upgrade help >.<

[Tyrantx]

I have a fairly old HP that i want to upgrade but i dont know exactly what to get. Its for gaming ofcourse, nothing over the top but high FPS

Compooter specs

Model -p6320y
processor - AMD Phenom II X4 820 / 2.8 GHz
RAM - 8g DDR3 SDRAM - Non-ECC DIMM 240-pin Unbuffered
OS - Windows 7 64bit
Hard drive - 1.0 x 1.0 TB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 - 5400.0 rpm


here's the stock specifications including the motherboard
http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/hp-...-33968314.html
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...roduct=4120661

current video card im using
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102875


My friends say get a SSD, but can my computer actually use it? if so which one? Will it be the right size with cables? Thats a main thing i been trying to figure out for the longest since they said nothing more.

I know i'll need a new PSU if i get a video card. But what would actually work? and would would fit?

I'll take any feedback and either love you or hate you, but mostly love you.

btw, price range roughly $400-$600

[Skarsguard]

I would get a new video card and a power supply I don't really see a reason to get a SSD unless you just really want one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817256071 70 dollars US.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150517 350 dollars us.

420 bucks and you should be doing pretty good on gaming.

Edit: don't get me wrong SSD's are nice and I plan on getting one as well but I would get your video card and PSU first then worry about an SSD your video card is pretty weak.

Reedit: if you think your case isn't big enough for that video card this one will do for 100 bucks less
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130604

[Tyrantx]

Is there a difference with ddr3 and ddr5? would it fit?
Sorry, im not that tech savy with this kind of stuff

Never mind, yahoo'd it.

[chaud]

What resolution do you play at? You may be better off getting a GPU/PSU/SSD that fit in that price range rather than an expensive PSU.

[Tyrantx]

1920x1080 is the resolution im at

[chaud]

A 7850 will be somewhere around $250 (plus whatever markup they decide on to price gouge) when it is released next week, the TX650 V2 is on sale for $60 AR and will do fine for WoW/BF3/other intensive games. This 120GB SSD should be a nice upgrade as well, will work with your mobo, and is on sale for $135 AR.

Your next upgrades would be CPU/motherboard later on, that will run you about ~$350 or so. You could skimp on the GPU, skip the SSD, and drop down a bit on the PSU. This would cost ~$215. The rest of the money would be used in a month or so when Ivy Bridge is released on a new CPU/motherboard (~$350). You might want to replace the case as well, there are some decent ones for ~$50.

[Skarsguard]

I'm really looking forward to the 7850 and want to build my next build around it. Chaud why would you get a 120gb SSD unless you plan on putting your OS on there wouldn't it be cheaper to get a 60gb SSD for games and just keep you OS and other files on the HDD. I don't keep but a few games on my HD maybe this guy does but you can always install/uninstall games you don't play anymore and save the money for a better GPU,Ram,and PSU.

[chaud]

In the end $50 more for double the space is worth it. Running a SSD almost full isn't helpful to performance either.

[Skarsguard]

Ok I was wondering that I didn't know if an SSD was like a HHD if it got full it would slow down a bit.

[Benedettothunder]

I would start with a new graphic card first. You can get a HD6870 for around $170. It's a great card in a reasonable price. :-) Then getting a 650w PSU would cost around $80 depends on the model. SSD is not really necessary for this rig in my opinion.