What upgrades can i put in my HP Pavilion p7 1414?

[Aclark0712]

I am new to pc gaming and want to upgrade my HP Pavilion p7 1414.. i currently have an AMD Radeon 7650d and dont know what i have to buy to upgrade the graphics card and make it better for gaming. Thanks for helping ☺

 

[digitaldoc]

Can you post the specs of the system?

 

[xapoc]

You have this board MSI MS-7778 (Jasmine), its limitation is the CPU, best CPU you can get is this one AMD A10-5800K Trinity Quad-Core 3.8GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket FM2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113280.

For the video card since your board has 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot you can get high end video card that PCIe 3.0 x16 sicne they are backwards compatible. Problem is you may have problem fitting video card inside your case and also you need to buy new power supply for it.

Also you should get dual channel PC3-14400 (DDR3-1866)

 

[tropical8878]

all you need to do for now is throw a gtx 750ti in your PC to make it perform better in games.

 

[Aclark0712]

Can you post the specs of the system?

Hi thanks for answering, heres my specs

Case: ATX Height: 39.4 cm (15.55 inches)
Width: 17.5 cm (6.89 inches)
Depth: 40.9 cm (16.14 inches)
Weight: 10.9 Kg (24.03 lbs

PSU: Form factor: Internal ATX
Total wattage: 300W
Nominal input voltage range: 200-240V/3A (50-60Hz)
Dimensions: 150mm x 140mm x 86mm (5.9 x 5.5 x 3.4 inches)

RAM: 6GB

HDD: 1 TB

Processor: AMD A8 5500 3.2ghz quad core

Motherboard: MSI MS-7778 (Jasmine)

 

[digitaldoc]

There are some challenges here. The PSU at 300W is gonna be a limit, and most likely it is not the highest tier for quality. On top of that, the A8 CPU will likely bottleneck the GPU as well. I would go with an upgrade to a GTX 750 for the GPU.

The 6 GB of RAM is fine. I would be tempted to upgrade the HD to an SSD, but it won't help for FPS in games.

 

[Aclark0712]

There are some challenges here. The PSU at 300W is gonna be a limit, and most likely it is not the highest tier for quality. On top of that, the A8 CPU will likely bottleneck the GPU as well. I would go with an upgrade to a GTX 750 for the GPU.

The 6 GB of RAM is fine. I would be tempted to upgrade the HD to an SSD, but it won't help for FPS in games.

Thanks for answering and helping out

What does it mean the a8 will bottlneck the gpu?? and do you have any suggestions for a psu and? and also would a gtx750 fit in the case???

 

[digitaldoc]

The bottleneck is the limiting factor for performance. In other words, the overall performance of the PC gets limited by the slowest piece of hardware.

In this case, the GTX 750 will be faster, and the A8 becomes the slower performing hardware, and gets bottlenecked.

I would get the measurements of the GPU, and open up your case, and see if it physically fits.

 

[Aclark0712]

The bottleneck is the limiting factor for performance. In other words, the overall performance of the PC gets limited by the slowest piece of hardware.

In this case, the GTX 750 will be faster, and the A8 becomes the slower performing hardware, and gets bottlenecked.

I would get the measurements of the GPU, and open up your case, and see if it physically fits.

Ok, do you have any suggestions for a new processor or a psu???

 

[Aclark0712]

You have this board MSI MS-7778 (Jasmine), its limitation is the CPU, best CPU you can get is this one AMD A10-5800K Trinity Quad-Core 3.8GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket FM2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113280.

For the video card since your board has 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot you can get high end video card that PCIe 3.0 x16 sicne they are backwards compatible. Problem is you may have problem fitting video card inside your case and also you need to buy new power supply for it.

Also you should get dual channel PC3-14400 (DDR3-1866)

Thanks Do you have any suggestions for a video card and power supply that would fit in my case?

 

[xapoc]

Power supply - CORSAIR CSM Series CS450M 450W ATX12V v2.4 and EPS 2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
its on sale now too http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139058

Video card - well you need to measure distance from the back of the case to the front, how much room you have. May need about 8.3-11"
Measure at the height where the PCIe ( black horizontal slot is ). That's where the card would go. Cost of the card maybe 90-200 bucks depending how much your willing to spend.

here are some options for the video cards

MSI Radeon R7 370 R7 370 GAMING 4G 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support ATX Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127884

MSI N750TI-2GD5/OC G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127784&cm_re=750TI-_-14-127-784-_-Product


SAPPHIRE Radeon R9 270X 100364L 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202050


quickest r9, slowest of the 3 is the gtx 750

 

[Aclark0712]

Power supply - CORSAIR CSM Series CS450M 450W ATX12V v2.4 and EPS 2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
its on sale now too http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139058

Video card - well you need to measure distance from the back of the case to the front, how much room you have. May need about 8.3-11"
Measure at the height where the PCIe ( black horizontal slot is ). That's where the card would go. Cost of the card maybe 90-200 bucks depending how much your willing to spend.

here are some options for the video cards

MSI Radeon R7 370 R7 370 GAMING 4G 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support ATX Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127884

MSI N750TI-2GD5/OC G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127784&cm_re=750TI-_-14-127-784-_-Product


SAPPHIRE Radeon R9 270X 100364L 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202050


quickest r9, slowest of the 3 is the gtx 750

Would the gtx 750 be able to run games like bf4 and gta v at 60fps??

 

[xapoc]

if you get the above mentioned processor, memory you could get 50-60 fps at medium settings. There is a youtube video showing same card but with using i5 processor which is about 30% faster then one stated above. And player is getting 37 average fps on ultra settings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnofRbf1fzY

GTA V - I don't know, never played it.

 

[Aclark0712]

if you get the above mentioned processor, memory you could get 50-60 fps at medium settings. There is a youtube video showing same card but with using i5 processor which is about 30% faster then one stated above. And player is getting 37 average fps on ultra settings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnofRbf1fzY

GTA V - I don't know, never played it.

Well ill probably end up getting the r9 and the psu you suggested to me... is there anything else i need? I have to measure my case when i get home from work 😛

 

[digitaldoc]

This is basically a new computer at this point. It will be easier to mount the new MB into a new case than to reuse on from HP.

 

[Aclark0712]

This is basically a new computer at this point. It will be easier to mount the new MB into a new case than to reuse on from HP.

Ok so i changed my midn about the r9... would a gtx 970 mini be compatible with my pc??? i hear it is a good graphics card and it should fit in my case considering it is about 7 inches

 

[digitaldoc]

Sounds like it should fit, but I would measure it out to be sure.