Hello there, thank you for taking time to read. So I definitely know my way around computers as I've been using them most of my life but am kind of limited on my hardware knowledge. I got an Hp Pavilion a few years ago and I know there are some limitations of a pre-built PC. I am looking to upgrade my graphics card as I think I could do much better for some newer games coming out.
I was hoping if I posted my Belarc Advisor profile you guys might have some thoughts. The motherboard is a really weird name. Any who, I was wondering if I can upgrade, 1. Are their any limitations to what I can get? 2. How do you guys get the most out of your Graphics cards (overclocking without killing it, stuff like that), 3. Without spending a million dollars, what decently priced card would you recommend? I am a novice is these realms and I know for certain my PC won't let me overclock my processor at all as it is locked by HP with my current setup. I've never had a complaint with my system, it is lightning fast for most stuff. The only time I notice a struggle is when I'm playing a super HD game like Splinter Cell Blacklist. I had to run it on lower settings for certain.
Without further ado, here's my Belarc Profile (well at least the pieces I want you to see for this discussion) :
System : HP-Pavilion NP267AAR-ABA e9180f
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) (build 7600)
Processor : 2.67 gigahertz Intel Core i7 920
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache
8192 kilobyte tertiary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (4 total)
Hyper-threaded (8 total)
Motherboard : Board: PEGATRON CORPORATION TRUCKEE 1.04E01
Serial Number: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 5.24 10/29/2009
Ram : 9208 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Slot 'DIMM0' has 2048 MB
Slot 'DIMM1' has 1024 MB
Slot 'DIMM2' has 2048 MB
Slot 'DIMM3' has 1024 MB
Slot 'DIMM4' has 2048 MB
Slot 'DIMM5' has 1024 MB
Display : NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 [Display adapter]
HP 2509 [Monitor] (24.9"vis, s/n xxxxxxxxxxxxx, March 2010)
STD HDMI TV [Monitor] (19.1"vis, March 2010)
Power Supply - Thermaltake - 430w tr2 atx power supply
Thank you so much in advance for your advice. I know my graphics card kind of sucks but I never really got hardcore into PC gaming until a few years ago. If you need more information that I didn't list please let me know.
- Stephen
I was hoping if I posted my Belarc Advisor profile you guys might have some thoughts. The motherboard is a really weird name. Any who, I was wondering if I can upgrade, 1. Are their any limitations to what I can get? 2. How do you guys get the most out of your Graphics cards (overclocking without killing it, stuff like that), 3. Without spending a million dollars, what decently priced card would you recommend? I am a novice is these realms and I know for certain my PC won't let me overclock my processor at all as it is locked by HP with my current setup. I've never had a complaint with my system, it is lightning fast for most stuff. The only time I notice a struggle is when I'm playing a super HD game like Splinter Cell Blacklist. I had to run it on lower settings for certain.
Without further ado, here's my Belarc Profile (well at least the pieces I want you to see for this discussion) :
System : HP-Pavilion NP267AAR-ABA e9180f
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) (build 7600)
Processor : 2.67 gigahertz Intel Core i7 920
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache
8192 kilobyte tertiary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (4 total)
Hyper-threaded (8 total)
Motherboard : Board: PEGATRON CORPORATION TRUCKEE 1.04E01
Serial Number: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 5.24 10/29/2009
Ram : 9208 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Slot 'DIMM0' has 2048 MB
Slot 'DIMM1' has 1024 MB
Slot 'DIMM2' has 2048 MB
Slot 'DIMM3' has 1024 MB
Slot 'DIMM4' has 2048 MB
Slot 'DIMM5' has 1024 MB
Display : NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 [Display adapter]
HP 2509 [Monitor] (24.9"vis, s/n xxxxxxxxxxxxx, March 2010)
STD HDMI TV [Monitor] (19.1"vis, March 2010)
Power Supply - Thermaltake - 430w tr2 atx power supply
Thank you so much in advance for your advice. I know my graphics card kind of sucks but I never really got hardcore into PC gaming until a few years ago. If you need more information that I didn't list please let me know.
- Stephen