Affordable upgrades to replace G33/G31 Express Chipset Family

[CDavidJones]

I need your help, Please, I have been unable including searching manufactures to find any help.
I have a Windows Vista, HP Pavilion Pentium Dual Core CPU E5200 @ 2.50 GHz 2500 Mhz,
2 Core with a Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset Family all factory parts, such as others I have seen, I want to upgrade my graphics card to play some of the new video games, because of a recent disability. Can you please recommend a much better card and anything else I might need to upgrade, I cannot afford the $1100-2800 I have seen for gaming computers, I am trying to budget this, but quality is important, I will be looking for you responses, but you can also reach me at * Moderator edit for personal info * Thank You in Advance for any help!

 

[hang-the-9]

I need your help, Please, I have been unable including searching manufactures to find any help.
I have a Windows Vista, HP Pavilion Pentium Dual Core CPU E5200 @ 2.50 GHz 2500 Mhz,
2 Core with a Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset Family all factory parts, such as others I have seen, I want to upgrade my graphics card to play some of the new video games, because of a recent disability. Can you please recommend a much better card and anything else I might need to upgrade, I cannot afford the $1100-2800 I have seen for gaming computers, I am trying to budget this, but quality is important, I will be looking for you responses, but you can also reach me at * mod edit, do not post personal info in public forums * Thank You in Advance for any help!

Your CPU is too slow to play new games, and I'm sure your also won't have enough RAM.

You need to list a budget, for about $600 you can build a decent computer for lower settings in new games.

The systems forum section has tons of build suggestions. For a lower budget gaming rig, something based around an Intel i3-6100 with an nVidia 1050 Ti would be OK for newer games. RX 460 is you are really on a lower budget and are OK with lower settings.

 

[CDavidJones]

I need your help, Please, I have been unable including searching manufactures to find any help.
I have a Windows Vista, HP Pavilion Pentium Dual Core CPU E5200 @ 2.50 GHz 2500 Mhz,
2 Core with a Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset Family all factory parts, such as others I have seen, I want to upgrade my graphics card to play some of the new video games, because of a recent disability. Can you please recommend a much better card and anything else I might need to upgrade, I cannot afford the $1100-2800 I have seen for gaming computers, I am trying to budget this, but quality is important, I will be looking for you responses, but you can also reach me at * mod edit, do not post personal info in public forums * Thank You in Advance for any help!

Your CPU is too slow to play new games, and I'm sure your also won't have enough RAM.

You need to list a budget, for about $600 you can build a decent computer for lower settings in new games.

The systems forum section has tons of build suggestions. For a lower budget gaming rig, something based around an Intel i3-6100 with an nVidia 1050 Ti would be OK for newer games. RX 460 is you are really on a lower budget and are OK with lower settings.

 

[CDavidJones]

If I had a budget of 600 what would I do to improve it

 

[hang-the-9]

If I had a budget of 600 what would I do to improve it

Improve your existing system? Nothing, you need to replace it. CPU is too old, a replacement CPU may get it up to close to a low spec gaming system, but then you need a new video card and power supply, the old motherboard won't run many of the new video cards, especially since it's an OEM board. Case it likely too small for a good video card.

If you have a decent power supply, going to an Intel Q6600 or higher and $100 video card like the RX 460 or GTX 1050 may be good if they will run on the motherboard. If not, then you either need an older video card (so used with questionable reliability or new for a bunch of money for slower card) . But it will struggle in newer games because of the CPU. You'd also want to get 8 GB of RAM in the system. So upgrades will be about half the cost of a new system, but you are just patching up an old system for that.