[SOLVED] Need help with compability

[nicholaschan890]

Hey guys,i recently found this pc laying in my storage room and was wondering what upgrades can be done.Here are the spec and some pics (try to ignore the cables lol)

Processor: Amd athlon II x2 250
Motherboard: msi k9n6pgm2-v2
Ram : 2gb ddr2 667 mhz
HDD : 500gb seagate
Gpu : None

I wanna revive this pc cause my family needs one.They will be mostly using it for browsing and playing sims 4. Hope u guys can help !!

 

[13thmonkey]

Get a bottom of range GPU and it'll run something, but you'll need to get more RAM.

You'll spend money on it, and it'll be a waste, i'd look for a laptop from a secondhand shop if I were you.

 

[nicholaschan890]

Get a bottom of range GPU and it'll run something, but you'll need to get more RAM.

You'll spend money on it, and it'll be a waste, i'd look for a laptop from a secondhand shop if I were you.

what gpu do u think is compatible for it though? and can i upgrade the processor to a phenom II x4 955 black? i seen people using it on userbenchmark https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/MSI-K9N6PGM2-V2-MS-7309/403 .

 

[13thmonkey]

a 750ti would be nice, 8Gb (4Gb minimum) of memory, and these are the CPU's you can chose from: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/K9N6PGM2V2#support-cpu

A 120/250GB SSD would make the world of difference, it'll only run at Sata II speeds, but it'll feel so much more responsive than a HDD.

BUT it'll still be old, and you're still spending money on items that have minimal reuse value in another build. If you accept that as a concern then that's OK.

 

[nicholaschan890]

how about a rx 470 instead? cause the prices of this gpu is close to a 750ti where im living.

and ya i dont really care cuz my family wont be doing intensive gaming/editing on it anyways

IF everything seems alright then this should be the finish product

processor : Amd phenom II x4 955 (95 tdp)
gpu : gtx 750 ti or rx 470
ram : 2x4gb ddr2 800mhz
psu : evga 500w white(non modular) is this alright?
storage : 120gb ssd (os) and 500gb hdd

Oh and one last thing, can any type of gpu fit the pcie slot? Its pcie 1.0

 

[13thmonkey]

It's overkill for what you've said you need it for, and is likely to be held back by the CPU. It's a bit better than a GTX 780 which was a monster only a few years ago, claims to be 120W. But if it's cheap enough go for it, just check the power requirements.

An odd thing about PC power usage is that it has generally been going down, so older CPU's may well require a lot more power than more modern ones, so don't think old and slow = low electrical power when it comes to PSU sizing. I wouldn't be 100% happy with that PSU.

 

[nicholaschan890]

It's overkill for what you've said you need it for, and is likely to be held back by the CPU. It's a bit better than a GTX 780 which was a monster only a few years ago, claims to be 120W. But if it's cheap enough go for it, just check the power requirements.

An odd thing about PC power usage is that it has generally been going down, so older CPU's may well require a lot more power than more modern ones, so don't think old and slow = low electrical power when it comes to PSU sizing. I wouldn't be 100% happy with that PSU.

lol now im rethinking whether to just build a whole new pc anyways thanks for taking ur time to reply . '

i think ima save up a little more and just try to hunt for some good deals for a new pc.

 

[13thmonkey]

much better idea in my opinion. entry level ryzen's are great, the G's have decent iGPU's.