Wanting to upgrade my pc

DannyBlake1221 · 6 Sep 2013 at 15:57

Okay so soon I'll be starting uni and want to upgrade my pc so it can play games better but try not to go over the top. At the moment I have:

Windows 8 pro 64 bit
S3810 motherboard
i3 550 @3.20GHz
3GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 6670 2GB
ACE 750W BR PSU (Heard this is awful and have been recommended to get a more reliable brand)

Games I intend to play atm I have borderland 1 GOTY and bioshock and gta 4, will be hoping to be able to play gta 5 well when that comes out also.

For budget really a £100-£150 graphics card would be nice, I wouldn't want to go any higher than £175 as for motherboard/processor/ram I'm unsure whether to upgrade or not yet as an i3 is pretty good, I know 4GB RAM would probably be much more useful though.

Idleman · 6 Sep 2013 at 16:22

If you sell off your ram, 6670 and Psu, you can recoup some money. But I think this would be a good upgrade if you could stretch your budget. If not, then the Gpu with either the ram or Psu.

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £129.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £39.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £29.99
Total : £211.88 (includes shipping : £10.00).

DannyBlake1221 · 6 Sep 2013 at 16:25

I do plan to stretch it but it will depend of my finances in coming months will uni and work as I also have car insurance to pay for first which is high atm (first year driving)

How good is the 7850 like could I play borderlands on high and get 45+ FPS?

Trojan Horse · 6 Sep 2013 at 16:28

depends on your monitor size?

just google "7850 benchmarks borderlands"

Idleman · 6 Sep 2013 at 16:34

What OS are you using? Please don`t say Vista 32bit. :eek:

CEUOTC · 6 Sep 2013 at 16:53

Slightly cheaper:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £129.95
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £31.99
2 x TeamGroup Elite 2GB (1x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Single Channel Module (TED32GM1333C901) £13.99 (£27.98)
Total : £201.32 (includes shipping : £9.50).

CEUOTC · 6 Sep 2013 at 16:54

If you get rid of the RAM:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £129.95
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £31.99
Total : £173.34 (includes shipping : £9.50).

DannyBlake1221 · 8 Sep 2013 at 01:08

Sorry for slow replies emails didn't notify me of a reply.

I use a 22" LG LED IPS monitor. I stated windows 8 pro 64 bit as my OS in my OP. I have a few looks at the graphics card and it seems decent enough for playing the average games. With uni I won't have time to play everything and will only be playing casually.

kevbiss1 · 8 Sep 2013 at 10:43

At 1080p the 7850 will be just fine

DannyBlake1221 · 8 Sep 2013 at 15:28

That's cool, does anyone have experiences with power supplies like the one I'm using? Amazon reviews seem mixed however other forums did recommend changing it.

snips86x · 8 Sep 2013 at 15:41

Idleman said:
What OS are you using? Please don`t say Vista 32bit.

What a horrific thought!!

CEUOTC said:
Slightly cheaper:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £129.95
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £31.99
2 x TeamGroup Elite 2GB (1x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Single Channel Module (TED32GM1333C901) £13.99 (£27.98)
Total : £201.32 (includes shipping : £9.50).

Yes, but those OCZ's are not great. Would go for the Corsair or a Thermaltake over that. Antec units are Seasonic internals, so that's a consideration too!

YOUR BASKET
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £55.99
1 x Antec EA 450w '80 Plus Platinum' Power Supply £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
Total : £171.97 (includes shipping : £10.00).