PEOPLE PEOPLE
who want their old PC to be a gaming PC follow my footsteps. If you have not open your PC by yourself please go buy one from fry's as it will not worth it taking your energy and making you stressful.
HERE you go, my personal experience as i went through whole process, The upgrade can take 1-3 days depending what you have at hand. but not worry about time look how much it will save you.i spent $250 dollars to upgrade to gaming PC.
MY PC that i got upgraded. just reference how old it was
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01H0PK7V4/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&th=1
$375
my PC tower is 15” x 7.8” x 16.2 (Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Chassis)
my motherboard is H81M-E
my processer is Intel i-3
1. check what is your mother board type> Micro ATX or ATX. Micro ATX is smaller then ATX.
Want to check spec of your mother board go to
http://www.pc-specs.com/mobo/Asus/Asus_H81M-E/2489
Form Factor Micro-ATX
2. Make sure you have pci slot empty to install the Graphic card.Mine is Micro ATX mother board and i had one PCI slot empty.
3. Once you have decided what Graphic card you want by looking on the web store or Fry's next step is to check the compatibility. For new Mother board it is not required but if you have old mobo it is good idea to check it out
3. how to Check the compatibility of the AORUS Radeon RX 750 with your Mother board.
http://www.pc-specs.com/mobo/Asus/Asus_H81M-E/2489/Compatible_GPUs
Check the the list of GPU that you have.
4. Go to frys and shop for your graphics card. I got the AMD Radeon Rx 570. On the box read the minimum requirement. The PSU (Power supply Unit) requirement for this 450 Watt. My PC had only 350 WAtt, So i have to replace it with minimum 500W.
5. Shop for power supply. I got RT-500 XT. it was around $40 - $50. check it support the ATX. It will be written on the board ATX power supply.
6. Remove the old one and install the new one PSU. This should be straight forward.You have to remove all the wire connecting to your Mobo( your mother board connector,processor connector etc, HArd Drive and DVD drive.
7. Once you have your new PSU installed.
8. Connect all the connectors. for motherboard, CPU, Hard Drive, DVD drive.
9. Then get ready to hook your new Graphics card
Remove a expansion slot(s) (for me i have to remove 2 slots) for your new graphic card. Remove slot. For my chassis i have to push it and twist it and it will come out. so there is no going back. once remove it will be empty slot.
7.Install your Graphic card. push down on the pci slot and make it inserted fully. Graphics input ports will be out of the expansion slot. make sure is correct position.
6. Ok now Micro ATX Motherboard had built-in graphic from Intel. My PSU did not have pci-e power cable connetor.
Now when i got the new power supply it had 6 pin pci-e graphic power connector but the the new graphic card i got had 8 pin power input.
7. Now we need to get a Adapter 6-pin to 8 pin from frys.
8. Now connect you adapter to the psu and then plug in the graphics card.
9. By now everything should be fine. Plug in the power cable to the psu. turn the button from 0 to 1. and press the PS power button to turn it on.
10:
Adding one more LED fan for balance CFM
Every fan features a cubic feet per minute (CFM) rating, which measures of the volume of air it moves in a minute. The greater the CFM, the more air a fan moves. To properly air cool your computer, you need have enough case fans to push or pull air into and out of the case.
My PC HAD:IT is pushing air out
Sunon fan: Micro-ATX. Pull out Air
DC Fans DC Fan, 92x25mm, 12VDC, 45CFM, 1.6W, 32dBA, 2700RPM, 0.13inch H2O, 2Ball
I GOT ONE MORE ADDED. TO pull AIR in
Corsair AF120 LED. Pull in Air
52 CFM
120x25 mm
1500 rpm
25 dBA
25 is approximately loudness of a quite person whisperiningin a quite room. Pretty low.
FAN Connection cable 3 pin
MY PC PSU had 4 PIN connector
Not you need to get - 3-4 pin Molex PIN Adapter- Online
Also get some for installation
PC Case Fan Soft Silicone Anti Noise Reducing Vibration Screws
11: MONITOR
If you have old Monitor it is good to time to upgrade now. I got 27 inch Asus VP279
It will have 3 DP (display port) ports . I used the DP port.
NOW When you all DONE Try on FORTNITE. That give a good gaming experience and see the frame per second you getting on your new graphic card.
ENJOY
who want their old PC to be a gaming PC follow my footsteps. If you have not open your PC by yourself please go buy one from fry's as it will not worth it taking your energy and making you stressful.
HERE you go, my personal experience as i went through whole process, The upgrade can take 1-3 days depending what you have at hand. but not worry about time look how much it will save you.i spent $250 dollars to upgrade to gaming PC.
MY PC that i got upgraded. just reference how old it was
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01H0PK7V4/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&th=1
$375
my PC tower is 15” x 7.8” x 16.2 (Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Chassis)
my motherboard is H81M-E
my processer is Intel i-3
1. check what is your mother board type> Micro ATX or ATX. Micro ATX is smaller then ATX.
Want to check spec of your mother board go to
http://www.pc-specs.com/mobo/Asus/Asus_H81M-E/2489
Form Factor Micro-ATX
2. Make sure you have pci slot empty to install the Graphic card.Mine is Micro ATX mother board and i had one PCI slot empty.
3. Once you have decided what Graphic card you want by looking on the web store or Fry's next step is to check the compatibility. For new Mother board it is not required but if you have old mobo it is good idea to check it out
3. how to Check the compatibility of the AORUS Radeon RX 750 with your Mother board.
http://www.pc-specs.com/mobo/Asus/Asus_H81M-E/2489/Compatible_GPUs
Check the the list of GPU that you have.
4. Go to frys and shop for your graphics card. I got the AMD Radeon Rx 570. On the box read the minimum requirement. The PSU (Power supply Unit) requirement for this 450 Watt. My PC had only 350 WAtt, So i have to replace it with minimum 500W.
5. Shop for power supply. I got RT-500 XT. it was around $40 - $50. check it support the ATX. It will be written on the board ATX power supply.
6. Remove the old one and install the new one PSU. This should be straight forward.You have to remove all the wire connecting to your Mobo( your mother board connector,processor connector etc, HArd Drive and DVD drive.
7. Once you have your new PSU installed.
8. Connect all the connectors. for motherboard, CPU, Hard Drive, DVD drive.
9. Then get ready to hook your new Graphics card
Remove a expansion slot(s) (for me i have to remove 2 slots) for your new graphic card. Remove slot. For my chassis i have to push it and twist it and it will come out. so there is no going back. once remove it will be empty slot.
7.Install your Graphic card. push down on the pci slot and make it inserted fully. Graphics input ports will be out of the expansion slot. make sure is correct position.
6. Ok now Micro ATX Motherboard had built-in graphic from Intel. My PSU did not have pci-e power cable connetor.
Now when i got the new power supply it had 6 pin pci-e graphic power connector but the the new graphic card i got had 8 pin power input.
7. Now we need to get a Adapter 6-pin to 8 pin from frys.
8. Now connect you adapter to the psu and then plug in the graphics card.
9. By now everything should be fine. Plug in the power cable to the psu. turn the button from 0 to 1. and press the PS power button to turn it on.
10:
Adding one more LED fan for balance CFM
Every fan features a cubic feet per minute (CFM) rating, which measures of the volume of air it moves in a minute. The greater the CFM, the more air a fan moves. To properly air cool your computer, you need have enough case fans to push or pull air into and out of the case.
My PC HAD:IT is pushing air out
Sunon fan: Micro-ATX. Pull out Air
DC Fans DC Fan, 92x25mm, 12VDC, 45CFM, 1.6W, 32dBA, 2700RPM, 0.13inch H2O, 2Ball
I GOT ONE MORE ADDED. TO pull AIR in
Corsair AF120 LED. Pull in Air
52 CFM
120x25 mm
1500 rpm
25 dBA
25 is approximately loudness of a quite person whisperiningin a quite room. Pretty low.
FAN Connection cable 3 pin
MY PC PSU had 4 PIN connector
Not you need to get - 3-4 pin Molex PIN Adapter- Online
Also get some for installation
PC Case Fan Soft Silicone Anti Noise Reducing Vibration Screws
11: MONITOR
If you have old Monitor it is good to time to upgrade now. I got 27 inch Asus VP279
It will have 3 DP (display port) ports . I used the DP port.
NOW When you all DONE Try on FORTNITE. That give a good gaming experience and see the frame per second you getting on your new graphic card.
ENJOY
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