Hi all,
I bought an HP Pavilion 500-314 (https://www.newegg.com/hp-pavilion-500-314/p/N82E16883281171) a few years ago because at the time i didn't have a functional computer, and needed something for school. It was on a wicked sale and it fit my needs at the time. I am a big gamer, playing mostly on consoles. However "back in my day" i played exclusively on PC and have a nice Steam library of older games i used to play. That said, my desktop isn't able to keep up with the games i used to play (not all of them) and i figure maybe i can upgrade my graphics card and be able to do this.
The games it has a hard time with are laughably older like Company of Heroes, Warhammer 40K Dawn of War 2, even Titan Quest. (without the patch which ups the graphics). Again i focus mostly on PS4 and Nintendo Switch for gaming so i am not seeking to play new games like Assassin's Creed, or GTA 5 here. It would be nice if it can handle titles from this previous generation, but not the focus. (not even sure if that is a reasonable thing to consider)
Can anyone advise on a graphics card that is not only compatible with my system but will get the job done? Id like to not spend more than a couple hundred bucks. Not sure if that is reasonable and aside from this potential upgrade, i am not looking to upgrade my PC beyond this (I would just buy a new one at that point).
Any suggestions? Please see the New Egg link above for the specs. Thanks in advance for your time!
I bought an HP Pavilion 500-314 (https://www.newegg.com/hp-pavilion-500-314/p/N82E16883281171) a few years ago because at the time i didn't have a functional computer, and needed something for school. It was on a wicked sale and it fit my needs at the time. I am a big gamer, playing mostly on consoles. However "back in my day" i played exclusively on PC and have a nice Steam library of older games i used to play. That said, my desktop isn't able to keep up with the games i used to play (not all of them) and i figure maybe i can upgrade my graphics card and be able to do this.
The games it has a hard time with are laughably older like Company of Heroes, Warhammer 40K Dawn of War 2, even Titan Quest. (without the patch which ups the graphics). Again i focus mostly on PS4 and Nintendo Switch for gaming so i am not seeking to play new games like Assassin's Creed, or GTA 5 here. It would be nice if it can handle titles from this previous generation, but not the focus. (not even sure if that is a reasonable thing to consider)
Can anyone advise on a graphics card that is not only compatible with my system but will get the job done? Id like to not spend more than a couple hundred bucks. Not sure if that is reasonable and aside from this potential upgrade, i am not looking to upgrade my PC beyond this (I would just buy a new one at that point).
Any suggestions? Please see the New Egg link above for the specs. Thanks in advance for your time!