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Started by XaREeM | | 7 answers
I need suggestions
So i've been having this PC from 2011 most of my specs are 2009 Tho , So i thought i should upgrade talked with a bunch of people and told me that i'm fine for now no need to upgrade maybe just small stuff so i want suggestions from pro people knowing what exactly they're doing.. Here's the thing

CPU : AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor

CPU Speed : 3.4 GHz

RAM : 4 GB

OS : Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit

Video Card : AMD Radeon HD 5450

Sound Card : Avnex Virtual Audio Device

These specs make me run almost all games even Watch Dogs( i was shocked lol ) , But all on 800x600 Resolution and every single setting on LOW or VERY LOW :(  ... What part should i upgrade?
1 more thing What's GPU ??

Thanks in advance ! <3
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July 29, 2014 5:51:05 AM

look for a sticker on your power supply and if you don't know the case's name just measure the open space you have for a graphics card and you will be fine. chances are you have a pre-build pc and that the power supply will not have the capacity to handle a big powerfull gpu like the r9 280.

Danbuscus25's suggestion is a really solid option (altough 3Gb video RAM is a but overkill at this time)
July 29, 2014 5:40:15 AM

"can you give the name of your case and psu (power suplly) so i can see how upgrade friendly these are? " Where do i get to know those ? :| i'm not that pro in PC's D: i just play C:

About the budget it could be 250-300$ max might be a little higher you could set 500$ as a roof.. IF NEEDED
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July 29, 2014 5:31:44 AM

i cant really suggest a card without a budget.

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July 29, 2014 5:31:21 AM

GPU: graphics processing unit, your graphics card

i strongly suggest you upgrade your graphics card, there are two factors you have to take in consideration to do that:
-make sure your power supply has enough capacity (most of the time's there is a sticker on it saying how much capacity it has in W (watt's)

-make sure you have enough room in your case

for a matter of fact i had a really low end system (2.93 dual core) with the same gpu as yours (the 5450) and upgrading made a HUGE difference. you have a pretty good cpu so if you buy a new gpu it shouldn't even bottleneck (like it did on mine).

for gaming the gpu is the most important of all. a non reference car will yield some insane performance while still being silent and cool.

a card like the ASUS hd 7870 (http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/HD7870DC22GD5/) is a good bang the buck but of course the more you spend the more you get .

can you give the name of your case and psu (power suplly) so i can see how upgrade friendly these are?
July 29, 2014 5:29:01 AM

I really didn't decide one, but i don't want SUPER stuff that are Very Expensive ..
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July 29, 2014 5:21:51 AM

well, you should upgrade the gpu (graphics card). what is your budget?

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