So I found an old desktop laying around. Installed Windows 10 and cleaned it up a bit. It doesn't seem to have any problems and since I didn't have a personal PC, I decided to use it.
I'm thinking about upgrading it so it can run games like Rainbow six Siege and Overwatch at least minimum/medium settings 30 FPS to play with my friends.
Current Parts:
CPU: Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz (with stock cooler)
GPU: ATI Radeon X300 128mb
Mobo: Intel DQ35MP
RAM: 2Gb Kingston DDR2
PSU: Random PowerLogic 450W max power (probably fake)
HDD: 150 GB and surprisingly fast for an old drive
Case:ATX CoolerMaster case
I've now added a new 2TB HDD and ordered more RAM (4GB DDR2 so it stays with 6GB total)
I now intend to do a GPU and PSU Upgrade. I thought about buying the MSI GTX 1050 2GB Mini and the CoolerMaster MasterWatt Lite 500W 80Plus.
*The Case has enough room for everything listed.
Questions:
Do you think this GPU will fit the motherboard and if I can run new games with the new PSU and GPU.?
Will the PSU be compatible with all the components.?
Will the PSU be compatible with an old 2007 ATX Case ?
Will the CPU bottleneck the GPU that much?
Thx for anyone that can reply and leave any suggestions.
I'm thinking about upgrading it so it can run games like Rainbow six Siege and Overwatch at least minimum/medium settings 30 FPS to play with my friends.
Current Parts:
CPU: Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz (with stock cooler)
GPU: ATI Radeon X300 128mb
Mobo: Intel DQ35MP
RAM: 2Gb Kingston DDR2
PSU: Random PowerLogic 450W max power (probably fake)
HDD: 150 GB and surprisingly fast for an old drive
Case:ATX CoolerMaster case
I've now added a new 2TB HDD and ordered more RAM (4GB DDR2 so it stays with 6GB total)
I now intend to do a GPU and PSU Upgrade. I thought about buying the MSI GTX 1050 2GB Mini and the CoolerMaster MasterWatt Lite 500W 80Plus.
*The Case has enough room for everything listed.
Questions:
Do you think this GPU will fit the motherboard and if I can run new games with the new PSU and GPU.?
Will the PSU be compatible with all the components.?
Will the PSU be compatible with an old 2007 ATX Case ?
Will the CPU bottleneck the GPU that much?
Thx for anyone that can reply and leave any suggestions.