CPU upgrade suggestion

DarylPerez · Mar 14, 2013

Hey, my concerned it's that my PC it's not being responsive enough. Call of duty for example; when I click on shoot, it won't shoot but after 2 seconds. Happens in other games as well.

My system:

Dell GX270(Desktop)
Windows uE XP SP3
RAM: 2GB
VideoCard: FX5500 256MB
CPU: Pentium 4 2.8ghZ
PSU: 250Watts

I mean, is there anything I can upgrade ( BESIDES MY SYSTEM ) to make my computer faster. Thanks

unksol · Mar 14, 2013

Nope. Nothing you can do besides replace the whole thing. It's to old to be worth upgrading and there's really nothing you could do anyway

GavinLeigh · Mar 14, 2013

There really isn't anything you can do with that system. It is probably 8 years old and obsolete. Upgrading any part of that machine would be throwing money away at this point. Sorry.

satyamdubey · Mar 14, 2013

Hello Daryl. Which COD are you talking about? your gpu is not strong enough for most modern games and as an upgrade option, I would start from there. Your system is old but you should be able to get by with it playing games from before 2005/6.

Have you tried lowering your game settings to check if game play smooths out? if that happens, then your gpu is weak for the games you are trying to play.

and please refrain from openly posting your mail id to avoid being spammed and mislead by trolls.

good luck
-Satyam

DarylPerez · Mar 14, 2013

satyamdubey :

Mhmmm, I'm talking about Call Of Duty 4, and some other games as well. They run smooth at 40-80 FPS, but at the time I come to an open area in the map, the game becomes unresponsive. Mhmm, after all, I think I'll be getting a new computer then.

techgeek · Mar 14, 2013

I know you said not the entire system, but I could not in good conscience tell you to upgrade anything in that system. That system is circa early 2000's, and the video card is most probably AGP. I would say any money you have to spend on upgrading that system should be saved towards a new system. Even AMD's new Llano APU's are going to be faster than what you have and you can pick it up with a bundled motherboard for under $200. Add 4GB or RAM and a not too large HDD and you have a better system than you have there for $300ish. The built in GPU on those APU's will certainly outperform your FX5500, and they will support DX10/11. With the platform upgrade you'll also have an upgrade path down the road to a dedicated GPU.

Anything you are going to get as an upgrade for that system is going to be off FleaBay, used, and overpriced. There were AGP cards made by Sapphire if I remember correctly that were HD3850's, but they weren't officially supported by ATI, so drivers were hit and miss. Then comes the extra power draw on a already minuscule power supply, which would almost certainly result in having to upgrade that as well.

If the above paragraph doesn't give you the sense of circling the drain, I'm not certain what else I can say to convince you upgrading that system is a bad idea.

DarylPerez · Mar 14, 2013

techgeek :

I know you said not the entire system, but I could not in good conscience tell you to upgrade anything in that system. That system is circa early 2000's, and the video card is most probably AGP. I would say any money you have to spend on upgrading that system should be saved towards a new system. Even AMD's new Llano APU's are going to be faster than what you have and you can pick it up with a bundled motherboard for under $200. Add 4GB or RAM and a not too large HDD and you have a better system than you have there for $300ish. The built in GPU on those APU's will certainly outperform your FX5500, and they will support DX10/11. With the platform upgrade you'll also have an upgrade path down the road to a dedicated GPU.

Anything you are going to get as an upgrade for that system is going to be off FleaBay, used, and overpriced. There were AGP cards made by Sapphire if I remember correctly that were HD3850's, but they weren't officially supported by ATI, so drivers were hit and miss. Then comes the extra power draw on a already minuscule power supply, which would almost certainly result in having to upgrade that as well.

If the above paragraph doesn't give you the sense of circling the drain, I'm not certain what else I can say to convince you upgrading that system is a bad idea.

So, in terms of new system, what would you recommend? HP, Dell?

satyamdubey · Mar 14, 2013

Build your own system

. Decide on a budget and we can come up with some ideas

DarylPerez · Mar 14, 2013

satyamdubey :

Mhmm, I have this one on my cart:

http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Desktops/HP-Pavilion/C9D15AV?HP-Pavilion-p7-1500z-Desktop-PC

techgeek · Mar 15, 2013

satyamdubey :

DarylPerez :

Normallly I wouldn't suggest an OEM computer, but I don't know your budget. Essentially the computer you've picked out is the hardware I was suggesting in my first post. It will perform much better than what you have presently. That said it's no powerhouse. Looking at the specs there are options for that system to have a discrete graphics card which means there should be a PCI-e slot for upgrading in the future. As long as you don't expect to play new games with the highest detail settings you shouldn't be disappointed.

Later on when you've saved some more money, you can get an add in graphics card to improve performance in your games. The one caveat is that OEM computers don't give you much spare power to play with so I doubt that you'll be able to go much beyond a mid level graphics card without getting a new power supply. That is why I usually tell people to build their own, that way they can build with an upgrade path in mind.

So keeping all that I've said in mind, I think you should be happier with the computer in your link compared to what you are presently using. Remember don't expect a miracle from this machine, it is a very low level entry system. You can't expect to run out and get Battlefield 3 or Crysis 3 and crank it up to 11 and expect more than a slideshow.

DarylPerez · Mar 15, 2013

techgeek :

satyamdubey :

DarylPerez :

Normallly I wouldn't suggest an OEM computer, but I don't know your budget. Essentially the computer you've picked out is the hardware I was suggesting in my first post. It will perform much better than what you have presently. That said it's no powerhouse. Looking at the specs there are options for that system to have a discrete graphics card which means there should be a PCI-e slot for upgrading in the future. As long as you don't expect to play new games with the highest detail settings you shouldn't be disappointed.

Later on when you've saved some more money, you can get an add in graphics card to improve performance in your games. The one caveat is that OEM computers don't give you much spare power to play with so I doubt that you'll be able to go much beyond a mid level graphics card without getting a new power supply. That is why I usually tell people to build their own, that way they can build with an upgrade path in mind.

So keeping all that I've said in mind, I think you should be happier with the computer in your link compared to what you are presently using. Remember don't expect a miracle from this machine, it is a very low level entry system. You can't expect to run out and get Battlefield 3 or Crysis 3 and crank it up to 11 and expect more than a slideshow.

Mhmm, I bought the computer about three hours ago. Besides that, a 512MB Radeon Hd card for 20 bucks+..

I'm not willing to play 2013 games on high settings, I mostly play Cross Fire amd Counter Strike Souce. Those can be played on high settings. Thanks for your suggestion bro

techgeek · Mar 15, 2013

No problem whatsoever. Hope it meets all your needs. Have fun gaming.

Shadow_07 · Mar 15, 2013

DarylPerez :

Sorry, Its time for an upgrade.

But You could look to see if there are any cheap used video cards that are more recent than the one you have, sometimes those can kick-start a dying rig.

satyamdubey · Mar 15, 2013

Daryl good to know that you've ordered a new PC. Now I honestly do not have any intention of making you doubt your investment and Techgeek's already pointed out, your new build will be snappier and allow some upgrade but the below link is how I would spend $420.

I am taking the liberty of uploading this suggestion so someone else going through this thread can refer to it as a possible direction.
http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view

In case that link to the cart does not work, I am uploading an image of it as well. This build is $ 421.
http://postimage.org/image/j4sa6mvg5/full/

good luck
-Satyam

techgeek · Mar 16, 2013

satyamdubey :

Very compelling build, very similar to the specs of the machine he's ordered. However I get the feeling that Daryl was comfortable with doing some upgrading, but doesn't feel up to building an entire system.

I hope Daryl gets all he's expecting from his new machine. And Daryl, feel free to post back if you have any questions about your new computer, or when/if you pull the trigger on a graphics upgrade in the future.

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