I need help with upgrading my pc

[VincentJatky]

Hello, this is my computer
Graphics card _ Asus Nvidia Geforce GTS 450
Processor_Intel core I72600 3.40GHZ
Motherboard_H61M-S2-B3
4Gbs of RAM
I have 140pounds and i want to upgrade it so i get more performance in gaming

 

[AshyCFC]

Hi, I think you will need a graphics card upgrade if anything and this will depend on your current power supply. I'll post some cards in your budget that you can look at. I'll use scan links but you can find them £5-10 cheaper elsewhere.

http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/gpu-amd/radeon-hd-7870-pci-e-(1280-streams) - Only around 3 different ones on scan though other places such as Amazon and Overclockers have a bigger variety. http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/gpu-nvidia/geforce-gtx-660-pci-e-30-(-960-cores) This is the nvidia alternative and you can find many reviews of these two cards together at various PC gaming reviewing websites but here's a review I found useful http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/Frame-Rating-GTX-660-vs-HD-7870-plus-HD-7790-HD-7850-GTX-650-Ti-BOOST

Alternatively you could get a cheaper GPU and change to 8GB of RAM but 4GB is "enough" I believe in most games.

 

[VincentJatky]

Hi, I think you will need a graphics card upgrade if anything and this will depend on your current power supply. I'll post some cards in your budget that you can look at. I'll use scan links but you can find them £5-10 cheaper elsewhere.

http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/gpu-amd/radeon-hd-7870-pci-e-(1280-streams) - Only around 3 different ones on scan though other places such as Amazon and Overclockers have a bigger variety. http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/gpu-nvidia/geforce-gtx-660-pci-e-30-(-960-cores) This is the nvidia alternative and you can find many reviews of these two cards together at various PC gaming reviewing websites but here's a review I found useful http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/Frame-Rating-GTX-660-vs-HD-7870-plus-HD-7790-HD-7850-GTX-650-Ti-BOOST

Alternatively you could get a cheaper GPU and change to 8GB of RAM but 4GB is "enough" I believe in most games.

Ok could you recommend me a good model for my budget? is 8 gbs of ram really going to increase my performance? im from Lithuania by the way so i dont have good computer shops here so i think im going to ask my friend from london if he can get it. I dont know much about computers and my one is kind of slow, i just reinstalled my windows, updated all my drivers and it helped alot, but still it cant run crysis without lag at the lowest graphics, it can run the older games tho like grand theft auto IV or need for speed shift 2, dead island. but if i try playing newer games its not that good 🙁 so maybe you can help me choose a model of a good graphics card? and if its gonna make a big increase in performance maybe ram?