- Sep 10, 2018
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Hello and thanks for taking the time to help me out!
I am very new to the PC build/upgrade world and am wondering what graphics card I could reasonably put into my home desktop, which is around 5-6 years old. I would love to be able to play some PC games at moderate settings until I can afford to buy/build a much better gaming PC. I have always gamed on consoles, and still do, but I see the benefits of PC gaming as well and am very eager to start.
Here is the link to its product page: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03360581
It has an A8-5500 CPU and a MSI MS-7778 (Jasmine) mobo, which has 1 PCIe x16 (gen 2.0) expansion slot, along with 3 PCIe x1 slots and 1 PCIe mini slot. So I know that an upgrade is possible.
In doing some research I have learned that I could very easily "bottle-neck" many of the more modern and powerful GPUs because of my CPU. Also, I have learned that my power supply (300w) may have to be taken into consideration too.
So I am trying to get advice as to which GPU would get me the best "bang for my buck." I don't want to waste money on a GPU that will not reach its full potential or will require a larger power supply. Although I am open to upgrading power supply if it would be worth it.
I also realize that any effort in being able to game on this PC could be futile! Let me know if you think this is the case too!
Thanks in advance!
-DrumBum
I am very new to the PC build/upgrade world and am wondering what graphics card I could reasonably put into my home desktop, which is around 5-6 years old. I would love to be able to play some PC games at moderate settings until I can afford to buy/build a much better gaming PC. I have always gamed on consoles, and still do, but I see the benefits of PC gaming as well and am very eager to start.
Here is the link to its product page: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03360581
It has an A8-5500 CPU and a MSI MS-7778 (Jasmine) mobo, which has 1 PCIe x16 (gen 2.0) expansion slot, along with 3 PCIe x1 slots and 1 PCIe mini slot. So I know that an upgrade is possible.
In doing some research I have learned that I could very easily "bottle-neck" many of the more modern and powerful GPUs because of my CPU. Also, I have learned that my power supply (300w) may have to be taken into consideration too.
So I am trying to get advice as to which GPU would get me the best "bang for my buck." I don't want to waste money on a GPU that will not reach its full potential or will require a larger power supply. Although I am open to upgrading power supply if it would be worth it.
I also realize that any effort in being able to game on this PC could be futile! Let me know if you think this is the case too!
Thanks in advance!
-DrumBum
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