Upgrading a store bought pc for a gaming pc

[Hector Gomez]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rd7zrH

These are the parts I want. If you can choose cheaper ones for me I'd appreciate it! But the game I mainly want to run is Metal Gear Solid 5. That is why I got a 960 to get it for free

This is my pc
http://support.hp.com/za-en/document/c03135882

Will everything work? Im new to this, so do I just pull the old motherboard and put in the new one? Do I have enough power watts?

 

[zephyrrct]

Your partlist link is broken, make sure you give us the permalink so we can view.

 

[Hector Gomez]

Your partlist link is broken, make sure you give us the permalink so we can view.

fixed, oops!

 

[zephyrrct]

The parts you picked are pretty good for your budget, but you will need to get a new power supply as well. The one in your computer now is only 300 watts, which is not enough for the graphics card you picked out. Getting a GTX 750 or 950 (when it comes out) would probably work on your current power supply.

I'd suggest something around 500 watts, this'll last for a long time and leave room for a few future modifications. Corsair, XFX, and Seasonic are my top three brands for power supplies.

You'll also need an operating system. Windows will run you $100, unless you have an activation code somewhere. You could also run Linux if you don't want to pay for Windows.

 

[guanyu210379]

hmmm...
Your HP PC has already 8GB DDR3 RAM and has only 300W PSU.
300W is not enough for GTX960 and the old 8GB RAM is still usable. Getting a faster 8GB does not bring much and going 16GB is not effective either.
It is better to drop the RAM you included in the link and get a new PSU.
450W should be enough as long as the PSU is a high quality one from a well-known brand like XFX, Seasonic, Antec, etc.
And, you can still go for cheaper B85 mobo if you want, but H97 is already fine.