re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts

Could someone give me a little advice on a first time build? I'm trying to go as cheap as possible because I've just gotten back to work after 4 1/2 months off, and also, I really don't know what the hell I'm doing. So please excuse my ignorance.

I have this crappy dell and I was thinking of just upgrading it a little at a time. It has an integrated motherboard, so I was thinking of getting a new motherboard with AM3+ socket, and a new video card, and then upgrade the processor a couple months down the road. It has an athlon II x4 630 processor now. Would this be possible to do, and if I did, would I be able to use the tower, hard drive, power supply, and optical drives with it. The power supply in it is 300w, and this video card I was looking at says it needs 300. I was looking at this motherboard. I don't know much at all about the stuff though, I just found them on a build posted online somewhere. Thanks in advance for any help posted.