Prebuilt PC - Component Upgrade

[Coolhipjim]

Hi

Bought a prebuilt pc a few years ago and has done the job so far. Looking for some advice on if it would be possible/worth upgrading components rather than buying a whole new pc.

Current PC Spec:

Mediona Akoya E4057D
CPU - AMD A10-5700 FM2 3.4GHz
Memory - 8GB
MOBO – Medion MS-7800 AMD A55
HDD Seagate Barracuda - 1TB
GFX – Onboard 512MB AMD Radeon HD 7660D
PSU - 450w
Windows 8.1

Perhaps just a dedicated graphics card would be the best investment?

If i upgraded the CPU/mobo, how would that affect windows 8.1? It was pre installed so no disk

 

[Coolhipjim]

You can change the CPU no problem. If you changed the mobo, you will need to reinstall windows.

I'm not familiar with the AMD FM2 APU series processors, so I can't tell you what you could upgrade to.

A graphics upgrade is possible though. What do you use the machine for?

Just casual gaming a bit of league of legends, modded minecraft, it has stuggled a bit with modded minecraft though, pretty CPU intensive and with the graphics being on board it will be doing overtime!


I think maybe this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-130-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1982

Not sure if that means i will need a new PSU or if the one i have is sufficient

Thanks for your comment!

 

[Coolhipjim]

would the psu size depend on which graphics card I chose?

 

[Coolhipjim]

been looking around and it seems Medion dont allow you to put a graphics card in, something about the mobo bios not recognising it, apparently people have tried. :/

Looks like i may have to sit tight until i can afford a more substantial upgrade as upgrading the mobo to another FM2 board looks to be a waste on old tech.

Thanks so far for all the advice etc folks, much appreciated