- Oct 21, 2014
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Greetings,
I brought an Acer computer last year with a small budget. It is by no means a powerhouse, but it sufficed plenty so far for my usual needs. Lately, though, I begun to be interested again in PC gaming and I was looking for the possibility to upgrade this computer in order to make it decent, or even good, for gaming. Here are my specs:
CPU: AMD A6-3620 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
CPU Speed: 2.2 GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6530D
Power: ACER - Acer Liteon PS-5221 220 Watt Power supply - http://www.amazon.com/ACER-Liteon-PS-5221-Power-supply/sim/B00457A6QM/2
RAM: 3.6 GB
OS: Microsoft Windows 8 (build 9200), 64-bit
(If you need additional info, tell me and I will provide.)
I'd love to be able to run modern games, but I have no idea of what I should expect and how much I should spend. I'd be more than pleased if I could run, say, Battlefield 4 at medium to high settings, but I don't know if this is a realistic expectation to have. My budget is around 300 to a maximum of 400$.
(GPU)
I spotted this video card in a recommendations article;
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-4.html
The Radeon R9 290. It seemed to me as a very appealing choice.
-Would my computer be able to handle it?
-Would there be a better card for my needs, in a similar price range?
-What kind of performance should I expect from it/or an alternative card?
(RAM)
Additionally, my Ram is in the 4gbs ballpark.
-Should I upgrade it to 8gbs or more?
-And if I should, is it important to choose a specific brand of ram module over the other?
Finally, is there anything else that's important and that I should know? I'm still somewhat new to PC gaming hardware. Any support would be greatly appreciated!
PS: Additional mention; I am canadian.
I brought an Acer computer last year with a small budget. It is by no means a powerhouse, but it sufficed plenty so far for my usual needs. Lately, though, I begun to be interested again in PC gaming and I was looking for the possibility to upgrade this computer in order to make it decent, or even good, for gaming. Here are my specs:
CPU: AMD A6-3620 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
CPU Speed: 2.2 GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6530D
Power: ACER - Acer Liteon PS-5221 220 Watt Power supply - http://www.amazon.com/ACER-Liteon-PS-5221-Power-supply/sim/B00457A6QM/2
RAM: 3.6 GB
OS: Microsoft Windows 8 (build 9200), 64-bit
(If you need additional info, tell me and I will provide.)
I'd love to be able to run modern games, but I have no idea of what I should expect and how much I should spend. I'd be more than pleased if I could run, say, Battlefield 4 at medium to high settings, but I don't know if this is a realistic expectation to have. My budget is around 300 to a maximum of 400$.
(GPU)
I spotted this video card in a recommendations article;
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-4.html
The Radeon R9 290. It seemed to me as a very appealing choice.
-Would my computer be able to handle it?
-Would there be a better card for my needs, in a similar price range?
-What kind of performance should I expect from it/or an alternative card?
(RAM)
Additionally, my Ram is in the 4gbs ballpark.
-Should I upgrade it to 8gbs or more?
-And if I should, is it important to choose a specific brand of ram module over the other?
Finally, is there anything else that's important and that I should know? I'm still somewhat new to PC gaming hardware. Any support would be greatly appreciated!
PS: Additional mention; I am canadian.
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