My friend has a discount for all dell PCs, so instead of paying 600 he is paying around 300. What part should he upgrade to run next gen medium-high around 60 fps? I was thinking the only necessary part to replace is the graphics card
Yeah the CPU and RAM are sufficient but you would need to upgrade the GPU. I would recommend the GTX 760 or 770 depending on how much you want to pay. Or an ATI card around $250 to $400. If you really want to game at 60 fps on high settings for most modern games you'd need a GPU around that price range for sure.
Yeah the CPU and RAM are sufficient but you would need to upgrade the GPU. I would recommend the GTX 760 or 770 depending on how much you want to pay. Or an ATI card around $250 to $400. If you really want to game at 60 fps on high settings for most modern games you'd need a GPU around that price range for sure.
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The PSU in the XPS 8700 should be enough to use the gtx 750 ti without replacing it.
Edit: the gt 635 that comes with the system would probably play games at low or medium settings.
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The PSU in the XPS 8700 should be enough to use the gtx 750 ti without replacing it.
Edit: the gt 635 that comes with the system would probably play games at low or medium settings.
I think that the GTX 770 would actually allow you to play most games on Ultra and only some on high as opposed to what PCPartPicker says.
Sorry, now that I look at it the format is a bit confusing, the explanation for each build is above it not below. so for the 770 build I said "For playing almost every game at Ultra settings:"
Yeah the CPU and RAM are sufficient but you would need to upgrade the GPU. I would recommend the GTX 760 or 770 depending on how much you want to pay. Or an ATI card around $250 to $400. If you really want to game at 60 fps on high settings for most modern games you'd need a GPU around that price range for sure.
I'm not sure what power supply the computer has but if it is less than 500 watts, I would upgrade that as well. Anything above or equal to 500 watts will do fine. I believe 550 watts is ideal for a GTX 770 but you could probably even get away with a 450 or 500 watt PSU.
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The PSU in the XPS 8700 should be enough to use the gtx 750 ti without replacing it.
Edit: the gt 635 that comes with the system would probably play games at low or medium settings.
I think that the GTX 770 would actually allow you to play most games on Ultra and only some on high as opposed to what PCPartPicker says.
Are you serious? I play alot of modern games on full ultra settings @1080p on my 660 just fine (Far cry 3, Crysis 3, Metro LL just to name a few). A 770 gives you 70+fps on full ultra on basically every game out and soon to come.
My friend has a discount for all dell PCs, so instead of paying 600 he is paying around 300. What part should he upgrade to run next gen medium-high around 60 fps? I was thinking the only necessary part to replace is the graphics card
Hey did you upgrade? I looking to do the same and I want to know what work for you?