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so my mother has an amd fx 4300 with 8gb of ddr3 but its only 667mhz. if i upgrade it to 16gb of 1866 or higher will it help? also what a good budget gpu in the 4 to 6 gb range

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AMD chips tend to love faster memory, so that might help. Why are you looking for such a powerful graphics card for (presumably) an email/facebook machine? You can probably find a decent used GPU for cheap from Ebay, if you only need display outputs then I would go with something like a gt710.

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What does your mum do with her PC? Is the system slow? if it is. I'd get an SSD.

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7 minutes ago, jwade78 said:

8gb of ddr3 but its only 667mhz

It probably isn't 667MHz. Chances are it's 1333MHz since some programs half the RAM frequency.

7 minutes ago, jwade78 said:

also what a good budget gpu in the 4 to 6 gb range

4-6GB? That's a bit overkill. I'd recommend something like a GT 710/GT 1030 if it's just for web browsing.

 

I would recommend getting an SSD. One good option would be the Crucial MX500 since it's a great budget SSD.

SSDs make a huge difference in loading speeds.

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2 hours ago, Abdul201588 said:

What does your mum do with her PC? Is the system slow? if it is. I'd get an SSD.

the system is very slow, she mostly plays facebook games

 

2 hours ago, 1kv said:

It probably isn't 667MHz. Chances are it's 1333MHz since some programs half the RAM frequency.

4-6GB? That's a bit overkill. I'd recommend something like a GT 710/GT 1030 if it's just for web browsing.

 

I would recommend getting an SSD. One good option would be the Crucial MX500 since it's a great budget SSD.

SSDs make a huge difference in loading speeds.

i just bought the cruical for my wifes new build

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Just now, jwade78 said:

the system is very slow, she mostly plays facebook games

If it's slow then I'd get replacing the HDD which an SSD is the best option. Also is there a reason to needing a GPU if she only plays Facebook games?

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2 hours ago, BobVonBob said:

AMD chips tend to love faster memory, so that might help. Why are you looking for such a powerful graphics card for (presumably) an email/facebook machine? You can probably find a decent used GPU for cheap from Ebay, if you only need display outputs then I would go with something like a gt710.

rn she has a readon 6450 gpu

 

2 hours ago, Abdul201588 said:

If it's slow then I'd get replacing the HDD which an SSD is the best option. Also is there a reason to needing a GPU if she only plays Facebook games?

maybe noobish of me here, but fb games is a game right? you dont need a gpu for these?

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2 minutes ago, jwade78 said:

rn she has a readon 6450 gpu

No need to upgrade the GPU or the RAM then if she only plays facebook games.

I would just get an SSD.

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Just now, jwade78 said:

maybe noobish of me here, but fb games is a game right? you dont need a gpu for these?

What games? 

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1 minute ago, jwade78 said:

maybe noobish of me here, but fb games is a game right? you dont need a gpu for these?

Yeah, but it's not as demanding as games like Call of Duty or GTA. You really don't need a powerful system to play fb games.

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2 hours ago, 1kv said:

No need to upgrade the GPU or the RAM then if she only plays facebook games.

I would just get an SSD.

how do i transfer all the stuff from the current hd? do i need to move window over to it

 

2 hours ago, Abdul201588 said:

What games? 

is all of them an answer lol honestly not sure which ones, she older and plays all day on different ones

 

2 hours ago, 1kv said:

No need to upgrade the GPU or the RAM then if she only plays facebook games.

I would just get an SSD.

i will be using it for some light gaming mostly sims 4 with my wife

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27 minutes ago, jwade78 said:

i will be using it for some light gaming mostly sims 4 with my wife

Is the PC custom built? Get something like 1030 or if you can afford a 1050 Ti.

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12 minutes ago, Abdul201588 said:

Is the PC custom built? Get something like 1030 or if you can afford a 1050 Ti.

yes we built it 2 yeara ago

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3 minutes ago, jwade78 said:

yes we built it 2 yeara ago

Get a 1050Ti later down the line, if you want upgrade the system.

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RX 570 is a better deal than the 1050 ti, generally speaking.

Before you reply to my post, REFRESH. 99.99% chance I edited my post. 

 

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