Please help need advice on upgrading desktop computer

[tiny voices]

Honestly most people don't consider 30fps sooth. 6fps is pretty much the standard for smooth gameplay.

 

[jaytechgaming]

If you want to get it to play games I suggest a DDR 5 card as that should run most games, like others say a 650 would be good, I have http://goo.gl/sPcpl2 and I run Black Ops 2 on ultra and BF3 on Ultra

What resolution do you play at? a 650ti will not play bf3 at ultra at 1080p at 60fps.

I have a regular 650 (link below) and it manages BF3 @ Medium/High settings @ 1080p @ 60fps and it still looks great, so the 650 ti can probably get close to ultra.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125444

 

[tiny voices]

I REALLY doubt this.

I am using a gtx650 right now due to RMA other card and I can barely run Skyrim at low/medium at 60fps.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_650_ti_review_reference,16.html A 650ti can't even run at 1600x1200 at Ultra so there is no way it can average 30fps at 1920x1080.

 

[rizwan12345]

Ok
U want a GPU
Let Ur CPU BE the same.
U should buy EVGA GeForce GTX650Ti Boost SuperClocked 2GB GDDR5 192bit, Dual-Link DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI,DP, SLI Ready Graphics Card
Price 159$=Rs 10000approx.
'OR
EVGA GeForce GTX 650 SUPERCLOCKED 1024MB GDDR5 DVI mHDMI Graphics Card 01G-P4-2652-KR
126 $=Rs7700
and processor u can go with i3 3220 or i5
hope it will be usefull

 

[buklau]

r9 270x and a amd fx 6300 or a amd readon hd 7850 gpu and you need a new psu 650 watts bronze maybe

 

[rizwan12345]

Actually u should tell ur budget
so that we could recommend u a perfect gpu
and if possible we could tell u a good cpu.

 

[Claymoresama]

Ok
U want a GPU
Let Ur CPU BE the same.
U should buy EVGA GeForce GTX650Ti Boost SuperClocked 2GB GDDR5 192bit, Dual-Link DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI,DP, SLI Ready Graphics Card
Price 159$=Rs 10000approx.
'OR
EVGA GeForce GTX 650 SUPERCLOCKED 1024MB GDDR5 DVI mHDMI Graphics Card 01G-P4-2652-KR
126 $=Rs7700
and processor u can go with i3 3220 or i5
hope it will be usefull

 

[rizwan12345]

Claymoresama
What Do U Mean By Copying My Post ?
At least tell me what do u want by doing this?

 

[Gardiang]

If you want to get it to play games I suggest a DDR 5 card as that should run most games, like others say a 650 would be good, I have http://goo.gl/sPcpl2 and I run Black Ops 2 on ultra and BF3 on Ultra

What resolution do you play at? a 650ti will not play bf3 at ultra at 1080p at 60fps.

I play 1080p it plays ultra fine, maybe on 30fps I don't look at that it is still smooth and I never notice any lag

I used to play BF4 with an Nvidia geforce GTX 460 at 1080p @ 50fps on ultra. (With minor overclocking in mind)

Now I play BF4 1080p @ 80fps with my new Nvidia geforce GTX 760 Still need a solution for its Overclocking however... Keeps crashing

 

[Achint2000]

There is almost no way possible to upgrade a slim pc because it is thin like a laptop and it generally does not have any PCI-E 16x Lane Slots (GPU SLOTS). Find a nice budget for a new computer and tell me for details.... I have a nice and decent PC which I assembled myself and I know the right products for a problem of very low budgets.

 

[Connor Greenaway]

I have a Hp Pavilion Slimline S5-1204 slim form desktop pc and i want to upgrade it so that i may run most games decently but im not looking to spend a fortune on the upgrade

this computer runs a Pentium G630 dual core at 2.7ghz
4gb ram
1tb 7200 rpm hard drive
and has a 220w power supply

i was considering a i3 processor like this one?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115077

and a gpu like http://www.amazon.com/Force3D-radeon-graphics-express-windows/dp/B006OS6UAG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367631261&sr=8-1&keywords=pci+express+x16+graphics+cards

please let me know what would be my best course of action this computer would mainly be for gaming but also for other things like basic editing

 

[Connor Greenaway]

don't worry about upgrading the cpu if it is a G series just do it the next time you have a bit of money the main thing for gaming is a Graphics card and a PSU That is a good make and not a company what are sh** you got to remember though you cant go over the top with the Graphics card because it will just bottleneck your processor this is not a problem you are not getting the best performance out of your gpu you have still got to remember that your cpu deals with everything in the background but a gpu handles the polygons, Fps and shaders and more so when you want to upgrade your pc go with the the gpu first if your processor is good but if your processor is not then just buy a Intel-Core-i5-4440-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_30-GHz processor and you will have to live of the integrated graphics until you can buy a Graphics card.

 

[arkham369]

JUst get a new 6670 graphics card
And for processor get Core i5-3350P.
And dell monitor .

 

[darkolozankoski]

I have a Hp Pavilion Slimline S5-1204 slim form desktop pc and i want to upgrade it so that i may run most games decently but im not looking to spend a fortune on the upgrade

this computer runs a Pentium G630 dual core at 2.7ghz
4gb ram
1tb 7200 rpm hard drive
and has a 220w power supply

i was considering a i3 processor like this one?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115077

and a gpu like http://www.amazon.com/Force3D-radeon-graphics-express-windows/dp/B006OS6UAG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367631261&sr=8-1&keywords=pci+express+x16+graphics+cards

please let me know what would be my best course of action this computer would mainly be for gaming but also for other things like basic editing

Consider a i3 3225 and Asus gtx 650 1gb gddr5


this one is:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121661

and:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116775


for psu:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031

 

[Chonen Juckie]

Let's take a look at the intel i5 will probably feel the speed increase. I like the first
http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=as_li_qf_br_sr_il_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&node=193870011&tag=httpwwwbl04d0-20

 

[AbhishekR]

Looking at the specs for your machine, the minimalist upgrade would be to go for the i3 processor and a low profile graphics card like the GT 620 (Although I am uncertain if even that will fit in that case. You would definitely have to upgrade the power supply IMO, As 22W would probably not be able to support even single slot PCI-E 16x cards as they can draw anything up to 75W. If you aren't looking to invest much but want some (very, very) basic gaming at 1024x768 resolutions, you could go for that card - but I would recommend going for something newer that uses a smaller die architecture and therefore gives more power for lesser power draw.

I'd recommend going for a GT 610 if you don't want to upgrade anything else. If you're up for upgrading the PSU and the rest, you've already got loads of advice. Cheers!

 

[teh camper]

if your budget is around whats on the link you posted, then how about getting these:

CPU: i3-3240,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116773

GPU: R7 240
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121799

but you might be happier with a better gpu in the long run, so im just listing some gpu

radeon hd 7790
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131490

radeon hd 7850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150642

R9 270
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121823

 

[tcb1005]

First of all, if you are upgrading your CPU, for your particular needs, an i3 will probably provide all of the performance you will need for gaming. There aren't many games that take advantage of more than 2 cores, so an i7 or even an i5 would be overkill.Secondly since you have a 220 watt PSU, you will need to upgrade that if you want any decent graphics card. Unfortunatley upgrading the PSU in this case is a little more difficult because of the case size. Here is an informative article on the matter. http://tinyurl.com/mav3lsp Finally don't purchase any GPU without GDDR5 memory. The performance difference between GDDR3 and GDDR5 is quite large. For your case, I would suggest an r7 250, such as this one. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121800

 

[Chonen Juckie]

Do you have a budget, I recommend it.
Cpu: i5 4440
VGA: GTX 760
Ram: 8 Gb
HDD: 500GB or 1TB
http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=as_li_qf_br_sr_il_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&node=193870011&tag=httpwwwbl04d0-20

 

[Abdul0]

If I was you I would just get a new gpu. Some good ones are the amd radeon 6850 which is very cheap. If not the gtx 460 and 470 is good. hwcompare.com is a good website to use as a reference. Also, eBay does some very good deals on gpus. About your case the cards i have mentioned are very small, but it would be worth it if you would open up your case and see how much room there is. You can see how big cards are by searching online 🙂.

 

[Vicky555]

Man I suggest that first of all buy a full size cabinet with the cooler master 500 watts or 600 watts of PSU

Gaming cabinet like Cooler Master Full size cabinet

And If you are looking for a processor then I suggest i3 3220 or i5 3450 this processors is best processors I have i5 3450 processor and I can play any game in ultra settings.

And GPU you are looking for is not for gaming I mean you can play game but in lowest settings. If you have money then save it and after sometime when you have enough money then buy GTX650ti or GTX650(non Ti). This is the best graphic card I've ever seen... I have this beast and it can blow all the games... You can play any game in ultra settings.

And For all this you must have a good Motherboard like Asus P8 series As for you, you can buy P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 this is the budget mobo. And It also have GPU boost and have 4 SATA. This one is best..

And buy yourself a 4 or 8 GB corsair Ram.

You'll be Happy with all this or If you won't have enough money then save what you have right now and add some more money when ever you have then buy all this you'll very happy with this . Your PC will be known as the Beast.

 

[kamehameha1]

If you have a lot of money to spend, I would get the GTX 760 mini, and a new PSU that's at least 500 watts.

However, judging on your budget, I would just get a GTX 650 2 gb, and move to an i5. (Haswell)

 

[Pc knower]

hey
IF you want make mid-end gaming PC , so I recommend you a 3 or 4th gen CPU
i check the links , i think FX 8350-( 8 cores cost-$199 ) best for gaming and batter i5 4th gen
budget CPU's-i3 3th gen (ex-3220) or AMD x4 (ex 651)

GPU you are looking for is not for gaming I mean you can play game but in lowest settings and the card give you low FPS. Low FPS mean LAGS. I suggest you ATI 7750 or R7 250 DDR3 Cards. DDR5 cards take lot space and power if you want upgrade the cabinet so no problems to install a DDR5 card. Install a new powerful SMPS (POWER Supply)
GOOD LUCk MAN 😀

 

[kamehameha1]

220 watts wouldn't be enough for a graphics card... If you upgrade to an i3, your computer will use about 134 watts.

Getting a graphics card will probably fry your PSU.

If I were you, I would get the Corsair CX500 PSU and i3-3240 first.

If you're willing to go that extra distance get a GTX GTX 750 ti, or the before-mentioned GTX 760 mini. If you could find one, the GTX 650, or GTX 650 ti might be worth looking at for your case.

 

[slow_excellence]

I see a lot of people here recommending ~500W PSUs for gtx 600/700 series cards as well as the HD 6000/7000 series and it probably works but in my experience going with a higher wattage PSU is good for not only keeping a decent overhead, but allows for more upgrades further on down the road. I've had both the GTX 670 and the HD 6850 and used a 620w power supply to run them. My computer, however, was operating near the max load with both of these cards and didn't start running more smoothly until I purchased an 850W PSU. If you decide to go with one of these midrange cards and upgrading your CPU (which you should probably do anyways to prevent bottlenecking) "should" run fine on a 500W PSU but it cant hurt to invest in an 850-1000W for future use. This is also highly dependent on your budget though. If you're not limited on your budget, I'd recommend the i5 3570k which is the king of the upper midrange intel CPUs right now (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504). And I'd just like to put in a quick word for the sapphire r9 270x. If you can afford it, I'd highly recommend it. I've had nothing but great experiences with sapphire radeon cards. I upgraded to this from an EVGA GTX 670 which I had nothing but issues with and ran about as smoothly as a student driver coming up to a stop sign. Good luck in the decision making process!