Would it be worth my time to upgrade?

Canipe · Apr 21, 2014

I have a Gateway SX2802-07 and the integrated graphics are more than terrible (Intel GMA X4500) and the processor is pretty dated (Pentium E5300) I have 6 GB of DDR2 and am trying to figure out if it would be worth it, or even possible to make the computer more gaming oriented, if so, is there any parts you recommend me purchasing to get better gaming/ video editing/ rendering performance for fairly cheap? Thanks!

Specs: http://www.cnet.com/products/gateway-sx2802-07-p-e5300-2-6-ghz-6-gb-640-gb/specs/

NiCoM · Apr 21, 2014

The motherboard is probably pretty outdated with PCI-E 1.0 or 1.1 slots for the gpu, which i don't think many newer gpu would run on. And since it uses integrated you'll probably also need a new power supply. With the Gateway, your case might also be too small for a gpu? (Im not 100% on this one).

Think it would be pretty hard to find a cheap upgrade for this. Someone else might know a solution i don't know, though i doubt it

Canipe · Apr 21, 2014

Yeah, This would be my first time doing anything to my pc, I'll just wait and see if anyone has any ideas, im willing to spend a bit, though.

USAFRet · Apr 21, 2014

Not really. Far too many things need to be changed.

New GPU = new motherboard = new CPU = new RAM = new PSU = new case.
Hey...you just built a whole new PC !

Canipe · Apr 21, 2014

That's true, thanks for the help anyways!

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