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Upgrading an older PC.
Posted on 8/31/12 at 5:58 am
Posted on 8/31/12 at 5:58 am
I recently built my new rig and it's amazing.
However, I still have my old rig which is outdated but is capable of running some modern games at a reasonable rate. Lately some of my friends who plays on console have been coming over and playing day-z and such on my old rig and enjoying the PC experience.
I am looking to spend a little money and upgrading the old PC to be a little stronger. I ordered this computer about 4 years ago from CyberPowerPC so it's little dated.
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The motherboard won't recognize anymore RAM so I guess I'm limited to upgrading the video card and SSD. I'm not looking to run skyrim or anything on it but I'd like to try to spend a few bucks and get a little more performance out of it. I'm just looking to run games like Day-Z and such a little smoother for now.
Any suggestions on a video card to upgrade to?
I was thinking maybe something like a GTX 460 or something?
However, I still have my old rig which is outdated but is capable of running some modern games at a reasonable rate. Lately some of my friends who plays on console have been coming over and playing day-z and such on my old rig and enjoying the PC experience.
I am looking to spend a little money and upgrading the old PC to be a little stronger. I ordered this computer about 4 years ago from CyberPowerPC so it's little dated.
LINK
The motherboard won't recognize anymore RAM so I guess I'm limited to upgrading the video card and SSD. I'm not looking to run skyrim or anything on it but I'd like to try to spend a few bucks and get a little more performance out of it. I'm just looking to run games like Day-Z and such a little smoother for now.
Any suggestions on a video card to upgrade to?
I was thinking maybe something like a GTX 460 or something?
This post was edited on 8/31/12 at 6:02 am
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Posted on 8/31/12 at 8:57 am to dizerik
The power supply may limit what video card you can put in it.
How many amps does the 12 volt rail put out ?
How many amps does the 12 volt rail put out ?
Posted on 8/31/12 at 9:16 am to SG_Geaux
My power supply is 450 watts. That's another concern I had.. Not sure how much more it will be able to handle without me having to upgrade.
Posted on 8/31/12 at 9:17 am to dizerik
You need to see how many amps are on the 12v rail, and make sure the card you are getting is under that.
Posted on 8/31/12 at 9:19 am to SG_Geaux
Will do. I'll check that in a bit and report back.
Posted on 8/31/12 at 10:11 am to dizerik
If you're looking for some parts, I'm selling off my current build. I have a sapphire 7850 that I'm trying to sell to grab a 7970
Posted on 8/31/12 at 10:53 am to bluebarracuda
why not just convert it into a server for files, media, games? Throw a second NIC in it to host...
Posted on 8/31/12 at 2:11 pm to BabySam
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why not just convert it into a server for files, media, games? Throw a second NIC in it to host...
This
but why a second NIC?
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