Hello everyone. I'm writing this post because I'm seriously considering upgrading my PC. I currently own a HP Pavilion 500-326na, some specifications can be found here http://support.hp.com/ie-en/document/c04341331
Essentially, it's equipped with an AMD A8-6500 processor, an r7 240 graphics card and 6GB of RAM on an MSI microATX AMD board. Also included is a 1TB hard drive, which I've been using for almost 2 years. Not sure what brand the hard drive is. As you can tell, not ideal for the gaming that I spend so much time doing.
You might think after reading the PC specifications on the link I sent that it's near impossible to upgrade due to a 180W external power supply. Well it seems that isn't the case, because strangely even though I have the same model as the one linked, I see no power brick, just a cable directly from the back of the PC to the power socket.
So I'm wondering would these upgrades be possible:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£177.92 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.44 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£17.43 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£82.57 @ Amazon UK)
Other: RX 480 4GB (when available in stock) (£178.00)
Total: £525.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-12 17:48 BST+0100
Just want to know should this work fine or do you think there will be cooling problems etc? Thanks.
Essentially, it's equipped with an AMD A8-6500 processor, an r7 240 graphics card and 6GB of RAM on an MSI microATX AMD board. Also included is a 1TB hard drive, which I've been using for almost 2 years. Not sure what brand the hard drive is. As you can tell, not ideal for the gaming that I spend so much time doing.
You might think after reading the PC specifications on the link I sent that it's near impossible to upgrade due to a 180W external power supply. Well it seems that isn't the case, because strangely even though I have the same model as the one linked, I see no power brick, just a cable directly from the back of the PC to the power socket.
So I'm wondering would these upgrades be possible:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£177.92 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.44 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£17.43 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£82.57 @ Amazon UK)
Other: RX 480 4GB (when available in stock) (£178.00)
Total: £525.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-12 17:48 BST+0100
Just want to know should this work fine or do you think there will be cooling problems etc? Thanks.
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