help upgrading my dads computer

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Hi guys, i decided i get finnaly a dx11 compable vga for my dad, my goal is he can play witcher 3 with playable fps at least in low settings. His current pc:

H61-P21 (b3)
i3 2120 3.3
420w psu
2x 4gb 1333hz
some old vga not worth to mention.

I know at least an i5 would be great, but atm i dont have the money for it.
For Vga, i was thinking for an gigabyte gtx750ti 2gb

https://ipon.hu/webshop/product/gigabyte_gv_n75toc_2gi_gtx750ti_2gb_gddr5_oc_pcie_______________/586348
this cost around 130$ for me if i exchange currencies.

I would love to know guys, if i need a better ppu, or 420w would be enough, is that vga good enough and for last, should i get a better cooler for the i3? (i have a cooler master tx3 on my other pc its cheap and good imo)

I know the cpu is not the best, but i wonder if it would be playable for him and hopefully i can buy him at least an i5 for xmas.


edit: this video gave me some hope, the cpu he used is slightly better, but there is a lot of settings i still could tone down if it comes to that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bewyyjNvqYE

thanks, Ádám
 
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400W is more than enough, but most likely that PSU doesn't even put out 2/3rds of that on the 12V. If the system doesn't work as expected you'll have to update the PSU


With the 750Ti it should play witcher 3 on low settings, though it won't be great at it and you might see some stuttering due to the CPU .
400W is more than enough, but most likely that PSU doesn't even put out 2/3rds of that on the 12V. If the system doesn't work as expected you'll have to update the PSU


With the 750Ti it should play witcher 3 on low settings, though it won't be great at it and you might see some stuttering due to the CPU .
 
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Talwados

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thanks. I'ill grab a better psu then, i scrapped that from some old office computer anyway, not meant to used for gaming. Not gonna risk it since its gonna be a present. Im not happy about the cpu, but cant afford an i5 yet, but soon tm