If you know you will have more money later I would get a solid 550w or so PSU and a r9 270/270x. CPUs are a bit out of the budget right now. I'm am surprised that the i3 is pushing bf4 though, I didn't think even an i3 4340 would do that. :/
ok thank you all but can i put gtx 660 too??
I would say just get a GTX 750 Ti and get it over with. No PSU upgrade needed. It might be a little too much for your CPU, but that leaves you with the option to upgrade to an i5 or i7 without having to upgrade the GPU again.
i5-4570/4670 $200
B85 chipset board $70
2x4GB DDR3-1600 $70
GTX760/GTX770/R9 280X $250-$330
Reuse hard disk $0
500W PSU $60
Reuse case $0
This only makes sense if you intend to run a graphics card as fast or faster than GTX 760. Below that, an upgrade to a used i7-870 would do the trick.
A platform upgrade would be nice, but I also think that a quad-core Nehalem would work well for another couple years, especially if it was overclocked. Also, if the OP like to have all the eye candy turned on, there is no reason not to go for the best GPU the budget will allow, and not worry too much about the CPU holding it back. If a decent enough GPU is selected, it might be reusable when it is platform upgrade time.
I honestly would not recommend a whole system upgrade since you're not even gaming at 1080p resolution.
For $200 you could upgrade your CPU to an i5 or i7 and video card to GTX 750Ti or equivalent which would even be able to handle 1080p should you choose to upgrade to that resolution anytime soon.
So i upgrade my psu to vs450
so there is 3 option that i could pick
-R7 250X
-R7 260X
-R7 265
Which one that i pick???
If you want maximum performance, the 265 without question.
Couple of questions.
1) Does your current motherboard allow overclocking? Because that i3 530 has Hyperthreading so it will behave closer to a quad than a typical dual. And, it's from the last generation of Intel chips that allowed FSB overclocking, so it's the equivalent of an unlocked chip. Should be relatively easy to get it to 4GHz or even higher, at which point it will handle most gaming requirements pretty easily (except for the few games that are heavily multithreaded).
2) What model is your PSU, and/or can you give us the amperage listed on the 12V rail(s).
If you can overclock the CPU and you have a strong enough PSU, I see no reason initially to upgrade those parts, just drop in a new GPU and enjoy some much faster gaming. For 1600x900 resolution, the 750 Ti would be nice, or you could look back at the previous generation and pick up a cheap 660/660 Ti.
translating the names to the old scheme makes it easier (no X vs no X thing),
250x = 7770
260x = 7790 OC
265 = 7850 OC
So where do the 750 and 750 Ti fit in? As best as I could determine, the GT 750 is faster than HD7770 and the 750Ti should be close to the 7850. Is this correct? Even the vanilla GT 750 might be a good match for that CPU at 900p.
A 750ti.