Im after a £90 gaming PC

[Stupid Old Computer]

Can anyone work a miracle?

I would like to play these games i purchased BF4 , Wildstar , watchdogs , take on helicopters

Can anyone help this is all the money i have and if i had to save another 100 it would take 7 months.

My current PC's parts:

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Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
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CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 62 °C
Brisbane 65nm Technology
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RAM
2.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 328MHz (5-5-5-15)
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Motherboard
ASUSTek Computer INC. Acacia (Socket AM2 ) 40 °C
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Graphics
X19 (1280x1024@60Hz)
831MB ATI Radeon HD 2350 (MSI) 50 °C
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Storage
298GB Hitachi HDT725032VLA SCSI Disk Device (SATA) 50 °C
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Optical Drives
No optical disk drives detected
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Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

 

[KyleADunn]

Here's a very suitable pair of GPU's you can compare. The 750 Ti might get bottlenecked a bit by your cpu, but the r7 250 would be a beautiful match up.

r7 250: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121800

750 Ti: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487025

The r7 250 is cheaper, too.

But, this is assuming you've got a 250w-350w PSU. If it's greater, let us know!

As for RAM, you should get another 2gb. Use this site to find a match up, or give us your current stick's detail info (found on the stick)

http://www.crucial.com/

 

[dwatterworth]

At the same time as the GPU if you need to keep that same platform, you are going to need a lot more memory to run any of those high end games. 8gb of memory to run watch dogs I believe.

 

[KyleADunn]

At the same time as the GPU if you need to keep that same platform, you are going to need a lot more memory to run any of those high end games. 8gb of memory to run watch dogs I believe.

4 GB should be okay; only a slight FPS drop. Here's a video of WatchDogs gameplay with 4gb vs. 8gb RAM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJfEeU2zwO4

 

[Stupid Old Computer]

That means i can't keep the machine without a big swap

This machine only supports 4GB Ram max.
What i do now. 🙁

Making me go 4x over budget.

 

[KyleADunn]

That means i can't keep the machine without a big swap

This machine only supports 4GB Ram max.
What i do now. 🙁

Making me go 4x over budget.

4 GB should be okay; only a slight FPS drop. Here's a video of WatchDogs gameplay with 4gb vs. 8gb RAM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJfEeU2zwO4

 

[Stupid Old Computer]

What about my CPU?

 

[RCFProd]

Never is 90 quid going to be enough mate.

 

[filippi]

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2213545/upgrade.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2211676/gaming-expensive.html

 

[KyleADunn]

What about my CPU?

For your GPU, I went and research the best GPU for your CPU. The pair will work well together.

The CPU's core clock of 2.7Ghz may cause some fps drops in cpu intensive games, but all in all, you should be fine keeping it.

 

[Stupid Old Computer]

I don't know my CPU load gets to 100% when playing sim city.

The minimum CPU for watchdogs is a: Phenom II X4 940
I think mine is less?

 

[RCFProd]

Your only options are:

1) Upgrade your RAM to atleast 4gb but this is still the bare minimum
2) Finding the cheapest R7 250

But honestly what you have there is an uncapable dual core processor. It's going to cause problems in heavy games. Fair enough if you get 30 fps in some games but even that is not likely with most games. Your CPU is weak, your RAM needs an addition of 4-6GB atleast for games like Watch Dogs and you need a 70-80 quid minimum graphics card.

Maybe just get a used Xbox 360 for under 90 quid. Much better solution.

 

[KyleADunn]

I don't know my CPU load gets to 100% when playing sim city.

The minimum CPU for watchdogs is a: Phenom II X4 940
I think mine is less?

Well, you could save up for a Hyper212 or similar CPU cooler, or even a cheap LOGISYS (link below), and OC that CPU, permitting your mobo allows for it.

Here's a link to a thread on OCing your CPU.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/256857-29-overclocking-athlon-dual-core-4400-processor-brisbane

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835999013&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-CPU%20Cooling-_-Logisys%20Computer-_-35999013&AID=10440897&PID=3087823&SID=

 

[filippi]

This is another option:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Team Elite 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2-800 Memory (£45.89 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GT 740 2GB Video Card (£67.68 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £113.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

PS. Try to find a cheaper GT 730 GDDR5 64-bit. According Toms:

"The GeForce GT 730 GDDR5 64-bit, on the other hand, is a lot more interesting at $76. Despite its narrow 64-bit interface, GDDR5 memory technology facilitates more memory bandwidth than a GeForce GT 640 with DDR3 on a 128-bit connection. We don't have one in the lab yet, but it should be quite a bit faster than the Radeon R7 240. Thus, the GeForce GT 730 64-bit GDDR5 becomes our new entry-level gaming recommendation. We haven't seen a serious sub-$100 contender from Nvidia in a while, so we're glad to see the company taking gamers on a budget seriously"

Ref. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html

PS. This is your mobo, right?

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=br&lc=pt&dlc=pt&docname=c01321559#N143

 

[KyleADunn]

This is another option:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Team Elite 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2-800 Memory (£45.89 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GT 740 2GB Video Card (£67.68 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £113.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

PS. Try to find a cheaper GT 730 GDDR5 64-bit. According Toms:

"The GeForce GT 730 GDDR5 64-bit, on the other hand, is a lot more interesting at $76. Despite its narrow 64-bit interface, GDDR5 memory technology facilitates more memory bandwidth than a GeForce GT 640 with DDR3 on a 128-bit connection. We don't have one in the lab yet, but it should be quite a bit faster than the Radeon R7 240. Thus, the GeForce GT 730 64-bit GDDR5 becomes our new entry-level gaming recommendation. We haven't seen a serious sub-$100 contender from Nvidia in a while, so we're glad to see the company taking gamers on a budget seriously"

Ref. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html

PS. This is your mobo, right?

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=br&lc=pt&dlc=pt&docname=c01321559#N143

I second filippi's RAM recommendation. You'd be hard pressed to beat that price for 4gb of higher-end DDR2 (as far as high-end DDR2 goes...)

 

[Stupid Old Computer]

Would there be much a change in low to high end RAM?

 

[KyleADunn]

Would there be much a change in low to high end RAM?

If you overclock the CPU, you might end up underclocking the RAM anyhow, so it depends.

Huge overclock: Buy another stick of RAM similar to your current one.

Minor/none: Buy the recommended set above

 

[filippi]

Would there be much a change in low to high end RAM?

In your case, every bit of performance boost helps.

 

[Stupid Old Computer]

Now my dad wont let me buy these parts 🙁 (Even though it is my pocket money)

He says 'You have bought too much for that computer' When all i had done was my Graphics card replaced with the same type.

How tight.

 

[KyleADunn]

Now my dad wont let me buy these parts 🙁 (Even though it is my pocket money)

He says 'You have bought too much for that computer' When all i had done was my Graphics card replaced with the same type.

How tight.

Well, hopefully you're at least at ease, knowing what is possible. Glad we could help you out!