What motherboard and PSU do you have? That may limit some of your choices.
Also, if you're running a 32bit OS, there is no point whatsoever installing 8GB RAM unless you are planning to upgrade to a 64bit OS imminently. A 32bit OS simply can't use the extra memory :)
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But a 32bit OS can only adress about 3.1GB RAM minus your graphics card RAM.
That means, if you're planing to install a graphics card with 1GB RAM you'll only be able to adress 2.1GB for your OS and the running applications ... which really isn't much nowadays.
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Honest opinion save the money and buy all together, you gonna save quite a bit not being restricted my your old hardware. And dont buy it on pieces, hardware keeps upgrating and you may end up with some updated graphics and a mb "downgraded" for example.
Also good luck buying a new pc is a very time-spending activity (mostly the planning)
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I'd start over.
New mobo, cpu, etc. You're just costing yourself more problems/bottlenecks, and perhaps cost in the long run.
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Hi guys! and ladies ;)
I plan on upgrading my toaster to a dishwasher, the problem is i'm not too much of a computer specialist, it's the opposite actually. I don't really know about it... So I was wondering what graphic card or upgrades should i do? I'm not planning on buying anything fancy, since next summer i'll build an other one, a real gaming computer this time. So i just plan on buying something not too expansive but that would allow me to play games with decent framerates with high graphic settings, even on medium i wouldn't really mind since i'll be using it for office work once i get the other one 6 or 8 months later.
So here's what I have at the moment:
OS: Windows 7 (32bits)
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G840 @ 2.80Ghz (2CPUs).
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Integrated Graphic card: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
Display Mode: 1400 x 900 (32bits) 60Hz
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technlogy H61M-DS2
If you need anymore information please let me know (and where to find these informations, the ones above i found them on my Dxdiag)
One of my pal said I could upgrade it with a GTX680 or GTX670 + 2 x 8GB Single stick RAM. I'd rather only buy a decent graphic card tho if it's possible. I'm not sure about what he said, since he always go with pretty high stuff about computers. Also how can i know what kind of cards are compatible with my motherboard?
Thanks for you help and time.
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