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Well I got this really bad computer from a friend and I wanted to know what the first thing I should do to increase FPS when playing games, I figured a graphics card would be the best place to start. Maybe a Gigabyte GV-N1030OC-2GI Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 OC 2G Graphics Card(I know there's way better, but I'm kinda on a budget right now). And my other question is will this even fit in the computer and how will I know(kinda new to PC gaming) any help would be great thanks. THE PC is a Dell Inspiration Desktop.X64. Intel core i5-4460S 4 cores. Thanks
 
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Like I said, the math says you'll be fine. Even at full tilt your PC won't be pulling the max that your PSU is capable of. You'll be right around 70% of PSU capacity, which is a little high, normally you don't want to be over 70%, but it is in no way a dangerous draw on it. Just don't go adding hard drives or RGB fans and you'll be just fine.

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[strike]You can't install dedicated GPU into a laptop.
All you can do with hardware on your laptop is adding RAM sticks or SSD drive but that wont give you some crazy performance boost.[/strike]
 
Well, if you can get a 1050, they should fit in the case, not require additional power, and would perform a lot better than the 1030. Your CPU isn't that slow, the S versions from the 4th gen Core series are always lower clocked, low power chips. You should still have a reasonable turbo clock on one core though. Ark shows it as a 2.9 GHz base clock with a 3.4 GHz turbo, so it can handle games reasonably enough. As long as you have at least 8 GB or RAM to go with it you'll be fine with just a mid range graphics card. I've got the 4590S in my system (which was a tactical error as I expected to upgrade much sooner) and it still handles modern games pretty well with my RX 470. So if you could afford to slot in a GTX 1050, 1050Ti, or either flavor of 1060 you'll be off to the races with a very capable system.
 


Yeah, you'll need something low profile, so that counts the 1060 out of the running. A GTX 1050 or even a 750Ti would be a good fit for your system. I wouldn't go for the GT 1030 unless you didn't have any other option. The rest of the system can handle so much more than a 1030.
 

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Is this your case inside or you have a full tower one?
Beacuse if yes then its this kind of "shitty" case designs which does not provide when it comes to upgrades. Before buying any components open the case and make sure that they will fit in.
 
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Thanks for the help, i figured the best thing to do based on your guys responses was get a
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Graphics Card, and i had another quick question. what is overclocking a Graphics Card mean. Thank you all and have a nice day.
 


Overclocking means running your GPU (or CPU, or anything) at higher than recommended frequencies. It will gain you a little more performance but draw more power from the power supply and cause more heat. In extreme cases it can kill your components.

If you are just starting out I wouldn't recommend doing it, but if you wanted to there are guides plastered across the internet on how to do it. There should be normally achievable clock rates on the 1050 in abundance as well.
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61u4GW3n1x4 That's the exact computer.
 
Alright, so, you only have a 250W power supply in that little thing. I think you will be alright even though the 1050 recommends having a 300W power supply. The 1050 has a maximum power draw of 75W, your CPU can draw up to 65W leaving 110W for the rest of your system. That should be fine... but really, and this isn't a suggestion anymore, REALLY don't try to overclock. In the best case you'll gain a little performance, in the more likely case you'll be introducing system instability and it will crash a lot, in the worst case it will explode the power supply.
 
Like I said, the math says you'll be fine. Even at full tilt your PC won't be pulling the max that your PSU is capable of. You'll be right around 70% of PSU capacity, which is a little high, normally you don't want to be over 70%, but it is in no way a dangerous draw on it. Just don't go adding hard drives or RGB fans and you'll be just fine.
 
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