WARNING. I am a total newbie when it comes to PC parts. Please go easy on me.
I just got Planetside 2 and I can barely play it with lowest settings on my PC. Skyrim works around 20FPS on max settings.
I have 4GB ram, AMD Athlon II x4 640 Processor 3.00GHz, and a GTX550Ti.
Sitting on my desk is two 4GB DDR3 ram sticks (ripjaws) that don't fit into my motherboard.
I would prefer to not have to order any parts online, but if I do, keep in mind that I live in Canada. If possible, I would like to purchase my parts from http://www.canadacomputers.com/ (it's a local store) but I also have a Futureshop nearby.
I'm looking to have the plan set it stone before 2013.
It would be preferrable to keep my budget under $700. I'll probably want to overclock some parts depending on how the results are. I really am not sure..
But yeah, I would love it if you could build a system for me. I already have a GTX550Ti and two 4GB DDR3 sticks, but if I should replace those, I could do that too.
Lol, I've watched this video a couple times already but the guy doesn't go into much detail with the parts. I was hoping to learn a few things about why I should choose things, not what he prefers. Thanks though :)
Sorry I'm too tired right now to look really into it, I will be looking at it later. Maybe tomorrow not sure.
But I would suggest that you look at an amd fx 6300, due to your budget, and also at something like a amd 7870 / Nvidia 660 as quite sure your Nvidia 550ti is the reason for your low fps so you will have to get a better gpu IMO. Also go look at some cases and find one you like.. as I'm not the one going to be sitting beside it ;)
If its for gaming, get an AMD processor cause its cheaper but still overclockable. (In my opinion.) e.g. the fx 4300 or 6300. Micro ATX motherboards are sick cheap *sicks up whilst looking at prices*, and get a new GPU thats reliable such as the 660. Should be fine with that RAM, you can always upgrade later on.
Black : http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_112&item_id=040404
White : http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_112&item_id=040405
This Is without discounts : 794,93$
I did choose some different parts from Jeffrlys, http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/tR5z as I couldn't find them on the site so... also it is 94,93$ above budget, that could be "fixed" if you keep your old HDD and case. Otherwise you could get a Amd 7870 / Nvidia 660 instead of the 7950:
you should pretty much pick the best performing card you can possibly afford: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU12/372
then the other componets doesnt matter that much.. if you think you have 100 dollars more in a month, then get all components except the GFX card now, and then get the GFX card in a month or two.. you wont regret it!