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I read about the vram-gate las night lol. I did not know about it, that kind of sucks that they were selling this as a 4GB card when it's really 3.5GB. Some folks say its performance is still alright at 1080p but I might have to think about the 980 or 1060. I like the idea of being able to SLI...

Hi MetalMessiah, yeah my phrasing was weird. I meant will the extra 2GB in the 1060 make a big difference in-game versus the 970 or 980 4GB? I guess I could pay more than $90, I'm just cheap lol. Basically if I can get enough performance for $90 I don't really feel like spending $300 on one of...

I want to get better graphics for my son's gaming computer. He's in second grade and plays Roblox and various Steam games. I don't tend to buy the latest games as I refuse to pay over $5 for a game lol. He has every Tomb Raider except Shadow. We play every Resident Evil up to the 6th. I plan to...

Yeah it is odd that it's listed as not even supporting 8GB ram. If I do end up buying ram for it and it works I'll update this thread so other folks with this machine can find it, but for now I'm pretty happy with the r7 250 since this integrated graphics it has aren't even good for browser...

Oh OK. I saw that adapter thingy and thought maybe it would help. Yeah I'm not really trying to make like a primary gaming rig. I have a 6600k gaming build. Just want to extend its useful life a bit. I bought an Athlon ii x4 635 and 250 GPU both for $30 so it'll at least be able to handle some...

Would something like this help to affix a retail cooler? If so maybe could get a 212 evo.

Oh I didn't know this motherboard doesn't take retail coolers. That's too bad. I was just thinking about getting a more powerful cooler in case the new CPU needs it, mainly to overclock it. The old cooler is very noisy too. Was hoping to add a more silent one for under $10.

Here's an update. So I ended up getting a quad core (635) because someone was offering it for just $10, will undervolt and see if it works, or disable 2 cores if I need to. Also got the 250 for $20ish. Since I already have an intel gaming build, I think this will be enough to play Roblox and...

Thanks guys, it is AM3 I just forgot to say Athlon ii X4. I'm looking at the 620e and pairing it with a GTX 750 or similar GPU. My motherboard is just too basic to get a full power CPU. I'm also considering the Athlon ii X2 280. Would 4 cores be better or 2 faster cores? I'm pretty much using...

Hey all, I'm about to upgrade an old AM3 PC. Don't want to spend too much money on it. Will probably be adding an Athlon x4 and 750 to it. I'm also considering a new CPU cooler. Saw these two on eBay for 10-$15. But I'm kind of stuck on the shape. Which shape is better? One seems lower...

Thanks Mitch074 :) will look for one of those GPU's. Will probably get whatever's cheaper. Would the r7 250 or 260 be an option too? Anyways, I'm still kind of stuck on the CPU decision. Will games run much better on the Athlon 620e vs the 280 which is faster?

Thanks so much for the suggestion.Will see what I can find under Athlon X4. Even if I get a low power quad core, do I still need to undervolt? I mean if it's one of those quadcores that's 65W? Haha I know. I actually have a 6600k build but it's my son's Steam computer and I have a little girl...

Hi! I'm not too knowledgeable but the QX6850 sounds pretty good. Maybe someone else can tell you if the specific mobo you have can handle it, because mine for example can't handle a CPU over 65W due to power delivery (my old PC) even though it theoretically can take any AM3 CPU. Not sure how...

Hi CountMike, thanks for your reply! Yeah I'm liking the idea of a 270 for super cheap. Sounds like a nice upgrade from a 220. So you don't think the 65W Phenom X4 would work on this mobo? I'm kind of clueless about this stuff so trying to make sure I get something compatible lol. Do you...

Hi all, I'm trying to make a 10 yr old computer a little bit faster by adding a new (actually a used) CPU and GPU (thinking 730 or 750 which believe it or not is a significant upgrade since it has no GPU). I'm thinking of spending no more than $60 on all of it since it will be second hand. I do...