I have an Optiplex 755 SFF, what can I do to upgrade in order to play Skyrim at a decent FPS?

[Jett Nash]

As Stated, I need to know what I can do to upgrade it...

240W PSU
2GB Samsung RAM
Intel Dual Core
Win7

Any other information, please ask

 

[laviniuc]

psu and gpu and at least 2 more gb ram, cpu too while you're at it.

 

[Jett Nash]

psu and gpu and at least 2 more gb ram, cpu too while you're at it.

Any suggestion for a cheap psu, gpu and and ram? Im pretty sure the cpu will be okay

 

[laviniuc]

the gpu i would go for a radeon hd 7750 low profile version, for that one you need about 350W-400W psu, but beware that you need a small psu to replace your current one

ram would be hard to find as you need ddr2 i think, but ok, maybe it would work without it too...

my suggestion would be to get the graphics card, if the 240W psu is a good quality one it might just work with just that, the gpu needs at max 75W of power.

 

[Jett Nash]

the gpu i would go for a radeon hd 7750 low profile version, for that one you need about 350W-400W psu, but beware that you need a small psu to replace your current one

ram would be hard to find as you need ddr2 i think, but ok, maybe it would work without it too...

my suggestion would be to get the graphics card, if the 240W psu is a good quality one it might just work with just that, the gpu needs at max 75W of power.

The PSU is alright, I have spare ddr2 cards but when I tried to put them in it beeped alot so....
Would a radeon hd 6670 work?

 

[laviniuc]

the 7750 is the best card that doesn't need an additional pci ex power connector. anything under that will draw less power. yes, the 6670 should be fine, just make sure to get the low profile version:
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1088&pid=1352&psn=&lid=1&leg=0#

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/370564-33-6670-power-requirements

 

[Jett Nash]

the 7750 is the best card that doesn't need an additional pci ex power connector. anything under that will draw less power. yes, the 6670 should be fine, just make sure to get the low profile version:
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1088&pid=1352&psn=&lid=1&leg=0#

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/370564-33-6670-power-requirements

Therefore, I would just need to buy that, nothing else? Other than more ram obvioulsy

 

[laviniuc]

like on the other thread, 240W might be enough, but it's a risk. it can be unstable or at worse it can even damage your components though that's rare.

if there's any problems with the new card you need a psu upgrade too. you should get a 400W+ psu and like you say, ram could help too.

 

[rwpritchett]

The 7750 draws less power than a 6670 (source) and it will run using your current 240W power supply. It's also a lot better for gaming than the 6670.

 

[Kisianik]

The 7750 draws less power than a 6670 (source) and it will run using your current 240W power supply. It's also a lot better for gaming than the 6670.

I second this, no power supply upgrade is necessary! Just make sure that you getting GDDR5 not DDR3, this one is excellent one Sapphire 100357LP Radeon HD 7750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-100357LP-128-bit-Express-Profile/dp/B0095MRLJ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387855947&sr=8-1&keywords=SAPPHIRE+100357LP

If you can find it cheaper, go for it. It is out of stock on newegg.

 

[prowla]

You can put a Core2Duo into a 755; the one I'm using right now has an E8400 at 3 GHz. It'll support 1066 and 1333 MHz FSB speeds.

The 755 SFF has a specification of 8 GB max memory, but it will take 16 GB (I have one with 13 GB = 3x 4 GB + 1x 1GB). The memory is DDR2, and 1 GB or even 2 GB modules can be had for a "reasonable" price.

The best graphics card I've got in one is a Radeon 6450, but I might check out the 7750.

Note that if you update a load of components at the same time, Windows might need re-registering.

These are really intended as a good business workhorse rather than a gaming machine, so they are always going to be a bit limited.