Hello,
I have a 3-year-old HP Pavilion p6140sc Desktop computer. specs HERE. (OS: Win7 Home Premium 64-bit) Originally I didn't buy the the machine for gaming purposes but now I feel like I need to have an upgrade since the newer games are becoming too demanding for them to run smoothly on my equipment. My goal would be so that I could play all the newest Source games consistenly at 60fps on high(est) settings, and likewise with Serious Sam 3, and also prepare my computer for Diablo 3. I have a primary 1920x1080 gaming monitor and I use a second monitor at 1280x1024 only for IM programs, not gaming. Question is, what would be the easiest (cheapest) route to this goal?
Being a PC hardware-noob, I don't think I want to go experimenting with overclocking. There's no way I have the necessary experience to figure out what should I get without knowing bottlenecking effects and such - which is why I am posting here.. Also I'm primarily looking for a single graphics card solution. I was looking to spend maybe around 300 euros but if that's not even close to achieve my desired goal then I might be willing to go higher. I live in Finland btw.
I have a 3-year-old HP Pavilion p6140sc Desktop computer. specs HERE. (OS: Win7 Home Premium 64-bit) Originally I didn't buy the the machine for gaming purposes but now I feel like I need to have an upgrade since the newer games are becoming too demanding for them to run smoothly on my equipment. My goal would be so that I could play all the newest Source games consistenly at 60fps on high(est) settings, and likewise with Serious Sam 3, and also prepare my computer for Diablo 3. I have a primary 1920x1080 gaming monitor and I use a second monitor at 1280x1024 only for IM programs, not gaming. Question is, what would be the easiest (cheapest) route to this goal?
Being a PC hardware-noob, I don't think I want to go experimenting with overclocking. There's no way I have the necessary experience to figure out what should I get without knowing bottlenecking effects and such - which is why I am posting here.. Also I'm primarily looking for a single graphics card solution. I was looking to spend maybe around 300 euros but if that's not even close to achieve my desired goal then I might be willing to go higher. I live in Finland btw.