Dear fellow users,
A year ago (or so) I bought a pre-built computer off of Amazon. It was the HP Pavillion P7-1235 and I was able to get it for a very good deal. My computer features 8 GB RAM and a 3.2 GHz AMD A8-5500 CPU, but one thing it lacks is a discrete graphics card, and I've been wanting to play a variety of games but simply haven't been able to do so due to the lack of a discrete GPU.
Now, I was initially thinking to build a new PC from scratch, but I thought that perhaps the P7-1235 could rather be upgraded than be put aside to fit my gaming needs. So my questions are:
1. Looking at the current specs for the P7-1235, will my computer be able to run graphics intensive games (e.g. crysis3, far cry 3, metro last light) very well @1920 x 1080 if I buy a video card around $300? Or will I need to upgrade more components of my PC, such as the CPU, mobo, etc.
2. I have researched potential graphics cards I may buy and I'm thinking of getting either the MSI N660TI PE 2GD5/OC (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127696) which comes with Metro Last Light and 3D Mark,
or the Sapphire Tech 100352VXSR Radeon HD 7950 3GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202003) which comes with 4 games (very sweet deal considering games are about $60 each these days).
Will one of these two gpu's fit my needs and if so, which one is better?
Feedback is greatly appreciated and forgive me if this post is a bit long. Thanks for taking the time to read, and I look forward to your replies!
-David
The PC specifications can be seen here: http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/hp/p7-1235_r4_tg_20466_06-6-12.pdf
A year ago (or so) I bought a pre-built computer off of Amazon. It was the HP Pavillion P7-1235 and I was able to get it for a very good deal. My computer features 8 GB RAM and a 3.2 GHz AMD A8-5500 CPU, but one thing it lacks is a discrete graphics card, and I've been wanting to play a variety of games but simply haven't been able to do so due to the lack of a discrete GPU.
Now, I was initially thinking to build a new PC from scratch, but I thought that perhaps the P7-1235 could rather be upgraded than be put aside to fit my gaming needs. So my questions are:
1. Looking at the current specs for the P7-1235, will my computer be able to run graphics intensive games (e.g. crysis3, far cry 3, metro last light) very well @1920 x 1080 if I buy a video card around $300? Or will I need to upgrade more components of my PC, such as the CPU, mobo, etc.
2. I have researched potential graphics cards I may buy and I'm thinking of getting either the MSI N660TI PE 2GD5/OC (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127696) which comes with Metro Last Light and 3D Mark,
or the Sapphire Tech 100352VXSR Radeon HD 7950 3GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202003) which comes with 4 games (very sweet deal considering games are about $60 each these days).
Will one of these two gpu's fit my needs and if so, which one is better?
Feedback is greatly appreciated and forgive me if this post is a bit long. Thanks for taking the time to read, and I look forward to your replies!
-David
The PC specifications can be seen here: http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/hp/p7-1235_r4_tg_20466_06-6-12.pdf
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