I'm thinking about replacing the graphics card on my Gateway FX 6840-15e, it's an ATI Radeon HD 5750 and I'd like to upgrade to this. I'm not absolutely set on this card so any upgrade that would push me past a certain benchmark would be great, I'm surpassing the minimum for BF3 but the only thing holding me back from the recommended specs is my GPU.
I'm 90% sure that my power supply isn't enough so does anyone know type of power supply I should get? I've never upgraded a computer before and I've only got the information from CPU-Z to go on. It's telling me I've got a PCI Express x16 slot for graphics but I can't find if I've got PCI 2.0 or not. CPU-Z is telling me that my Mainboard spec is the Gateway FX6840
I'm also just looking for some information on what I would be doing to increase performance over time with this rig. I'd like for it to last at least another year before I think about a major overhaul or a new rig. I'm pretty new at this thing and everyone here seems so nice .
Other info: My monitor resolution is 1600x900, my current power supply says its max wattage is 450W, and I know what overclocking is but I've never done it before nor do I know the specifics of it.
Thanks!
I'm 90% sure that my power supply isn't enough so does anyone know type of power supply I should get? I've never upgraded a computer before and I've only got the information from CPU-Z to go on. It's telling me I've got a PCI Express x16 slot for graphics but I can't find if I've got PCI 2.0 or not. CPU-Z is telling me that my Mainboard spec is the Gateway FX6840
I'm also just looking for some information on what I would be doing to increase performance over time with this rig. I'd like for it to last at least another year before I think about a major overhaul or a new rig. I'm pretty new at this thing and everyone here seems so nice .
Other info: My monitor resolution is 1600x900, my current power supply says its max wattage is 450W, and I know what overclocking is but I've never done it before nor do I know the specifics of it.
Thanks!