these on to a new rig. What do you think?
Some of items I was looking at are:
Intel i5-2500K 3.3Ghz
4gb of ram
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (Has PCIe 3.0 and can support ivy bridge)
60gb SSD dedicated for OS.
The video card Dragon Core listed looks good.
If I were to build this, would a 550W psu cut it?
Answer #4
The build looks alright, you just need to be specific on which SSD your going to use.
Answer #5
best bet is stating how much you want to spend.
im sure somebody will show you the best hardware for your budget.
Answer #6
best bet is stating how much you want to spend.
im sure somebody will show you the best hardware for your budget.
Whoops guess I should include that.
~$500-$600