Hey guys,
I just built my first gaming PC and finally upgraded from my old HP Pavilion p6210y.
http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01859864 (hp specs)
However, i still have my old HP up and running as a side computer for my brother to use. Currently it has a XFX R7-360P-2SF5 video card and a 700W PSU and runs games like CSGO but not Battlefield 3 & 4, it struggles to run those.
I was wondering if it is worth upgrading the processor and throwing an extra 2GB stick of RAM (would make it 8 total) in there so i can maybe run BF4.
What processor would you recommend for this motherboard? I'm confused in the specs it says it has a AMD Athlon II X4 620 with an AM3 socket. Then right below it says for processor upgrades to use AM2+ sockets?? Isn't that going backwards?
Or is the motherboard too old for a new processor to even help? I don't know much about motherboards so i don't know if the M2N78-LA (Violet) is worth anything. Would you say scrap everything but the card and psu?
Thanks!
I just built my first gaming PC and finally upgraded from my old HP Pavilion p6210y.
http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01859864 (hp specs)
However, i still have my old HP up and running as a side computer for my brother to use. Currently it has a XFX R7-360P-2SF5 video card and a 700W PSU and runs games like CSGO but not Battlefield 3 & 4, it struggles to run those.
I was wondering if it is worth upgrading the processor and throwing an extra 2GB stick of RAM (would make it 8 total) in there so i can maybe run BF4.
What processor would you recommend for this motherboard? I'm confused in the specs it says it has a AMD Athlon II X4 620 with an AM3 socket. Then right below it says for processor upgrades to use AM2+ sockets?? Isn't that going backwards?
Or is the motherboard too old for a new processor to even help? I don't know much about motherboards so i don't know if the M2N78-LA (Violet) is worth anything. Would you say scrap everything but the card and psu?
Thanks!
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