Thoughts on PC upgrade?

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Christian_Maestro

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I own a HP Pavilion 500-201in (https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-pavilion-500-200-desktop-pc-series/5399647/model/6595355/manuals) with a Memphis-S (https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-pavilion-500-200-desktop-pc-series/5399647/model/6595355/document/c03885123) mobo. I am thinking of upgrading the GPU and maybe the PSU if required and getting a new 144 Hertz gaming monitor. I was looking at the 1050ti OC editions. Will it fit in my mobo and will the PSU be able to carry it's weight? Thanks for the help peeps! :D
 
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I have no idea what you're saying...
Just because you set the refresh rate of a monitor to 144hz it DOES NOT mean that you can only play games at that frame rate, it means it will output anywhere between 0-144 frames a second depending on the performance of your system with no issue.
I'm just saying that you won't necessarily hit that level of FPS due to your constraints with GPU size.
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Don't bother with a 144hz monitor, your system won't be strong enough to push those refresh rates well save for League or CS:GO given you have to go for either a 1050 or 1050ti low profile because of size constraints.
Here's your options, either should be fine with the PSU included in the all in one.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137079
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137081
 
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Christian_Maestro

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Thanks, the PC link is helpful, much more detailed, and I saw that PSU recommendation, but out of 300W that the PSU provides, won't a little bit of the power be diverted to other PC components thereby leaving the GPU with <300W?

 
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I would like to know why my system cannot handle a 144 Hertz monitor, wouldn't a 8 gigabytes, i7 (Haswell Archi.) and a Pascal archi. be enough? Can you please expand on this answer? I don't plan to run games on Ultra or High, Med. works.

 
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Christian_Maestro

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Ah okay, but in a 144 Hz monitor, can I not adjust the frequency? To set it at maybe 120 Hz and then play games on Ultra? Rather than play them at 144 Hz and Ultra/High?

 
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I have no idea what you're saying...
Just because you set the refresh rate of a monitor to 144hz it DOES NOT mean that you can only play games at that frame rate, it means it will output anywhere between 0-144 frames a second depending on the performance of your system with no issue.
I'm just saying that you won't necessarily hit that level of FPS due to your constraints with GPU size.
 
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Christian_Maestro

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Ah okay okay, so say, a game like, Rainbow Six Siege, can I run it on Medium or Low and hit that target FPS with this setup that I and you guys presented?
Update : I do play competitively and amazing UltraHD graphics isn't really that big a deal to me as compared to smoothness and stability of the game.

 
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Good point, if you're planning for a future upgrade ( like upgrading components or getting a new PC ), you could just use it right away. :)
 
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