Thinking of upgrading my prebuilt computer so that it will be better for gaming.
Currently, I have an HP Pavilion Elite HPE-410t, which comes equipped with an AMD Radeon HD 5570. That, coupled with a 300W Power Supply which is probably woefully inefficient, isn't quite cutting it. I was wondering if it would be possible to upgrade this computer with a beefier and newer graphics card (I had been thinking of an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760, it seems pretty good for a fair price), and a PSU that can actually provide the power this computer needs, from a credible manufacturer. That being said, I had a had a few questions:
1.) Is that graphics card compatible with that motherboard, which, so far as I know, only has PCI-E 1.0 (The graphics card uses 3.0), and is it a good choice? I have read that, if it is compatible, the 1.0 on the motherboard will hold back the graphics card, if that is so, by how much?
2.) How much will the CPU on this computer bottleneck it (Intel i5 760, Quad Core @ 2.80GHz), if at all?
3.) What kind of Wattage/Amperage/Efficiency would I want on a PSU for that computer, upgraded?
4.) What kind of performance increase could I expect?
5.) With the above in mind, would it just be better to build a new PC from scratch? I could probably pull together a $1,000 budget, but would the finished product be better enough to warrant buying a new motherboard, processor, etc.?
For reference, here are the specs, listed out:
Motherboard: MSI-7613 (Iona GL8E)
CPU: Intel Core i5 760 (Quad Core @ 2.80GHz)
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 5570
Currently, I have an HP Pavilion Elite HPE-410t, which comes equipped with an AMD Radeon HD 5570. That, coupled with a 300W Power Supply which is probably woefully inefficient, isn't quite cutting it. I was wondering if it would be possible to upgrade this computer with a beefier and newer graphics card (I had been thinking of an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760, it seems pretty good for a fair price), and a PSU that can actually provide the power this computer needs, from a credible manufacturer. That being said, I had a had a few questions:
1.) Is that graphics card compatible with that motherboard, which, so far as I know, only has PCI-E 1.0 (The graphics card uses 3.0), and is it a good choice? I have read that, if it is compatible, the 1.0 on the motherboard will hold back the graphics card, if that is so, by how much?
2.) How much will the CPU on this computer bottleneck it (Intel i5 760, Quad Core @ 2.80GHz), if at all?
3.) What kind of Wattage/Amperage/Efficiency would I want on a PSU for that computer, upgraded?
4.) What kind of performance increase could I expect?
5.) With the above in mind, would it just be better to build a new PC from scratch? I could probably pull together a $1,000 budget, but would the finished product be better enough to warrant buying a new motherboard, processor, etc.?
For reference, here are the specs, listed out:
Motherboard: MSI-7613 (Iona GL8E)
CPU: Intel Core i5 760 (Quad Core @ 2.80GHz)
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 5570
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