dell dimension E520 upgrade?

gufij1 · Mar 15, 2014

hello i'm thinking of upgrading my pc to be able to play more games i have upgraded the ram and the graphics card and the psu
i have 3 gigs of ddr2
PSU called coolermaster GX 550w bronze
AMD Radeon HD 5750 1gb running at core 710 MHz memory 1160 MHz
dont ask me how i fitted the card in there doesn't look nice and i added one more fan as i thot it would help the flow of air
the pc was very good and better then good for my needs at the time but now i wanna play more games like cs:go and skyrim and some other games so im posting this to ask you ppl what should i do to achieve that and im sorry if i posted this on the wrong category

clutchc · Mar 16, 2014

That gfx card is the weak link, not very strong. The problem though, is the way the Motherboard is mounted it doesn't allow for a double slot card like most are. These are about the best I can think of that only require 1 slot. The R7-250X would probably be best. What resolution is your display?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600419828%20600487621%20600298541&IsNodeId=1

Dark Lord of Tech · Mar 16, 2014

It's outdated , I would save and invest in a new build.

carver_g · Mar 16, 2014

What is the CPU? You're not running a netburst Pentium, are you?

gufij1 · Mar 16, 2014

clutchc :

i have 2 screens one main one running at 1280x1024 and the second at 1024x768

gufij1 · Mar 16, 2014

carver_g :

i have a intel pentium d 945 running at 3.4

gufij1 · Mar 16, 2014

i would love to but i'm not that rich but i was just wondering if i could do anything to get it to run skyrim and stuff smoothly not on high

carver_g · Mar 16, 2014

CPU UPGRADE! That motherboard can take a Core2 Duo E6600 or E6700. This will nearly double your CPU processing power and get you better frame rates too. I'd also recommend a new build like the others but you can get an E6600 for $20 on ebay so if you can't afford a new build, that would be a cheap way to get the most out of your 520.

gufij1 · Mar 16, 2014

carver_g :

where would i get that cpu get here in ireland?

carver_g · Mar 16, 2014

Here's one option:

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/SL9ZL-INTEL-E6600-CORE-2-DUO-E6600-2-40GHZ-4M-1066-SKT775-CPU-PROCESSOR-/171268013117?pt=UK_Computing_CPUs_Processors&hash=item27e05e7c3d

gufij1 · Mar 16, 2014

carver_g :

but my cpu is a dual core clocked at 3.4 and that is a single core at 2.4

carver_g · Mar 16, 2014

the E6600 is also a dual core.

Do some research comparing your 945 vs E6600. Look at benchmarks.

Redheadsrule13 · Mar 16, 2014

gufij1 :

The core clock of the CPU isn't the only thing that affects performance, there are lots of other considerations. Look up some benchmarks and comparisons if you want to see how different they are.

gufij1 · Mar 16, 2014

carver_g :

ok proved your point i can still waste 15 euros ram maybe?

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