Need a little boost

mathsgrinds · 31 May 2020 at 20:25

Hi guys, I'm new to the upgrading world, I normally just buy a new PC every few years. My computer is not super fast but good enough for the games I normally play (low end indie games) however there is some newer games I want to play. What do you think would be the best/cheapest upgrade I could do for a little more umph? More ram? Better graphics card? Use graphics card from one of those pawn shops on the highstreet? My guess is a graphics card because the one I have is integrated. Right?

My PC:
https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c05341456

Thanks new friends!

pastymuncher · 31 May 2020 at 20:59

Hi and welcome to the forums.

I am not even sure that pc can even take a gpu. The cpu is definately not replaceable as it's a soldered in part. You could fit more memory but I really wouldn't bother as the cpu is so slow. From all the pictures that I can find of the motherboard it appears that it doesn't have a pci-e slot so that rules out a gpu. The pc appears to be powered by a power brick only rated at 65w as well so you aren't going to power much with that anyway. The best thing you could do is buy a new pc in my opinion. Even a modern low end pc would absolutely crucify that HP of yours. One thing I would advise is to not buy a mass produced pre built pc from the likes of HP, Dell etc as they are rarely good value for money.

mathsgrinds · 31 May 2020 at 21:06

Ah okay, thanks - it was a budget PC I got a few years ago, I didn't anticipate using it for gaming!

lishypi · 2 Jun 2020 at 21:54

If you have enough time you could build your own PC that is built specifically to your needs. It may be cheaper than buying a pre-built one but can be more tedious to build.