Will this PC work ok if i just upgrade the Graphics card ? or will i need anything else!

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hi,

i have a an old pc which is this spec below and at the moment im trying to set it up for my kids to play some games via network but dont have much money to fully upgrade

Crucial MX100 128GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT128MX100SSD1)
HIS HD 6570 IceQ 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
Kingston Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K24G)
Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Cooler Master K-Series K380 USB3.0 Side Window Case for ATX PC

Will this pc run ok if i just put this card which i have in or will i need to buy a new PSU please?

thank you for any help or advice on this, and stay safe everyone

Sapphire RX 480 Nitro Graphics Card, 4GB GDDR5, DVI-D, HDMI, Display Port
 
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really sorry guys i thought it had all copied and pasted from my account,

CX430 — 80 PLUS® Bronze Certified Power Supply,
430 Watts it says didn't realize it was so small :(
 
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Joxeon said:
As a minimum I'd say you need an i5 CPU and another 4 gigs of ram to go with the Gpu upgrade. All 3 could be sourced fairly cheaply on the second hand market.

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Just saw your board only has 2 ram slots so a 2x4gb kit would be needed, could sell the original 2x2gb kit.
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thanks very much for the info guys, ive took notes all this.
 
sorry to be a pain but also got this old pc too witch still runs ok but how would the GPU in question work in this and this machine was mostly good but i think the GPU isnt as good anymore or just need a full format but no PSU unless u could recommend an ok ok one off OCUK please

Amd athlon 7750 Dual Core black edition socket am2+ (940)
AMD Radeon HD 5700
DDR2 Ram
Motherboard GA-MA770-UD3 Rev00

.Also is there a 2nd hand market on OCUK somewhere?
 
if i left my 2nd old pc as it was and just buy a second hand GPU, what gpu would you say i could put in it and make a little better without making any more changes please. thanks again guys

Amd athlon 7750 Dual Core black edition socket am2+ (940)
AMD Radeon HD 5700
DDR2 Ram
Motherboard GA-MA770-UD3 Rev00
 
ok so if those cpus will fit the motherboard? i will start looking around and get some more ram as well, thank you
Sandybridge (2000 series) or Ivybridge (3000 series) i5 cpu as well.
 
pastymuncher said:
Without knowing what psu you have we can't tell you if it's good enough so you need to let us know which one you have (make and model). I would try and pick up a cheap Sandybridge (2000 series) or Ivybridge (3000 series) i5 cpu as well. A i7 is probably too much money for what it is. A Ivybridge cpu may need the motherboard bios flashing before it will work.
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bit late, but if i want to flash the bios of my GA-H61MA-D3V (rev. 2.0) which says its F1, will i just download the latest bios update or do i have to install all of them? ive never updated a bios before so just checking incase i break something.
only doing it so i can add Sapphire RX 480 Nitro Graphics Card, 4GB & and some extra ram which i now have.

i guess the update as to go on a memory card to update!

https://www.gigabyte.com/uk/Motherboard/GA-H61MA-D3V-rev-20/support#support-dl-bios

Crucial MX100 128GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT128MX100SSD1)
HIS HD 6570 IceQ 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
Kingston Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K24G)
Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Cooler Master K-Series K380 USB3.0 Side Window Case for ATX PC
CX430 — 80 PLUS® Bronze Certified Power Supply
 
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