Clueless about Graphic Cards

[vuikinh]

So i just bought the HP Envy 700-056/700-216 (http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/848252/HP-Envy-700-056700-216-Desktop/). The specs are pretty high i think, except for the power supply unit (300W) and the graphic card (AMD Radeon HD 8670D). My budget is about 350, please recommend a good combo to play games like "The Witcher 2"... Thanks in advance !
PS: I have never changed/replaced any parts of a desktop before, so I would greatly appreciate if anyone could give me a link for a video or something about that stuff.

 

[Computer__GUY]

The PC you have just bought doesn't have a dedicated GPU, it's built into the CPU. Other than the memory and the HDD, it's kinda rubbish in comparison to what you could have built yourself for that amount of money. The GPU will struggle a lot when playing Witcher 2 and according to game-debate you it won't be playing even at the lowest of settings in 1080p. Sorry.

I suggest that you return the computer and combine the $350 you have now with the $600 you bought the PC for and then you should be able to build yourself something A LOT better.

 

[vuikinh]

The PC you have just bought doesn't have a dedicated GPU, it's built into the CPU. Other than the memory and the HDD, it's kinda rubbish in comparison to what you could have built yourself for that amount of money. The GPU will struggle a lot when playing Witcher 2 and according to game-debate you it won't be playing even at the lowest of settings in 1080p. Sorry.

I suggest that you return the computer and combine the $350 you have now with the $600 you bought the PC for and then you should be able to build yourself something A LOT better.

Then could you give me your desktop build for $1K budget?

 

[Computer__GUY]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9kxqWZ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9kxqWZ/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54670) | $219.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z87pro3) | $94.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [AMD Radeon R9 Gamer Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-memory-r938g2130u1k) | $79.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st31000340nsffp) | $45.97 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g) | $355.91 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-spec01redled) | $49.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr) | $64.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | $13.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1005.80
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-17 13:34 EST-0500 |

 

[vuikinh]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9kxqWZ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9kxqWZ/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54670) | $219.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z87pro3) | $94.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [AMD Radeon R9 Gamer Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-memory-r938g2130u1k) | $79.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st31000340nsffp) | $45.97 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g) | $355.91 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-spec01redled) | $49.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr) | $64.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | $13.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1005.80
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-17 13:34 EST-0500 |

Thanks a lot!