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TheDrkSam

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I have an HPE-500y.
Graphics Card: AMD radeon HD 6450.
RAM, 8gb.
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T processor.

I was hoping i could upgrade the video card(~$300, Hopefully including power supply), unless of course its not even worth it. Any help would be appreciated thanks.

 
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Deemo13
What games are you trying to play?

You actually have the same computer as I modded for my cousin. You have a couple of routes.

If you dont want to change the power supply, you can switch to a Radeon HD7750. Its a good card, but with your budget, you can do better.

For a decent price, you can also get a new power supply and a better graphics card. $200 would buy you a 7950, which would run well on that processor, and is the fastest I would go before I would expect to see a bottleneck. You then can get a new power supply, and with the extra money, you can get a new case to house all of the components.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131458
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127737

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What games are you trying to play?

You actually have the same computer as I modded for my cousin. You have a couple of routes.

If you dont want to change the power supply, you can switch to a Radeon HD7750. Its a good card, but with your budget, you can do better.

For a decent price, you can also get a new power supply and a better graphics card. $200 would buy you a 7950, which would run well on that processor, and is the fastest I would go before I would expect to see a bottleneck. You then can get a new power supply, and with the extra money, you can get a new case to house all of the components.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131458
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127737

One of those cards would do. They come with free games too.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

This power supply should run the card just fine. If you need to, you could also step up to a CX500.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129187

You could get a nice case like that too to mount it in, you wouldnt even have to reinstall Windows.

This is pretty much how I built up my cousin's computer. He did it a little differently though.
 
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TheDrkSam

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o wow, thanks for the responses guys. Really appreciate it. The guy above u recommends me going MAX 7850. Would i be safe purchasing a 7950? Just really want to be on the safe side. Thanks.
 
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If you're on a 1080 monitor, get the 7950, if at a lower resolution, go for the 7870.
The Corsair PSU linked by Deemo13 is a fine choice and will run any 7870/7950 out there.
I'd say avoid any 7950 with a single cooling fan, however inexpensive it seems, one fan just cannot keep these cards cool without making a lot of noise.
As always, make sure the new card will fit the case ;).
 
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