PC noob need help upgrading.

i bought a gaming pc from someone i know who works in second hands electronics.

The pc only cost me £225 he did tell me it would be alright for older games but you may need to upgrade some parts for alot better preformance.

My current specs are

Processor - AMD Phenom 8400 triple core - 2.10GHz

Graphics Card - AMD Radeon HD 6450

Ram - 4gb

Just want to know some advice on what should i upgrade am i ok with the 4gb ram and the processor, and i could do with a few points towards direction on what graphics card i should get to at least play the latest games at a reasonable level.

Thanks. 

ps i've got about £150/$230 i could spend

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/53924/XFX-ATI-Radeon-AMD-6870-1GB-GDDR5

would this be any better???

He said it was a gaming PC?

That processor was low end when it was released 6 years ago, and that graphics card is pretty much the weakest you can still buy.

It isn't worth £200 because in order to game remotely well you'd have to replace everything.

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/53924/XFX-ATI-Radeon-AMD-6870-1GB-GDDR5

would this be any better???

bezza2011

i know it's not top end or anywhere near that, but i didn't have the funds for a 600+ pc at the time so i got this, it aint that bad it runs pretty good and fast compared to some i've bought in the passed from proper shops brand new. so i thought i'd start off with it and just build it up piece by piece.

i don't mind if i need to change the power supply, i can get them cheap.

if i was to rebuild it piece by piece then if i just get that graphics card for now, what would i be best doing, should i start off with a motherboard and use what i have and then over time change it or can i not build a pc like that and i'd have to spend 100's in one go just to get it running??

i know it's not top end or anywhere near that, but i didn't have the funds for a 600+ pc at the time so i got this, it aint that bad it runs pretty good and fast compared to some i've bought in the passed from proper shops brand new. so i thought i'd start off with it and just build it up piece by piece.

i don't mind if i need to change the power supply, i can get them cheap.

if i was to rebuild it piece by piece then if i just get that graphics card for now, what would i be best doing, should i start off with a motherboard and use what i have and then over time change it or can i not build a pc like that and i'd have to spend 100's in one go just to get it running??

bezza2011

i bought a gaming pc from someone i know who works in second hands electronics.

The pc only cost me £225 he did tell me it would be alright for older games but you may need to upgrade some parts for alot better preformance.

My current specs are

Processor - AMD Phenom 8400 triple core - 2.10GHz

Graphics Card - AMD Radeon HD 6450

Ram - 4gb

 

Just want to know some advice on what should i upgrade am i ok with the 4gb ram and the processor, and i could do with a few points towards direction on what graphics card i should get to at least play the latest games at a reasonable level.

Thanks. 

ps i've got about £150/$230 i could spend

bezza2011

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i know it's not top end or anywhere near that, but i didn't have the funds for a 600+ pc at the time so i got this, it aint that bad it runs pretty good and fast compared to some i've bought in the passed from proper shops brand new. so i thought i'd start off with it and just build it up piece by piece.

i don't mind if i need to change the power supply, i can get them cheap.

if i was to rebuild it piece by piece then if i just get that graphics card for now, what would i be best doing, should i start off with a motherboard and use what i have and then over time change it or can i not build a pc like that and i'd have to spend 100's in one go just to get it running??

kraken2109

thanks i'll get a new graphics card. the pc plays games ok with what i have sim city is playing nicely on medium settings i know it's not a graphicly power house but still and it plays need for speed most wanted on low settings so i think just a step up in a graphics card will be alright for now, i'm not one for first person shooters anyway, and then over the next year i'll piece together a new build, i only got the pc because my old one broke and i needed a new one and for 200 with a hd screen and keyboard and mouse i couldn't really argue when monies tight.

i'm going to buy a brand new pc bit by bit, so any suggestions on what motherboard to get which is going to last a few years under £200, or do i really need to pay more??? 

Just checked my power supply and it's 500watts does that make a difference to what card i can get???

thanks i'll get a new graphics card. the pc plays games ok with what i have sim city is playing nicely on medium settings i know it's not a graphicly power house but still and it plays need for speed most wanted on low settings so i think just a step up in a graphics card will be alright for now, i'm not one for first person shooters anyway, and then over the next year i'll piece together a new build, i only got the pc because my old one broke and i needed a new one and for 200 with a hd screen and keyboard and mouse i couldn't really argue when monies tight.

i'm going to buy a brand new pc bit by bit, so any suggestions on what motherboard to get which is going to last a few years under £200, or do i really need to pay more??? 

 

Just checked my power supply and it's 500watts does that make a difference to what card i can get???

bezza2011