Donny1020 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Hey everyone, so im not the smartest when it comes to computers and such... but lately i have found my computer to be running slowly and game graphics and whatnot to be a little on the crappy side. here are my current computer specs Pentium Dual-Core CPU E5400 @ 2.70 GHz 2.70 GHz Ram - 6.00 GB 64-bit operating system Video card - ATI Radeon HD 5450 Looking to upgrade, or possibly just buy a new tower in general. Any suggestions or ideas? Price range is in around $750-$1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BranHorse Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 You could do a Quad Core build with 8 gigs, about 1-2 TBs of HD space and this graphics card which is awesome http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814131499 for around a grand After looking at these specs though I think I'd just upgrade your vid card http://www.hwcompare...radeon-hd-7950/ what you have now vs. what I posted Last edit make sure your power supply has enough output to handle the vid card, as it uses 181 watts more than the card you have now lol DO NOT UPGRADE YOUR GPU WITH THE CURRENT CPU YOU HAVE The dual core pent will bottleneck the gpu like a motherfucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny1020 Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share Posted October 5, 2013 thanks for the heads up branhorse. that would have sucked to upgrade and have it run like crap but also thanks for the info splink. probably should just upgrage the entire computer. its from 2006 or 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentGuide Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 With the current price range that you have i suggest you just make a new computer. That much money can make a really good computer for gamming and such. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvoryG37 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 right now is the perfect time to just make a new computer. With all the new generation processors/GPU coming out. You should go to microcenter. They will usually have a 50$ deal if you buy a mobo and processor together. Also a 660 can be bought now for pretty cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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