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August 10, 2013 4:55:01 PM

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This month
BUDGET RANGE: 300$

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming [Final Fantasy 14 Online]

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: HD7560D Integrated Graphics / Internal 300W (100V-240V)

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: This is my computer right here

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Docume...

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Hello, this is my first time here, I am wondering if i should invest in a graphics card. I don't know much about building a computer so any help would be appreciated. Right now, i am able to play games at around 20 fps. I was wondering if buying a graphics card could help boost it to around 30, or if it wouldn't do much to help my fps and performance.

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August 10, 2013 4:57:17 PM

buying a dedicated graphics card is always better then integrated graphics :)  always. even the most recents integrated graphics are a long way behing old gpus
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August 10, 2013 5:00:27 PM

its strange the link of your pc says the motherboard only has 2 slots for memory but the picture shows 4 lol
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August 10, 2013 5:03:09 PM

Haha, i havent opened it up yet so i dont know which is true
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August 10, 2013 5:03:55 PM

i get the feeling there may be a bottle neck if you buy one of the latest gpus, but i dont know much about that processor/mobo someone else maybe be able to shed light on that. but a budget of 300 is more then enough to buy something perfect for that set up
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August 10, 2013 5:09:06 PM

Liam Joyce said:
i get the feeling there may be a bottle neck if you buy one of the latest gpus, but i dont know much about that processor/mobo someone else maybe be able to shed light on that. but a budget of 300 is more then enough to buy something perfect for that set up


I was thinking about one of AMD's 6000 series, but i noticed my power supply is 100W short of the lowest one. Would that be a problem?
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August 10, 2013 5:15:09 PM

Michael Chavez said:
Liam Joyce said:
i get the feeling there may be a bottle neck if you buy one of the latest gpus, but i dont know much about that processor/mobo someone else maybe be able to shed light on that. but a budget of 300 is more then enough to buy something perfect for that set up


I was thinking about one of AMD's 6000 series, but i noticed my power supply is 100W short of the lowest one. Would that be a problem?


Your best option without changing your power supply would be the AMD 7750 or 7770.

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August 10, 2013 7:57:34 PM

Unolocogringo said:
Michael Chavez said:
Liam Joyce said:
i get the feeling there may be a bottle neck if you buy one of the latest gpus, but i dont know much about that processor/mobo someone else maybe be able to shed light on that. but a budget of 300 is more then enough to buy something perfect for that set up


I was thinking about one of AMD's 6000 series, but i noticed my power supply is 100W short of the lowest one. Would that be a problem?


Your best option without changing your power supply would be the AMD 7750 or 7770.



I was thinking of buying

Thermaltake TR2 W0070 430W Power Supply

Could you tell me if this would be able to power a better graphics card?

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August 11, 2013 1:49:33 AM

I just built a new budget system for my son that was $500. My point? Save up another $200 and use what parts you can (case, ram,dvd for example) and get yourself a new mother board, processor, power supply and video card. You could be into a 7770 easily for less than $500.

Not trying to be a jerk but, that system will never be a "real" gaming machine without serious upgrades.

If this isn't an option I'd recommend a good power supply (500w at least) and a decent card like a 7770.

Honestly though I'd seriously consider upgrading the entire system. I'd bet you could easily double or triple your system performance for very close to $300, certainly for $400.
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