Posted March 16, 2015
sreamer17ydr: True that! My GPU is old... I am saving up to build a new gaming rig. My current rig is a older AMD Sempron LE-1300 CPU (yeah don't laugh) so really upgrading this GPU won't do much when my CPU stinks as well lol!
ET3D: Upgrading the GPU could still allow you to game at higher resolutions at the same FPS, even if the CPU is the bottleneck. In your case I'd say:
It's not a big deal to buy out of step. Doubly so if your new PC will be a low end one like the previous one, so the new GPU will fit your current PSU. That said, the BIOS might not be compatible with a newer GPU. That happens.
Also, you can buy a used CPU like this one or this one for around $10 on eBay, and you'll have dual cores and a little faster single threaded speed. You can find even faster ones for not a lot more. Again, good to make sure that the PSU can support it, and make sure the BIOS supports it (which is easier to find out than with GPU's). (Also, the Sempron's fan may not be good enough.)