HP pc gaming upgrade

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Untill I save up enough money to completely build my own pc, I want to upgrade my PC that can play games but not on high settings (don't really care to much about that)
PC I have now is an HP Pavilion p6654y Magnesium Gray Edition Desktop PC.
-AMD Athlon II 630 Quad Core
-ATI Radeon HD 4200 on board graphics
-64 bit
I want to know what can I get to perform a decent upgrade for under $200.
Right now I can play games like Arma 2, dayz(mod as well), 7days to die(barely), rust(barely), minecraft, left for dead, killing floor. Games of that nature. On low to medium settings. I don't care to much about the video settings, but it'd be nice if I could get some decent settings. I get decent fps on the settings I have, granted it looks like pudding.
 
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That CPU is going to be a problem. It's just too slow for more demanding games, or games that aren't well optimized. Early access games are not well optimized. Minecraft is CPU dependent so a videocard upgrade won't do too much there.

On the bright side, that HD 4200 is garbage, so you will see great improvements with a new videocard in games that aren't as CPU dependent. I propose two possible solutions:
1. Buy a new power supply, a decent one with a 6+2 pin pci-ex connector. Buy a used GTX 660 or AMD HD 7850 2gb. Enjoy.
2. Buy a new power supply, a decent one with a 6+2 pin pci-ex connector. Buy a new 750 Ti or RX 460 2gb. Enjoy.

If you buy a good power supply, you can bring it with you to the new system if/when you build it. These...

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it has a 250w power supply and a very weak cpu...


get a used 750 ti or rx 460 ( a small one that does not need a 6-pin pcie cable )

dont waste any more money on it
 

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if you are upgrading soon, then that could be an option

IF the hp does not have a custom motherboard connector

open the case and look, if it has a 20/24-pin connector then you can get a nice new psu


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if not then just get the gpu's I recommended


also be aware that any nice gpu will be utterly bottlenecked by that crappy cpu it has
 

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at the bottom of the mobo in this picture

it has standard 24-pin, so yes you can upgrade the power supply
 

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Question from PrettyDecentGuy : "Transforming PC into a gaming PC"



 
That CPU is going to be a problem. It's just too slow for more demanding games, or games that aren't well optimized. Early access games are not well optimized. Minecraft is CPU dependent so a videocard upgrade won't do too much there.

On the bright side, that HD 4200 is garbage, so you will see great improvements with a new videocard in games that aren't as CPU dependent. I propose two possible solutions:
1. Buy a new power supply, a decent one with a 6+2 pin pci-ex connector. Buy a used GTX 660 or AMD HD 7850 2gb. Enjoy.
2. Buy a new power supply, a decent one with a 6+2 pin pci-ex connector. Buy a new 750 Ti or RX 460 2gb. Enjoy.

If you buy a good power supply, you can bring it with you to the new system if/when you build it. These lower level videocards will probably be due to be replaced by then. This is one reason I suggest looking into a used card. Spend less now on a card that is essentially disposable.
 
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