HP 110-023w Desktop PC, wanting to upgrade to increase FPS and graphics

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So I purchased this from wal-mart a while ago in a bundle and I'm slightly regretting it, but there's no turning back since it's already too late anyway. I was wondering, (I play LoL and get to 100+ FPS , HOWEVER, I have to turn my graphics down to very low). I want to have atleast above 100-200 fps while on high quality. I've been looking at quadcores recently..

Can anyone suggest a few things I can upgrade to increase my FPS + graphics w/o having to turn all my graphics down just for 100+? I want to be able to have atleast 100-150+ fps while on all high. I just don't know what I'm able to upgrade to have a real gaming PC. I'm all new at this!

specs can be found here:
http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03779346

Thank you! (sorry if it's too long ;-;, I'm only 14 years old w/o any experience what-so-ever)
 
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I can't believe it but the motherboard in this PC does not have any expansion slots!! So, you cannot upgrade your video.

It seems, however, that you can upgrade the CPU, from Pentium to Core i3, It won't give you much in graphics performance, but is much better CPU. The CPU can be found for about $120, so you have to work this out with your parents 😉
 


Challenge accepted.

Like he said your motherboard has no expansion slots. You can't add a graphics card. So you'll have to replace the motherboard. And you'll have to get a new CPU because the old one won't fit.
Also, if we add a graphics card, you will need a better power supply than 90 watts.

CPU - AMD Athlon X4 860K, $75. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113379 Quick little quad-core processor similar to the bigger A10 APUs from AMD.
Motherboard - ASRock FM2a88M PRO3+, $57. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157571 Inexpensive motherboard with decent enough components and should be able to handle our stuff. Also, it is Micro-ATX form factor just like the original motherboard.
Power supply - 500W EVGA Bronze efficiency, $50. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438012 Provides the power we need at a decent efficiency at the right price.
Graphics card - Sapphire R9 270X, $145 (currently on sale). http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202050 This card is the jewel of the upgrade (pun intended). The 500W power supply is just adequate to feed this card - don't try overclocking the GPU. Note that the $145 is a sale price, if the price becomes too high before you can buy it try Gigabyte's R9 270X at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125476 or Asus' R9 270X at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121925. Keep in mind that Sapphire generally makes the best AMD cards, and also the Sapphire model is the smallest card at about 9 inches. The Asus card is 10.7 inches, and the Gigabyte card is the longest at 11.4 inches. Make sure that there is space for the Asus and Gigabyte cards, there should be space for the Sapphire card. This length is from the very back of the computer, the back being where the fan probably is as well as your internet port, going all the way up to your hard drive cage, where your hard drives are mounted. There needs to be that much space between the hard drive cages and the back for these graphics cards to fit. If there is not enough space, let me know and we'll go from there.
Regardless of which GPU you pick, the cost will be under $400 for all 4 parts.
 




Yeah, I'd like to make it into a gaming PC too . Uhm, do you know a way to make it process up to about a stable 150 fps or so? I play this game League of Legends and I was wondering if I could get it up to 150 FPS while on high quality settings. Will the build you gave to Marisolvii work for me ? I have a budget around $450-ish too. Can you give me some specs that would run something as nice as Anklespankin's gameplay? (He's a youtuber that plays League of Legends at high quality settings and gets about 100-200 FPS. 120-ish stable) I have 8 GB of RAM right now and I'm wondering if I can upgrade that too and get about a quadcore processor that won't break my PC or something.. thanks!

Example video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLBxpFdvpJI

 


Once again, I repeat my spiel.
Having more than 60fps is useless, unless you have a really expensive monitor. Most monitors can't go any faster than 60fps. Trust me. 60fps is the target. Nobody needs 100fps. The Youtuber might be able to use 100-200fps because then he can achieve slow-motion effects. But also he probably has an expensive $1500-$2000 build that is capable of running most AAA games well at high graphics quality anyway. I'm assuming you don't know the price points for good computers: Anything below $500 is generally crap, $500 is "mainstream" or "low-end" in my esteem; a decent mid-range computer will cost around $900-1000, and a "high-end gaming PC" will typically cost at least $1250. This is if the computer is custom-built from scratch, by the way - some companies will screw you over and you might have to pay $1700 for what I'd call "high-end".

League of Legends is an easy game to run. I don't know how easy because I've never played it. But we should be able to get you 30 to 60 fps at high quality because it's just a 2D MOBA; from what I know, desktop MOBAs are easy to run because they don't involve as much detail in gameplay, and the graphics are often less detailed and more cartooney compared to most AAA titles that try to be somewhat realistic.
A quad-core processor is pretty reasonable - but most processors worth buying these days manage what any quad-core manages. Even cheap Intel Core i3 processors, which are physically dual-cores, have the same number of processing threads as quad-cores. Basically it can process the same amount of stuff as quad-cores, even though it's a dual-core. This is thanks to a technology called hyper-threading, and most processors perform like quad-cores since they usually have hyper-threading. Of course, you should check with the manufacturer's specifications to make sure the dual-core processor actually is hyper-threaded. Don't worry, though, we can still get you a cheap quad-core.
8GB RAM is pretty good, actually. You can never have too much RAM, but if you have more RAM than you need, getting more RAM is useless. Few games use more than 6GB RAM, and combining that with what Windows uses, usually about 1GB, you still have some RAM leftover. Someday, maybe you can upgrade to 16GB, but not with a $450 budget.


For $450 I'd recommend basically the same build as I did for Marisolvii:
Athlon X4 860K processor for $80. It's a quad-core, it's cheap, but it's got great bang-for-buck.
ASRock motherboard with A88X chipset for $57. Works with the gpu we will use, small enough to fit in your case, also easy on the wallet.
500-watt EVGA power supply for $50. Provides enough safe power for the whole system. Hopefully your case will allow for the installation of a third-party PSU, sometimes they use proprietary stuff.
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The graphics card is where things change. Since you have a bit more money than Marisolvii, we can get you a nicer GPU that costs more, but performs better, has a smaller size and thus will fit more easily in your relatively small case, and uses less power. I don't know how much space is in your case, you'll have to measure it yourself by opening it up.
Here's the choices...
Gigabyte GTX 960 Mini Edition, at 7.125 inches long, costs $200. It has the fastest clock speed, but it's also the longest card and is least likely to fit.
EVGA GTX 960 Superclocked, at 6.8 inches long, costs $200. It is faster than the Asus, but shorter than the Gigabyte.
ASUS GTX 960 Mini, at 6.7 inches long, costs $215. It is the slowest and most expensive out of the bunch, but it's also the smallest.

I'd recommend the Gigabyte card if you can fit it in your case. Otherwise, the EVGA card is your best alternative since it's cheaper than the Asus card.


So this will help you run the game really well at high quality.
 
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Sweet, thank you so much!
 


Hmm.. I'm just wondering, what if I replace those 2 w/ these and keep the others?

MOTHERBOARD:
http://www.amazon.com/MAXIMUS-VI-HERO-Motherboard-Generation/dp/B00CXIVEA2/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1433611873&sr=1-2&keywords=asus+maximus

PROCESSOR:
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-4430-Quad-Core-Desktop-Processor/dp/B00CO8T9VC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433612181&sr=8-1&keywords=lga+1150+processor+i5

Will it still work? I really like those two, and I think I'll be able to afford them. (This is my 2nd choice of a build if I decide I choose to spend more) What's the recommended power supply and graphics card? (I just want some recommended specs, doesn't matter the cost as long as it's not too much, like $300 for one thing, disregarding my processor and motherboard, of course) I might also upgrade my case to a razer NZXT h440 PC case later on so idk whether I'll be able to easily transfer the build in this current PC to the new one w/o buying a whole different build.. The only reason I want around 100ish FPS at high settings is cause they might drop drastically during teamfights, and I want the FPS to stay at or above 60 FPS while in the laggiest moments. Cause 60 FPS is pretty risky in LoL. Sorry for all the questions, I'm just really curious!
 


You will have to get a new motherboard to fit in a graphics card, and you'll have to get a new processor since your old one won't work.
You'll have to get a new power supply because the one your computer has right now is incredibly weak, you need one that is at least 500+ watts, if you stay with a small, budget-oriented graphics card. Mid-end cards from Nvidia should have 600+, and AMD cards will need 650-700 watts minimum, including a small margin of safety. Seriously, the cheap PSUs can explode if they are overloaded.
Graphics card is "optional" - you'll get performance increases without one, because your CPU and its integrated graphics cores will be stronger than what you have now. But the graphics card is far more important than the CPU for gaming - in a PC gaming build, you typically should invest more in a graphics card than you should in a CPU. The four parts I recommended are balanced: the CPU and the graphics card may slow each other down from time to time, but they are more likely to be balanced. The motherboard is the cheapest one I could find that's any good, and the power supply is the bare minimum to safely run the computer.