How to upgrade my computer for gaming.

rainman181

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My Computer Specs are:

HP - Pavilion Desktop - AMD A8-Series - 8GB Memory - 2TB Hard Drive:

Processor: AMD A8-Series
Processor Speed: 3.5GHz
Cache Memory: 4MB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM): 8GB
Type of Memory (RAM): DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 8570D
Video Memory: Up to 4224MB (total available as allocated by Windows 8)
Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit

Upgrades I have done so far:

PNY - 2-Pack 8GB PC3-12800 DDR3 Desktop Memory Kit

EVGA - NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 2GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card


I know the graphics card is not top of the line but I am constantly playing games such as TERA, Guild Wars 2, and now the new game Wildstar, on the lowest settings. Is there anything you might suggest getting, or doing? Been reading up some on overclocking but not sure if that would help. If you have any advice please let me know!
 
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because you haven't listed your power supply it leaves me to assume its still stock. in that case go with woltej1's suggestion of a GTX 750 Ti. Great performance and low power consumption. minimum power supply requirement is 300w and works well with most stock PSUs. also, it does not require a 6-pin power connector. you can probably get some work out of your processor as its an A8 so you may not need to upgrade there anytime soon. nice build regardless! best of luck!

xbizzaroz

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because you haven't listed your power supply it leaves me to assume its still stock. in that case go with woltej1's suggestion of a GTX 750 Ti. Great performance and low power consumption. minimum power supply requirement is 300w and works well with most stock PSUs. also, it does not require a 6-pin power connector. you can probably get some work out of your processor as its an A8 so you may not need to upgrade there anytime soon. nice build regardless! best of luck!
 
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