My Build:
case: some old 2003 windows xp case (with only 3 fans it runs cold anyway)
Board: Msi z77a-G43 L1155 chipset
Processor: Intel pentium G2120 3.1 GHZ
Power supply: coolermaster 500W
Graphics card: EVGA Nvidia Geforce GTX 650 1GB
HDD: 1x HGST 500GB(OP system) 1x HGST 1TB(games etc.)
Ram: 2x Corsair Vengance 8gb (1600MHz) both in either the blue or black slots (refer to pic of board)
First off Im a noob. All of the slots other than sata 2/3, usb 2/3, processor, and Graphics card slots confuse me. I kind of went with the flow building this and it cost way more than it should've and I know for gaming I don't need 16GB of ram although it is nice for using Autodesk Inventor (3d cad program).
Like I said in the title I am happy with this build but I have been finding that I max out my CPU a lot and am considering an i3 with the L1155 chipset <---(is this the right term?) but I have recently come to the conclusion that, that socket type is outdated technology. How should I go about upgrading, CPU and others later or board and CPU at once and get a newer socket type? Any advice is very appreciated, Thankyou in advance.
,Brad