Gaming on a budget with gtx 460?

[Ponomis]

So, my 4 year old laptop and 3 year old desktop both decided they had had enough over the last week. I now need to replace both on a budget.

I've got a working GeForce gtx 460 and loads of hard drives. Am I correct in thinking the 460 is still a semi decent card? Is it possible to do something fir sub 350 and then throw the gtx 460 in there? I was playing games such as far cry 3 at medium settings before my current desktop died.

Cheers!

 

[Ponomis]

Things that work
Psu
Gtx 460
Case
Hard drives
Wireless card

Don't work/outdated
Motherboard
Ddr2 ram
CPU

Pushing budget up to 450 now and would ideally like a new case and maybe a 60gb ssd for primary drive if I can fit in.

 

[Ponomis]

Thanks. Quite like the look if that build. My psu is a cooler master 500w that came with the case from this site three years ago so it's seen better days. I'll stick with the case then upgrade in about a years time and upgrade the gfx card at the same time!

 

[Ponomis]

Have to say the 460gtx is ok, but if you want to play anything new at reasonable levels it will struggle.

I have a 460gtx and BF4 on low still runs poorly.

Only going to use it for light gaming so don't mind low settings. Waiting for star citizen so I should have plenty of time to save up for an upgrade before it's released!