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May 3, 2013 6:41:34 PM

I have a Hp Pavilion Slimline S5-1204 slim form desktop pc and i want to upgrade it so that i may run most games decently but im not looking to spend a fortune on the upgrade

this computer runs a Pentium G630 dual core at 2.7ghz
4gb ram
1tb 7200 rpm hard drive
and has a 220w power supply

i was considering a i3 processor like this one?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

and a gpu like http://www.amazon.com/Force3D-radeon-graphics-express-w...

please let me know what would be my best course of action this computer would mainly be for gaming but also for other things like basic editing

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May 3, 2013 8:35:41 PM

For gaming you need a graphics card. The CPU could remain the same if you bought a good Graphics card and good power supply.

The problem is no GPU will fit in your slimline case.
May 4, 2013 2:26:29 PM

just get a low profile ati 6670 or a low profile ati 6570 depending on your price range and you'll need a new psu go get a corsair 430w 80 plus bronze its super reliable and it will have plenty of wattage for future upgrades
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May 4, 2013 8:10:16 PM

Thank you, so no gpu will fit in my case? so if i bought another case couldn't i just move all the parts into that case? or is that an issue idk im still learning about this stuff ive never upgraded a computer b4 and thanks for the advice
May 5, 2013 10:27:28 AM

Claymoresama said:
Thank you, so no gpu will fit in my case? so if i bought another case couldn't i just move all the parts into that case? or is that an issue idk im still learning about this stuff ive never upgraded a computer b4 and thanks for the advice


You could, but it would be a good bit of work un-mounting and re-mounting all your parts. You should probably have a friend that is good with computer hardware help. If you don't know anyone like that you can try it yourself or bring it to a trustworthy local computer store and request their help (will cost extra $$$).
May 5, 2013 11:35:07 AM

i do have a friend who is really great with tech so ill hit him up about that but yeah so i have to use a larger case?
May 5, 2013 11:46:43 AM

Yes, also to play most games that are recent I would recommend the GTX 650. I am pretty sure you need to upgrade your MOBO aswell.
May 5, 2013 11:49:38 AM

my motherboard can support up to 2nd gen i3,i5,and i7 processors but ill definetly look into buying a new one
May 5, 2013 11:50:53 AM

Claymoresama said:
my motherboard can support up to 2nd gen i3,i5,and i7 processors but ill definetly look into buying a new one


No its fine, for some reason I thought they used different sockets (I am not an intel guy at all). Your current mobo should be fine.
May 5, 2013 11:51:23 AM

Your motherboard is fine.
May 5, 2013 11:52:35 AM

tiny voices said:
Your motherboard is fine.


Yep, just what I said xD
May 5, 2013 12:32:28 PM

jaytechgaming said:
tiny voices said:
Your motherboard is fine.


Yep, just what I said xD

ok thats great i thought i had a good enough mobo and thanks ill deffiently use this info to upgrade my rig
May 6, 2013 9:17:50 AM

Claymoresama said:
jaytechgaming said:
tiny voices said:
Your motherboard is fine.


Yep, just what I said xD

ok thats great i thought i had a good enough mobo and thanks ill deffiently use this info to upgrade my rig


Ok, nice, let us all know how it turns out!

July 27, 2013 4:57:25 AM

Claymoresama said:

this computer runs a Pentium G630 dual core at 2.7ghz...i was considering a i3 processor...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
and a gpu like http://www.amazon.com/Force3D-radeon-graphics-express-w...
please let me know what would be my best course of action ...

Any core i3 or core i5 with separate GPU would suit you. Core i3 is very cheap now, and you will get 64 bit performance.
My advice is to upgrade to core i3. Get rid of the old PC, you will spend more time maintaining it than gaming.
August 13, 2013 10:30:02 AM

you can try the low profile gtx 670
August 16, 2013 5:29:24 PM

First of all, what is your budget? In terms of CPU, I would suggest a core i3 3220, it should suit most of your needs. A radeon hd 7750 low profile graphics card or a gtx 650 ti low profile graphics card are both good choices, but again, it all depends on your budget. Feel free to pm me if you like, I have quite a bit of experience choosing parts to fit different budgets ;) 
August 25, 2013 5:53:56 PM

You should upgrade your PSU to 450 watts and you should get the low profile AMD Radeon 7750 for your graphics. I you might also need to upgrade your CPU to the Intel Core i3-2120.
September 9, 2013 7:32:13 PM

hp computers are known for using proprietary parts even with there slimlines meaning you cant go out and buy a new psu unless you buy one from them there power supplies are custom made to fit that case they also custom mount the mobo in the case
September 9, 2013 10:54:28 PM

I own an HP desktop and know from experience that those things are built WEIRD. My whole motherboard is up-side down for example. I would HIGHLY recommend getting a new case. Doesn't have to be anything fancy, though. You will certainly be needing a graphics card. Your CPU certainly could do with an upgrade, but you could also get by without one, just depends on your budget. Please let us know more precisely what your budget is so we can suggest things specifically tailored to that. Feel free to PM me with any questions, I've been building and upgrading my PC on a college student budget for the last few years so I have a fair bit of experience.
October 21, 2013 12:43:03 PM

I would recommend the gtx 650 ti, its a good card for the price...
October 26, 2013 8:17:28 AM

That 6450 you listed will likely not get the job done. What games were you hoping to play?

Currently the best graphics card you can get that doesn't require any additional power connectors is the HD 7750. It can be found in a low profile design if needed, and draws fewer than 50 watts peak:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/asus/hd_7750/24.html

I have one and it plays most games at 1080P and medium/high settings. You MAY not have to upgrade anything else as your power supply (PSU) may be enough.

For more demanding games (Crysis series, Tomb Raider 2013, Farcry 3) the 7750 may be lacking as well. Please keep in mind that changing your CPU, case, PSU and adding a graphics card is not really upgrading your current machine - you are essentially building an entirely new rig. Without knowing your needs in more detail, I cannot suggest such an upgrade path.

In any case, if you follow the suggestions of new case, cpu, psu, gpu you may as well just buy a motherboard (even an inexpensive one) and just make a whole new machine. Perhaps your current HP can be sold to offset some of the cost if money is a factor. If you do wish to build a new rig, get back to me with your needs and price range (as well as your country of origin) and I can try to put a part list together for you.

-T.J.
November 9, 2013 2:43:09 PM

If you want to get it to play games I suggest a DDR 5 card as that should run most games, like others say a 650 would be good, I have http://goo.gl/sPcpl2 and I run Black Ops 2 on ultra and BF3 on Ultra
November 9, 2013 6:17:12 PM

jordanlong06 said:
If you want to get it to play games I suggest a DDR 5 card as that should run most games, like others say a 650 would be good, I have http://goo.gl/sPcpl2 and I run Black Ops 2 on ultra and BF3 on Ultra


What resolution do you play at? a 650ti will not play bf3 at ultra at 1080p at 60fps.
November 9, 2013 6:19:34 PM

tiny voices said:
jordanlong06 said:
If you want to get it to play games I suggest a DDR 5 card as that should run most games, like others say a 650 would be good, I have http://goo.gl/sPcpl2 and I run Black Ops 2 on ultra and BF3 on Ultra


What resolution do you play at? a 650ti will not play bf3 at ultra at 1080p at 60fps.

I play 1080p it plays ultra fine, maybe on 30fps I don't look at that it is still smooth and I never notice any lag
November 9, 2013 6:30:00 PM

Honestly most people don't consider 30fps sooth. 6fps is pretty much the standard for smooth gameplay.
November 10, 2013 7:24:46 AM

tiny voices said:
jordanlong06 said:
If you want to get it to play games I suggest a DDR 5 card as that should run most games, like others say a 650 would be good, I have http://goo.gl/sPcpl2 and I run Black Ops 2 on ultra and BF3 on Ultra


What resolution do you play at? a 650ti will not play bf3 at ultra at 1080p at 60fps.


I have a regular 650 (link below) and it manages BF3 @ Medium/High settings @ 1080p @ 60fps and it still looks great, so the 650 ti can probably get close to ultra.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
November 13, 2013 11:06:03 PM

Ok
U want a GPU
Let Ur CPU BE the same.
U should buy EVGA GeForce GTX650Ti Boost SuperClocked 2GB GDDR5 192bit, Dual-Link DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI,DP, SLI Ready Graphics Card
Price 159$=Rs 10000approx.
'OR
EVGA GeForce GTX 650 SUPERCLOCKED 1024MB GDDR5 DVI mHDMI Graphics Card 01G-P4-2652-KR
126 $=Rs7700
and processor u can go with i3 3220 or i5
hope it will be usefull
November 14, 2013 10:23:59 AM

r9 270x and a amd fx 6300 or a amd readon hd 7850 gpu and you need a new psu 650 watts bronze maybe
November 14, 2013 8:55:43 PM

Actually u should tell ur budget
so that we could recommend u a perfect gpu
and if possible we could tell u a good cpu.
November 17, 2013 10:02:35 AM

Ok
U want a GPU
Let Ur CPU BE the same.
U should buy EVGA GeForce GTX650Ti Boost SuperClocked 2GB GDDR5 192bit, Dual-Link DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI,DP, SLI Ready Graphics Card
Price 159$=Rs 10000approx.
'OR
EVGA GeForce GTX 650 SUPERCLOCKED 1024MB GDDR5 DVI mHDMI Graphics Card 01G-P4-2652-KR
126 $=Rs7700
and processor u can go with i3 3220 or i5
hope it will be usefull
November 24, 2013 2:22:34 AM


Claymoresama
What Do U Mean By Copying My Post ?
At least tell me what do u want by doing this?
November 24, 2013 2:19:20 PM

jordanlong06 said:
tiny voices said:
jordanlong06 said:
If you want to get it to play games I suggest a DDR 5 card as that should run most games, like others say a 650 would be good, I have http://goo.gl/sPcpl2 and I run Black Ops 2 on ultra and BF3 on Ultra


What resolution do you play at? a 650ti will not play bf3 at ultra at 1080p at 60fps.

I play 1080p it plays ultra fine, maybe on 30fps I don't look at that it is still smooth and I never notice any lag


I used to play BF4 with an Nvidia geforce GTX 460 at 1080p @ 50fps on ultra. (With minor overclocking in mind)

Now I play BF4 1080p @ 80fps with my new Nvidia geforce GTX 760 Still need a solution for its Overclocking however... Keeps crashing
December 6, 2013 2:25:59 AM

There is almost no way possible to upgrade a slim pc because it is thin like a laptop and it generally does not have any PCI-E 16x Lane Slots (GPU SLOTS). Find a nice budget for a new computer and tell me for details.... I have a nice and decent PC which I assembled myself and I know the right products for a problem of very low budgets. :) 
December 15, 2013 9:01:25 AM

Claymoresama said:
I have a Hp Pavilion Slimline S5-1204 slim form desktop pc and i want to upgrade it so that i may run most games decently but im not looking to spend a fortune on the upgrade

this computer runs a Pentium G630 dual core at 2.7ghz
4gb ram
1tb 7200 rpm hard drive
and has a 220w power supply

i was considering a i3 processor like this one?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

and a gpu like http://www.amazon.com/Force3D-radeon-graphics-express-w...

please let me know what would be my best course of action this computer would mainly be for gaming but also for other things like basic editing


December 15, 2013 9:07:44 AM


don't worry about upgrading the cpu if it is a G series just do it the next time you have a bit of money the main thing for gaming is a Graphics card and a PSU That is a good make and not a company what are sh** you got to remember though you cant go over the top with the Graphics card because it will just bottleneck your processor this is not a problem you are not getting the best performance out of your gpu you have still got to remember that your cpu deals with everything in the background but a gpu handles the polygons, Fps and shaders and more so when you want to upgrade your pc go with the the gpu first if your processor is good but if your processor is not then just buy a Intel-Core-i5-4440-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_30-GHz processor and you will have to live of the integrated graphics until you can buy a Graphics card.
January 21, 2014 8:07:39 AM

JUst get a new 6670 graphics card
And for processor get Core i5-3350P.
And dell monitor .
January 22, 2014 4:54:20 AM

Claymoresama said:
I have a Hp Pavilion Slimline S5-1204 slim form desktop pc and i want to upgrade it so that i may run most games decently but im not looking to spend a fortune on the upgrade

this computer runs a Pentium G630 dual core at 2.7ghz
4gb ram
1tb 7200 rpm hard drive
and has a 220w power supply

i was considering a i3 processor like this one?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

and a gpu like http://www.amazon.com/Force3D-radeon-graphics-express-w...

please let me know what would be my best course of action this computer would mainly be for gaming but also for other things like basic editing




Consider a i3 3225 and Asus gtx 650 1gb gddr5


this one is:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

and:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


for psu:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
January 31, 2014 10:05:43 AM

Looking at the specs for your machine, the minimalist upgrade would be to go for the i3 processor and a low profile graphics card like the GT 620 (Although I am uncertain if even that will fit in that case. You would definitely have to upgrade the power supply IMO, As 22W would probably not be able to support even single slot PCI-E 16x cards as they can draw anything up to 75W. If you aren't looking to invest much but want some (very, very) basic gaming at 1024x768 resolutions, you could go for that card - but I would recommend going for something newer that uses a smaller die architecture and therefore gives more power for lesser power draw.

I'd recommend going for a GT 610 if you don't want to upgrade anything else. If you're up for upgrading the PSU and the rest, you've already got loads of advice. Cheers!
February 3, 2014 2:16:08 PM

if your budget is around whats on the link you posted, then how about getting these:

CPU: i3-3240,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

GPU: R7 240
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

but you might be happier with a better gpu in the long run, so im just listing some gpu

radeon hd 7790
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

radeon hd 7850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

R9 270
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
February 11, 2014 6:40:53 AM

First of all, if you are upgrading your CPU, for your particular needs, an i3 will probably provide all of the performance you will need for gaming. There aren't many games that take advantage of more than 2 cores, so an i7 or even an i5 would be overkill.Secondly since you have a 220 watt PSU, you will need to upgrade that if you want any decent graphics card. Unfortunatley upgrading the PSU in this case is a little more difficult because of the case size. Here is an informative article on the matter. http://tinyurl.com/mav3lsp Finally don't purchase any GPU without GDDR5 memory. The performance difference between GDDR3 and GDDR5 is quite large. For your case, I would suggest an r7 250, such as this one. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
February 23, 2014 11:12:09 AM

If I was you I would just get a new gpu. Some good ones are the amd radeon 6850 which is very cheap. If not the gtx 460 and 470 is good. hwcompare.com is a good website to use as a reference. Also, eBay does some very good deals on gpus. About your case the cards i have mentioned are very small, but it would be worth it if you would open up your case and see how much room there is. You can see how big cards are by searching online :-).
March 16, 2014 8:13:01 AM

Man I suggest that first of all buy a full size cabinet with the cooler master 500 watts or 600 watts of PSU

Gaming cabinet like Cooler Master Full size cabinet

And If you are looking for a processor then I suggest i3 3220 or i5 3450 this processors is best processors I have i5 3450 processor and I can play any game in ultra settings.

And GPU you are looking for is not for gaming I mean you can play game but in lowest settings. If you have money then save it and after sometime when you have enough money then buy GTX650ti or GTX650(non Ti). This is the best graphic card I've ever seen... I have this beast and it can blow all the games... You can play any game in ultra settings.

And For all this you must have a good Motherboard like Asus P8 series As for you, you can buy P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 this is the budget mobo. And It also have GPU boost and have 4 SATA. This one is best..

And buy yourself a 4 or 8 GB corsair Ram.

You'll be Happy with all this or If you won't have enough money then save what you have right now and add some more money when ever you have then buy all this you'll very happy with this . Your PC will be known as the Beast.
March 19, 2014 4:24:47 PM

If you have a lot of money to spend, I would get the GTX 760 mini, and a new PSU that's at least 500 watts.

However, judging on your budget, I would just get a GTX 650 2 gb, and move to an i5. (Haswell)
March 20, 2014 9:18:58 AM

hey
IF you want make mid-end gaming PC , so I recommend you a 3 or 4th gen CPU
i check the links , i think FX 8350-( 8 cores cost-$199 ) best for gaming and batter i5 4th gen
budget CPU's-i3 3th gen (ex-3220) or AMD x4 (ex 651)

GPU you are looking for is not for gaming I mean you can play game but in lowest settings and the card give you low FPS. Low FPS mean LAGS. I suggest you ATI 7750 or R7 250 DDR3 Cards. DDR5 cards take lot space and power if you want upgrade the cabinet so no problems to install a DDR5 card. Install a new powerful SMPS (POWER Supply)
GOOD LUCk MAN :D 
March 21, 2014 4:31:19 PM

220 watts wouldn't be enough for a graphics card... If you upgrade to an i3, your computer will use about 134 watts.

Getting a graphics card will probably fry your PSU.

If I were you, I would get the Corsair CX500 PSU and i3-3240 first.

If you're willing to go that extra distance get a GTX GTX 750 ti, or the before-mentioned GTX 760 mini. If you could find one, the GTX 650, or GTX 650 ti might be worth looking at for your case.


April 23, 2014 9:53:44 AM

I see a lot of people here recommending ~500W PSUs for gtx 600/700 series cards as well as the HD 6000/7000 series and it probably works but in my experience going with a higher wattage PSU is good for not only keeping a decent overhead, but allows for more upgrades further on down the road. I've had both the GTX 670 and the HD 6850 and used a 620w power supply to run them. My computer, however, was operating near the max load with both of these cards and didn't start running more smoothly until I purchased an 850W PSU. If you decide to go with one of these midrange cards and upgrading your CPU (which you should probably do anyways to prevent bottlenecking) "should" run fine on a 500W PSU but it cant hurt to invest in an 850-1000W for future use. This is also highly dependent on your budget though. If you're not limited on your budget, I'd recommend the i5 3570k which is the king of the upper midrange intel CPUs right now (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...). And I'd just like to put in a quick word for the sapphire r9 270x. If you can afford it, I'd highly recommend it. I've had nothing but great experiences with sapphire radeon cards. I upgraded to this from an EVGA GTX 670 which I had nothing but issues with and ran about as smoothly as a student driver coming up to a stop sign. Good luck in the decision making process! :) 
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