Upgrading my "gaming pc"

[Qwertydop]

Hi. I am upgrading my pc that is very old but i'm on a budget. I'm planning on upgrading ram and cpu my model number is the HP pavilion 500-054. Here are some links

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RDKRRKM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A25SITGFW0OQJA&psc=1 this is my memory I am planning on buying.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CPLGGXM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A2TCQFZX2K960S&psc=1 this is my CPU I am planning on buying.

 

 

Thanks.

[Aereldor]

Don't need to be bashful about calling that a gaming PC, any PC you play games on is a gaming PC, including my 1995 mac running OS9.

 

That socket is outdated and you won't really gain anything from upgrading it - even the most powerful FM2 processors are incredibly weak, so if you want a meaningful increase in performance, you're looking at buying a new motherboard, new RAM, and a new CPU. I also wouldn't recommend putting an A10 6800k in a system with a 300w OEM power supply. That's a 100 watt chip and will likely cause problems, especially if you add a dGPU, which you will need.

 

Where are you located and how much can you afford to spend?

[sub68]

Have you upgrade the gpu?

or the hard drive to a ssd

[Aereldor]

2 minutes ago, sub68 said:

Have you upgrade the gpu?

or the hard drive to a ssd

That system is running an APU, the A8-5500, which uses the HD 7560D GPU (the predecessor of the Kaveri R5 iGPU on the FM2+ APUs). 

[sub68]

4 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

Don't need to be bashful about calling that a gaming PC, any PC you play games on is a gaming PC, including my 1995 mac running OS9.

heck I used to play games on a i3 2120

I play games on my aging laptop (acer E5 15) thought they are old or less demanding

 

[sub68]

6 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

That system is running an APU, the A8-5500, which uses the HD 7560D GPU (the predecessor of the Kaveri R5 iGPU on the FM2+ APUs). 

ah ok he is running a gt 710

[Qwertydop]

5 minutes ago, sub68 said:

Have you upgrade the gpu?

or the hard drive to a ssd

Only the gpu with the zotac geforce 710

 

[Qwertydop]

7 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

Don't need to be bashful about calling that a gaming PC, any PC you play games on is a gaming PC, including my 1995 mac running OS9.

 

That socket is outdated and you won't really gain anything from upgrading it - even the most powerful FM2 processors are incredibly weak, so if you want a meaningful increase in performance, you're looking at buying a new motherboard, new RAM, and a new CPU. I also wouldn't recommend putting an A10 6800k in a system with a 300w OEM power supply. That's a 100 watt chip and will likely cause problems, especially if you add a dGPU, which you will need.

 

Where are you located and how much can you afford to spend?

Mckinney, TX 200 dollars.

[sub68]

Just now, Qwertydop said:

Only the gpu with the zotac geforce 710

 

I would get a ssd

also what is the ram amount

also a gt 710 is pretty horrible

[Qwertydop]

1 minute ago, sub68 said:

I would get a ssd

also what is the ram amount

also a gt 710 is pretty horrible

8 gb of ddr3. Its ok for me. 

[Aereldor]

2 minutes ago, Qwertydop said:

Mckinney, TX 200 dollars.

Check if the PSU connectors are standard - disconnect the 20+4 pin motherboard power connector (the big fat one) and show us a picture. 

 

 

[sub68]

1 minute ago, Qwertydop said:

8 gb of ddr3. Its ok for me. 

I would get another 8gb stick

[Qwertydop]

Just now, Aereldor said:

Check if the PSU connectors are standard - disconnect the 20+4 pin motherboard power connector (the big fat one) and show us a picture. 

 

 

ok give me one sec

 

[Aereldor]

6 minutes ago, sub68 said:

I would get another 8gb stick

This is one of those unhelpful and misguided 'enthusiast' recommendations. Upgrading from 8 to 16gb of RAM on a potato CPU that was slow in 2012 isn't going to impact performance at all.

If his PSU is standard, his best bet is a 3200g with a new motherboard, and he'll need new DDR4 RAM anyway. Might be able to squeeze in an SSD...

[Aereldor]

@Qwertydop Don't bother with the picture, I checked and it's a standard power connector, which means you can use the same PSU... I'd recommend upgrading it as soon as possible, but it should be okay for this.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A320M-S2H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Value 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 CL19 Memory  ($25.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA SU635 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($26.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $207.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-19 18:41 EDT-0400

 

You're upgrading from one APU to another, but this one is way faster.

[Qwertydop]

Just now, Aereldor said:

@Qwertydop Don't bother with the picture, I checked and it's a standard power connector, which means you can use the same PSU... I'd recommend upgrading it as soon as possible, but it should be okay for this.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A320M-S2H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Value 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 CL19 Memory  ($25.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA SU635 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($26.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $207.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-19 18:41 EDT-0400

 

You're upgrading from one APU to another, but this one is way faster.

Thanks!

 

[Aereldor]

2 minutes ago, Qwertydop said:

Thanks!

If you bump your budget up to $400, you can build an entirely new PC that is way more powerful. Just putting it out there - 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i3-9100F 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($71.88 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI H310M PRO-VDH PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($56.99 @ Walmart) 
Memory: G.Skill Value 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 CL19 Memory  ($25.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA SU635 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($26.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 570 4 GB Phantom Gaming D Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-06 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA W3 450 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $386.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-19 18:48 EDT-0400

[sub68]

27 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

This is one of those unhelpful and misguided 'enthusiast' recommendations. Upgrading from 8 to 16gb of RAM on a potato CPU that was slow in 2012 isn't going to impact performance at all.

thats true I am not thing at all

[Herman Mcpootis]

5 hours ago, Aereldor said:

@Qwertydop

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: G.Skill Value 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 CL19 Memory  ($25.99 @ Newegg) 

Why? Not only is that just a single stick, but you also just got one with high latency and slower speeds. How much more does it cost just to get a 3000-3200mhz kit?