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Started by dustikins | | 6 answers
Best part of my PC to upgrade to improve performance.
Hi there.

Recently noticed a drop in performance with my PC trying to play some newer games, and also older ones performing at a lower standard than before.

I want to buy I new PC but won't be able to afford that for a while - in the meantime, what would be the best part of my PC to upgrade in order to achieve a noticeable increase in performance with game (Specifically CSGO and other source titles)?

PC Manufacturer/System model: Advent, DT2111


Processor: i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz (4 CPUs).
Memory: 8GB
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6670
PSU: @230W
HD: 2 TB, 1.2TB free.

Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers in advance.

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October 15, 2014 1:05:17 PM

If your older games are running worse than they were before on your PC, it could also be that the OS is getting crudded up. I would recommend running a malware scanner like malwarebytes and a system cleaner like CCleaner to see if that helps as well.
October 15, 2014 12:26:01 PM

Hey, thanks for your replies. I've been thinking about upgrading my PSU for a while as it's very low atm and I realise I'll need a better one to run a better graphics card.

I wouldn't want to spend more than £150-170 on a graphics card. I've been running a 24 inch monitor on my 6670 for a while, is a monitor like this perhaps too much for the card I have?
October 15, 2014 11:49:12 AM

What is your total budget? As mentioned above, you will need to upgrade the PSU so you can upgrade the GPU. The processor is still pretty decent so no need to do anything there.

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