Upgradable?

[Garee]

A couple of years ago I purchased a Dell pre-built system, specifically a Packard Bell iMedia 2414.

I know these systems are usually terrible value for money but it has done a good job over these past few years. I am wondering if it is possible to upgrade my system if I purchase a better PSU. The current one is a cheap 240W brand and just will not do the job.

I suspect the motherboard is also low quality however I could not find much information on it. I am happy with the CPU and have heard good things about it (Q6600).

I was thinking of upgrading the PSU and then buying a GPU as it is currently using on-board graphics.

Thanks.

Edit: Here's the specs.

Q6600 @ 2.4Ghz
4GB DDR2
320GB HD
240W PSU
Windows Vista 32bit

This is all I could find about the motherboard.

 

[Garee]

I mainly just want it upgraded to be able to play some games because at the moment it struggles with everything. I am happy with the performance otherwise.

 

[Garee]

specs and some internal photos would be nice.

so we know what will fit inside the case, such as psu and card lenght.

I can't upload any pictures at the moment as I dont have the pc here with me. However I do know there is some good space for both - especially the card.

 

[Garee]

Just about any graphics card will give you a massive boost but you will need to make sure that any card will fit inside your case. Something like a 5770 would be good. As for a psu, a Corsair CX400 would be more than enough for that.

Is this your pc? M-atx mobo with a pci-e 1.0 16x slot so it should take any pci-e card but there have been people having problems with ATI 5000 series cards on pci-e 1.0 motherboards. Case look's to be either mini tower or M-atx so you will have to get the tape measure out and see how much space you have for a card.

Personally i would look at getting a half decent motherboard as well so that you can overclock that Q6600. Most will do at least 3.2-3.4Ghz with a half decent cooler. This is a good board with a half decent choice of overclocking options.

Thanks for the response.

Let's say I purchased a new PSU, a 5770 and that mobo - Would I need to buy a new cpu cooler to overclock and should I purchase better RAM than my current DDR2 4GB @ 533Mhz (I think).

Also, i'm rather new to the whole custom pc/upgrading thing and was wondering if it is a relatively simple job to replace the mobo?

Thanks a lot.

 

[Garee]

Thanks for all the responses you have definitely helped.