Hey guys, I hope this isn't a silly question. My computer (desktop PC) is 11 years old and it's served me very well to this day. It was a moderate build (not high end) even for the time. I'm starting to get back into PC gaming and I see my system is behind the times now. I'm not tech savvy but I want to update it so I can run more modern games without a problem.
I'm running Windows 7
AMD Athlon II X4 620 2.6 GHz processor
4 GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series Graphics card
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2
This will be mostly for gaming. the game I want to run now is Divinity Original Sin II, and Baldur's Gate 3 when it comes out. The most recent game I've played on this PC was Skyrim and it ran solid. I don't do much else on my PC.
I shop on NewEgg, Amazon, or Ebay but I'm open to other sites.
PARTS PREFERENCES: None, I'll use anything compatible
OVERCLOCKING: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050
I want to update the graphics card and RAM and I'm looking for any recommendations on what to buy. I'm also not sure what is compatible with my system. Also not sure if it's worth updating these things while keeping the same processor, or if I might have to build a whole new PC, which I'm trying to avoid.
If I missed any information please let me know. My budget for this would be ~$200ish USC.
Thanks for any assistance in advanced!
-Nick
I'm running Windows 7
AMD Athlon II X4 620 2.6 GHz processor
4 GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series Graphics card
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2
This will be mostly for gaming. the game I want to run now is Divinity Original Sin II, and Baldur's Gate 3 when it comes out. The most recent game I've played on this PC was Skyrim and it ran solid. I don't do much else on my PC.
I shop on NewEgg, Amazon, or Ebay but I'm open to other sites.
PARTS PREFERENCES: None, I'll use anything compatible
OVERCLOCKING: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050
I want to update the graphics card and RAM and I'm looking for any recommendations on what to buy. I'm also not sure what is compatible with my system. Also not sure if it's worth updating these things while keeping the same processor, or if I might have to build a whole new PC, which I'm trying to avoid.
If I missed any information please let me know. My budget for this would be ~$200ish USC.
Thanks for any assistance in advanced!
-Nick
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