Hi, I am looking for a cheap and efficient upgrade for a very aging system. The system should be able to play games at 30 fps, on medium settings (or lower). I don't play any games in particular, just any that I want to play, there is no specific focus. As I am low on my budget, I am only willing to spend £50 on the graphics card and £90 on a mobo and cpu. The system in question is this, which I am well aware is a workstation designed for CAD, but it was free when another computer broke, so I am using it anyway.
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/productbulletin.html#spectype=worldwide&type=html&docid=12022
Intel® Pentium 4 Processor 3.60 GHz, 1 MB/800 MHz FSB with EM64T
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 PCI Express (128 MB)
Intel 925X Express chipset
I hope to get a cheap, more gaming focused graphics card, with a processor that will not bottleneck the system. If there is a cheap gpu, that does not require a better processor, and still offers a visible upgrade from the one I am using, then by all means tell me.
Oh and I have already upgraded the ram to 2x2GB ddr2 (M3 78T5663QZ3-CE6)
and added a 250GB WD drive
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Approximate Purchase Date: A long while ago
Budget Range: £140 after all expenses
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (Gaming (Some CAD, Does not have to be optimised for that at all)
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: (Graphics Card, Motherboard and Processor )
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any
Location:
Parts Preferences: Prefer Intel and NVIDIA for support.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution:1280x1024 (small ik)
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: It's very old
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http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/productbulletin.html#spectype=worldwide&type=html&docid=12022
Intel® Pentium 4 Processor 3.60 GHz, 1 MB/800 MHz FSB with EM64T
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 PCI Express (128 MB)
Intel 925X Express chipset
I hope to get a cheap, more gaming focused graphics card, with a processor that will not bottleneck the system. If there is a cheap gpu, that does not require a better processor, and still offers a visible upgrade from the one I am using, then by all means tell me.
Oh and I have already upgraded the ram to 2x2GB ddr2 (M3 78T5663QZ3-CE6)
and added a 250GB WD drive
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Approximate Purchase Date: A long while ago
Budget Range: £140 after all expenses
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (Gaming (Some CAD, Does not have to be optimised for that at all)
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: (Graphics Card, Motherboard and Processor )
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any
Location:
Parts Preferences: Prefer Intel and NVIDIA for support.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution:1280x1024 (small ik)
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: It's very old
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