I really need help selecting the right power supply that would let me power a gpu in the future.

Hamza_45

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Hey everyone!
I have the following prebuilt pc
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/QUAD-CORE-AMD-4-2-8GB-1TB-GAMING-PC-HOME-COMPUTER-NVIDIA-GTX-1050-2GB-DEFENDER-/201121002391?_trksid=p2385738.m2548.l4275&clk_rvr_id=1192471749436&afsrc=1&rmvSB=true

I want to change the psu as my current power supply doesn't have any pcie connectors which means I would not be able to power a powerful gpu in the future.
the dimensions of my current power supply seem to be on this page
https://www.amazon.co.uk/CiT-500W-Micro-Power-Supply/dp/B0064A8X4A

I would greatly appreciate it if someone could recommend me a psu that comes with pcie connectors in order for me to power a gpu. Also another issue ive found is that I cannot find out my case specifications I have emailed the seller of the pc but got no reply and I also haven't found any labels to tell me the case specifications..

 
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No, not upgradeable at all.

The FX4300 is from 2012 and the motherboard picked with it has limited cpu upgrades.

This is much better today, and a good upgrade path for future:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£52.28 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£62.80 @ Aria PC)
Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (£50.63 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card (£136.16 @ More Computers)
Case: Zalman Z3...


First don't upgrade th gpu your cpu is holding back our current gpu really badly. Secondly the cm rmx 550w is my favorite go to psu that will last you a long time and is good enough to even power a 1080ti.
 
RMX is quite pricy, a seasonic s12ii or m12ii is more than adaquete and good quality, even a new generation corsair cx550 is good enough for needs.

Agreed that a GPU upgrade will not help you in any. That cpu is very very weak and it will bottleneck hard trying to put anything better into it.
Unforttunatly you bought into a cheap platform that has no real upgrade path, while there is better CPUs out there for your platform they will only provide very minor improvement, not even near worth the cost. The BEST cpu for your platform cant beat out a 3 year old haswell core i3 cpu in performance.

So if you want better gaming performance you will have to get a new cpu, motherbaord and ram.
FOr budget build I suggest the Pentium g4560 cpu, b250 motherboard and 8gb of ddr4 memory, all together run you around $180.
 

Hamza_45

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Ah I see. My friend sent me his current build
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/NetherHawk/saved/2Z82FT
I was wondering would you be able to tell me if this is an up-gradable PC in the future?
 
No, not upgradeable at all.

The FX4300 is from 2012 and the motherboard picked with it has limited cpu upgrades.

This is much better today, and a good upgrade path for future:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£52.28 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£62.80 @ Aria PC)
Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (£50.63 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card (£136.16 @ More Computers)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£51.23 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £427.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-31 17:41 BST+0100
 
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