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WHICH TYPE OF UPGRADE SHOULD I DO WITH MY P REBUILD PC

JiGAR PARMAR
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Hi Everyone. so i have a pre-build pc which has H61 motherboard 8gb Ram, Intel i3 3225, 500gb HDD and no GPU and i don't know anything about the power supply.... so the matter is i want upgread this pc and which parts do i need for this specs what kind of parts should i change or add with what

 

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For the CPU I'd try and find a used i7 3770 on Ebay. 

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5 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

For the CPU I'd try and find a used i7 3770 on Ebay. 

if you can get a better CPU, or a low-end GPU you should fair okay, what's your budget and what do you plan on doing with the PC

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1 minute ago, Johnprogamez said:

 Intel Core i5-8400

 

For that upgrade, the OP would also need to buy a new motherboard and RAM.

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12 minutes ago, JiGAR PARMAR said:

Hi Everyone. so i have a pre-build pc which has H61 motherboard 8gb Ram, Intel i3 3225, 500gb HDD and no GPU and i don't know anything about the power supply.... so the matter is i want upgread this pc and which parts do i need for this specs what kind of parts should i change or add with what

 

Problem with pre build is that upgrade potential is limited in most cases. So the power supply wont have much headroom left to power stronger GPU for example. I cant think of a reasonable upgrade, better save some money and build a new system. 

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14 minutes ago, Johnprogamez said:

 Intel Core i5-8400

 

Wish there was a down vote option. 

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