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Hi, i was directed here by some battlefield players. I'm mainly a console player but i got my hands on a gateway dx 4885. I'm wondering if anyone has any bugdet friendly ideas as far as upgrades to turn it into a good gaming rig. Thanks.
 
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Its a dx4885-UB3A. It's got an i5 4430, 8 gb ddr3, 1tb hard drive, windows 8, and intel hd graphics (i don't the numbers for it but the battlefield guys are sure it won't be good enough and should be among the first upgrades).
 
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lets see...

i5-4430...thats a 4th gen haswell and still got a lot of life left...along with a compatible motherboard in there, u can leave that aside for the time being...

8gb ddr3 is just enough to run AAA titles like battlefield...but u can consider adding another 4gb to 8gb to get some leverage if u plan to render or stream while playing simultaneously...

1tb hdd...thats an upgrade option best known to u, as per ur usage...but it will be an immense boost if u can add atleast a 120gb ssd for faster OS operations...improves loading times and overall pre output delay...

windows 8 is fine for now...

and so we come to the most important part...graphics...
since there is no dedicated graphics card inside, to play AAA titles, u need a minimum 2gb graphics card by todays requirements...wat u choose depends more on ur budget, as that rig is pretty much well suited for almost all the cards out there...there are two brands to choose from...amd and nvidia...amd is cheaper but runs hotter...whereas nvidia is a lil expensive but runs cooler...
which brings me to notice a very important component that u didnt mention...psu make/model/unit...
however there is something interesting that i found about the psu of this pc... http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/526746/you-may-wish-to-avoid-these-specific-desktop-models/
 
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If the link Hellfire posted is accurate, you're kinda out of luck. There isn't any suitable PSU that you could buy that would allow you to run a good gpu. Even the RX 460, the lowest bar (power wise) for a modern discrete GPU, requires more than a 300W PSU
 
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I think were good, i looked into it and acer makes 24 to 12 pin adaptors for like 10 bux. I think they made it for that specific flaw. So any idea on a good graphics card that's 150 or less.
 
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As far as good GPU goes, I'd look at the RX 460. If your budget is 150, you should be able to afford the 4gb variant. At this level though, the difference between 4gb and 2gb vram is mostly only noticeable in poorly designed games or games with poorly designed mods. So if you want to save 15 bucks, the 2gb variant is not a bad choice.

The RX 460 also has minimal power requirements; it might run just fine on a 300W PSU from a prebuilt, but I would not recommend it. It *should* work (system load power should be in the 260-280W range), but the PSUs in prebuilts aren't always matched to what the sticker on them says. Basically, the PSU is one of the easiest places for an OEM to save a few bucks and increase their margin. They put in the cheapest piece they can guarantee will work with what they specced the computer to be. Sometimes, due to the way manufacturing works, it's cheaper to include a higher wattage PSU, sometimes not. Other times it cheaper to include a PSU that says 300W but only provides 250 cuz that's all the system needs, etc.
 
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The question is will i be able to run bf1 smoothly. That is the goal. My price for the graphics card is around 150 but it's a bit flexible. I can also spring for a stronger power supply and ram as it seems to be cheap. I'm not sure of all the technical details of a motherboard or what it's price points are.
 
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