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| Author: | DarkAbyss757 [ December 27th, 2011, 6:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Upgrading Friends Computer |
My friend has an outdated computer (HP Pavilion a6512p no upgraded parts or anything) and needs to upgrade it as he can't afford to build a new one. He is currently playing the new Star Wars The Old Republic MMO on lowest setting with extremely choppy to almost unplayable lag. I was thinking he could do the same upgrade i did on my old pavilion (a6720y) but found his to be lower quality. Can his computer take the stress of an HD Radeon Sapphire 5670 Graphics card? Thanks, DarkAbyss757. |
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| Author: | Bonsai99 [ December 27th, 2011, 10:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Upgrading Friends Computer |
You would need to upgrade the power supply to at least 400 watts. |
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| Author: | DarkAbyss757 [ December 28th, 2011, 8:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Upgrading Friends Computer |
Right, I plan to do that as I did with mine. |
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| Author: | Pfkninenines [ December 29th, 2011, 6:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Upgrading Friends Computer |
The one nice thing I've found about HP is that they've got fantastic documentation online. Here's the full spec sheet for that model. With a 250W PSU, and something that was likely meant to be budget, he'll need a better PSU with a PCIe connector if he wants a nicer graphics card. Granted, he's got Intel GMA 3100, so almost anything you can put in the PCIe slot will provide him with significant increases in performance. Figure out his budget, then consult this guide as a general what-to-buy. Granted, below the $90 mark, a PCIe cable won't be needed, and 250W may be enough to power the system + new GPU. Just remember that adding that extra power does provide a huge boost in performance, and considering the price differences in cards and the potential for extra gaming, it'd be a very tempting option. Also, the 6770 can be found for less than $110-120 as stated in the article, often reaching the $90 mark after rebates. In graphics alone, this is the cheapest card to provide 1080p at high settings, 60FPS in Skyrim. Not sure what the minimum CPU would be for that. |
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