Need advice what parts to upgrade on this office pc

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So my friend has a pretty poor computer, but he manages to play some games on it on lowest resolutions. I was wondering what parts he should upgrade to play newer games at 1440x900 with decent fps, especially CSGO.

His current prebuilt Dell
CPU: i3 2120 @ 3.30GHz
Mobo: Dell 0XR1GT
RAM: 4GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz
PSU: 300W

Edited by a mod to remove swearing.
 
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There's no problem with the card/PSU.
Only possible issue is the physical size of the card, like I said, Dell can use some odd internal designs and if it's a 'slimline' case a normal sized card won't fit, you'll nee to use a low profile card, but otherwise if the card will fit the PCI-E slot, it'll work.
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Yes it does
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isn't the ram horrible ? and the psu should need an upgrade too, right?
edit: I didn't even notice that I swore, oops.
 
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Depends on how much you want to put into it. Because it has an i3 2xxx, I wouldn't put a lot into it. The ram and PSU can carry over to a new system so it's not a horrible idea to buy them. But it really depends on budget and desire. (At some point you'll need a new case and board as well, and then a new OS as the one on it is OEM.)
 
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So if he, let's say bought a GTX 750Ti and a Corsair CX430. Will that give him a huge boost in gaming?
 
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The little i3 isn't a bad gaming CPU, dual core but it does have Hyperthreading enabled and runs at a decent enough speed for moderate gaming.
If the built in PSU has a 6 pin PCI-E lead it'll run the GTX750Ti, no problems, the CPU only draws 65Watts or so at peak load and the GTX750 Ti won't draw more than 90Watts at PEAK load, barely 60% of the PSU output between them.
And yes, I'd trust a Dell unit to deliver its rated output.
Check the case, Dell have some...unique ideas about how a PC should be put together, and it may require a short card or even a half height (usually called 'low profile') card if it has a small or narrow case.
An extra 4Gb of memory probably won't help much, but then again it's cheap enough...
 
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AFAIK all the GTX750s run without the auxiliary lead and some GTX750Ti cards do as well, but not all so if you go shopping for the more powerful Ti version, check its specs carefully before purchase.
Either would be an immense upgrade from the built in graphics engine, though. ;)
 
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There's no problem with the card/PSU.
Only possible issue is the physical size of the card, like I said, Dell can use some odd internal designs and if it's a 'slimline' case a normal sized card won't fit, you'll nee to use a low profile card, but otherwise if the card will fit the PCI-E slot, it'll work.
 
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