Graphics Card and possible CPU OC recommendation for HP Pavilion s5610f

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spacethunderv

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HP's specs are:

H-Apricot-RS780L-uATX Motherboard

AMD Athlon II X2 250 Dual Core 3.0GHZ Processor

two DDR3 DIMM (240-pin) sockets with 8GBs of RAM (upgraded from a measly 3GBs LOL)

64bit Windows 7 Home Premium preinstalled (OEM)

640GB Hard Drive SATA 7200RPM

ATI Radeon 3000 Integrated Graphics

In contrast to the Lenovi M82 GC upgrade question in my previous thread, I also have a HP Pavgilion slimline s5610f around to use as backup and maybe fool around it with a bit since it wont matter what happens if I flick something up on it LOL. Its wayyyy better than my win 7 acer lappy which is on its last legs due to sibling abusing the USB ports and being a low rate unit that overheats consistently.

Anyway, my plan to put some things like a graphics card in the Pavilion and maybe if things go well OC'ing my CPU since I hear it can be done but it depends on my mobo and if the CPU is "unlocked" or not IDK. I'm aware my mobo only has PCI-x1 slots and it has to be low profile, but I hear if the wattage is right enough it may run on the stock Pavilion PSU whichs I believe is around 225w, lower than the Lenovo, and I may has to do a PSU upgrade which I kinda fear of due to shock risks and f'ing up something that works fine. I don't care about high end graphics and 4k, I just need a good card that's in my price range of $40-100, will fit without issue, and doesn't require me to put in a new PCU if I don't have to.

Also, can my AMD Athlon II X2 processor be overclocked to something like 3.4ghz on stock fan and my mobo? Most videos I've seen are ether for my processor on some 100yr old gaming thing with a dif mobo and Windows XP, or every other AMD cpu but the Athlon II on my model type.

If anyone has/d experience with the HP Pavilion, I would gladly take any help and advice, thanks.
 
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As far as overclocking, if the CPU is locked then you will need to change the reference frequency, usually called a front side bus. That's because the CPU operating speed is determined by a multiplier x the front side bus speed. So if you could change the multiplier, as with an unlocked CPU, then you could easily overclock it. Since you can't, then changing the reference frequency is your only option. That's what might not be possible, since your motherboard bios may not allow that frequency to be changed. Not only that, but other components rely on that frequency, you might have problems with them if you tried to overclock it this way.

Ultimately I wish you luck but these types of computers were designed to be used as is, then...
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I tried searching for the latest PCIe x1 GPU, and the GT 710 is what I found. It's not much but it's certainly better than the integrated graphics you have. There could be something better I just don't know. https://jet.com/product/detail/a5022e582d0b453db85816c9a65573b6?jcmp=pla:ggl:nj_dur_gen_electronics_a2:electronics_computers_accessories_computer_components_a2:na:PLA_785706710_43734989649_aud-303405841869:pla-308208640515_c:na:na:na:2PLA15&code=PLA15&pid=kenshoo_int&c=785706710&is_retargeting=true&clickid=58787da8-8fd6-4164-a17f-a1ed6f701c14&gclid=CjwKCAiAxarQBRAmEiwA6YcGKN4gOg06HP_4XJO0mQlsFeF7eexsXyOfO-Fb9OPx5I9_zxBnDLENFhoC23gQAvD_BwE

I don't think you will be able to overclock because most store bough computers have locked BIOS that do not allow overclocking.
 
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B1H02NK/ref=psdc_284822_t4_B01DOFD0G8]

This ones at a great price range, but its PCI-E x 4 which I hear may still work and its believed to be low power wattage so it can run on my stock PSU. Would this one be suitable?
 
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As far as overclocking, if the CPU is locked then you will need to change the reference frequency, usually called a front side bus. That's because the CPU operating speed is determined by a multiplier x the front side bus speed. So if you could change the multiplier, as with an unlocked CPU, then you could easily overclock it. Since you can't, then changing the reference frequency is your only option. That's what might not be possible, since your motherboard bios may not allow that frequency to be changed. Not only that, but other components rely on that frequency, you might have problems with them if you tried to overclock it this way.

Ultimately I wish you luck but these types of computers were designed to be used as is, then discarded once they were no longer adequate. It's how they kept the costs down. Assuming you really just want to use it for video, your dual core is enough paired with a GT 710(if it works) to get you 720p, maybe even 1080p playback.
 
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I'm confident now that the GT 710 will work and I should get 1080p video out of it as well since it has to bet better than the intergrated raedon 3000 that buffered like mad. I'm not expecting to play something as graphically crazy and demanding as Crysis tso i should be OKEY.
 
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