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4. Do you think any other upgrades are needed?

 Buy a new computer, there isn't much point upgrading this one.

Get a whole new PC!

You will be best just to get a new PC and re-purpose that one as a game server or something.

 

OP, get a new PC. build one. watch linustechtips videos on youtube he'll teach you how to build one.

this community will also help you pick parts for your new build if you give us a budget, currency you use, and what you want the computer to do.

we're here to help you, and by the looks of it, you're going to learn a lot here.

 

also, that case won't allow a normal GPU to fit in it, and the PSU won't have the 6/8 pin connectors a GPU would need for power.

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For me, it's hard to find reliable information about my PC, the HP Pavilion Slimline (http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c01576325). My specific model contains a 160W PSU (Depressing, isn't it?) and an extremely outdated gpu (Nvidia Geforce 9500 GS) and a relatively okay CPU (AMD Phenom X4 9150e 1.8GHz Quad Core). I want to upgrade the the graphics card and processor but my PSU probably cannot handle it and because HP do not release the wattage of this specific GPU, i don't know my range of wattage when buying a GPU upgrade. For personal reasons, I cannot buy a new computer but money is not too much of an issue when upgrading this PC. Also, the case is quite small and I think it's quite unlikely for me to upgrade it but I need confirmation here. My rear I/O and GPU will be attached. Ask me if you need any other pictures or info. So here are my questions:

 

1. Is there any way that I can upgrade my PSU, CPU and/or GPU (and give examples)?

 

2. I'm generally quite new to this so are there any precautions needed to upgrade my parts?

 

3. Quite unlikely but if I wanted to get a new computer with a balance between gaming, multitasking and rendering performance for under £500, what would you suggest and attach a link?

 

4. Do you think any other upgrades are needed?

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Get a whole new PC!

'FrostNova' - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Samsterstorm/saved/WtBWGX :

CPU: Intel 4790k | MB: Asrock Z97 Extreme6 | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming (+200, +250) | CASE: NZXT H440 (Black & Blue) | COOLER: Full EK 240mm CPU Loop | RAM: 16GB Hyper-X Fury (4x4GB @2133mhz) | STORAGE: Seagate Barracuda 1TB & Hyperx 120gb SSD | PSU: Corsair RM650 | SCREEN: Benq G2750 | LIGHTING: Deepcool RGB LED Kit | KEYBOARD: CM Devastator | MOUSE: Logitech G502 | HEADSET: Hyperx Clouds White 

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4. Do you think any other upgrades are needed?

 Buy a new computer, there isn't much point upgrading this one.

Get a whole new PC!

You will be best just to get a new PC and re-purpose that one as a game server or something.

 

OP, get a new PC. build one. watch linustechtips videos on youtube he'll teach you how to build one.

this community will also help you pick parts for your new build if you give us a budget, currency you use, and what you want the computer to do.

we're here to help you, and by the looks of it, you're going to learn a lot here.

 

also, that case won't allow a normal GPU to fit in it, and the PSU won't have the 6/8 pin connectors a GPU would need for power.

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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Upgrading this will be pointless and almost impossible.
These pc's are made with custom parts and custom formfactors.
If you upgrade one part, you will have to upgrade another part. 
You will end up buying a whole new pc.
with a 300-400 dollar budget you can do a whole for building a new pc.
It won't be a gaming monster, but it will be  better than what you have now.

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 Buy a new computer, there isn't much point upgrading this one.

 

 

Get a whole new PC!

 

 

You will be best just to get a new PC and re-purpose that one as a game server or something.

 

 

OP, get a new PC. build one. watch linustechtips videos on youtube he'll teach you how to build one.

this community will also help you pick parts for your new build if you give us a budget, currency you use, and what you want the computer to do.

we're here to help you, and by the looks of it, you're going to learn a lot here.

 

also, that case won't allow a normal GPU to fit in it, and the PSU won't have the 6/8 pin connectors a GPU would need for power.

 

 For personal reasons, I cannot buy a new computer but money is not too much of an issue when upgrading this PC.

Main Rig

 

Case: NZXT H440 White | CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K @5.2GHz | CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i Hydro Series | Motherboard: MSI Z97S Krait Edition | RAM: HyperX Fury White & Black Series 16GB (4x4GB) OC to 2133MHz | Graphics Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm | SSD: Intel 730 Series 480GB & Samsung 840 256GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm | PSU: EVGA 750W Supernova G2 80+ Gold | Display: BenQ XL2420G & Samsung S20D300 | Headset: Corsair 1500 | Mouse: Logitech G700S | Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Silver RED LED

 XENON Build:  

 

Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @3.3GHz | Intel DZ68BC | Corsair Dominator Platinum 2x4GB 1866MHz | Kingston HyperX 3k 240GB | MSI GeForce GTX 680 | Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey | Seasonic 520W 80+ Platinum Fanless

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Case: Fractal Focus G White | CPU: i5-8600K | CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo | Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO | RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB-2666 | GPU: MSI GTX 1060 6GB GAMING X | SSD: Kingston A400 240GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm | PSU: EVGA BT 450W+ Bronze

 

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iPhone XS Max 512GB Gold

 

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MrxMaStEr123, on 11 Apr 2015 - 04:45 AM, said:snapback.png

 For personal reasons, I cannot buy a new computer but money is not too much of an issue when upgrading this PC.

 

OP MUST buy or build a new computer, it isn't possible to upgrade a shitty pre-built one, for many of the reasons listed above.

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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@MrxMaStEr123 follow your topic...

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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OP MUST buy or build a new computer, it isn't possible to upgrade a shitty pre-built one, for many of the reasons listed above.

Ik, but I don't get why upgrading that hunk-a-junk isn't a problem, but building a PC he can't because of PERSONAL reasons. @MrxMaStEr123 care to shed some light on why?

Main Rig

 

Case: NZXT H440 White | CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K @5.2GHz | CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i Hydro Series | Motherboard: MSI Z97S Krait Edition | RAM: HyperX Fury White & Black Series 16GB (4x4GB) OC to 2133MHz | Graphics Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm | SSD: Intel 730 Series 480GB & Samsung 840 256GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm | PSU: EVGA 750W Supernova G2 80+ Gold | Display: BenQ XL2420G & Samsung S20D300 | Headset: Corsair 1500 | Mouse: Logitech G700S | Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Silver RED LED

 XENON Build:  

 

Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @3.3GHz | Intel DZ68BC | Corsair Dominator Platinum 2x4GB 1866MHz | Kingston HyperX 3k 240GB | MSI GeForce GTX 680 | Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey | Seasonic 520W 80+ Platinum Fanless

Office Build:

 

Case: Fractal Focus G White | CPU: i5-8600K | CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo | Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO | RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB-2666 | GPU: MSI GTX 1060 6GB GAMING X | SSD: Kingston A400 240GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm | PSU: EVGA BT 450W+ Bronze

 

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iPhone XS Max 512GB Gold

 

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Ik, but I don't get why upgrading that hunk-a-junk isn't a problem, but building a PC he can't because of PERSONAL reasons. @MrxMaStEr123 care to shed some light on why?

yeah, that doesn't make any sense. @MrxMaStEr123

 

what personal reasons could you have for not being able to buy or build one?

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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Afraid I'm going to agree with the above, half height graphics card, non ATX, or even SFX PSU, I'm guessing the motherboard is a funny size too, upgrading it will be difficult, expensive and yield poor results.

 

The PSU, there is probably something available with more wattage, I'd recommend taking it out and measuring it before we can give a firm recommendation on that.

Half height graphics card, I found this http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-gigabyte-gtx-750-oc-28nm-pcie-30-%28x16%29-5000-mhz-gddr5-gpu-1059-mhz-boost-1137-mhz-cores-512-2x-h but you'd have to check the length would be ok, and that would require a better PSU.

CPU, unless HP have done something really odd you have a socket AM2+ motherboard which has many processors available, but cooling could be an issue. Like the PSU you'll have to get the ruler out and see what will fit. I'm guessing a 120mm AIO is out of the question, but there are some good air coolers that might fit.

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Afraid I'm going to agree with the above, half height graphics card, non ATX, or even SFX PSU, I'm guessing the motherboard is a funny size too, upgrading it will be difficult, expensive and yield poor results.

Speaking of HP computers, here's a classic? HP 110-210 Desktop Computer Review Part 1: https://youtu.be/akVnl4HIHPY

Main Rig

 

Case: NZXT H440 White | CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K @5.2GHz | CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i Hydro Series | Motherboard: MSI Z97S Krait Edition | RAM: HyperX Fury White & Black Series 16GB (4x4GB) OC to 2133MHz | Graphics Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm | SSD: Intel 730 Series 480GB & Samsung 840 256GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm | PSU: EVGA 750W Supernova G2 80+ Gold | Display: BenQ XL2420G & Samsung S20D300 | Headset: Corsair 1500 | Mouse: Logitech G700S | Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Silver RED LED

 XENON Build:  

 

Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @3.3GHz | Intel DZ68BC | Corsair Dominator Platinum 2x4GB 1866MHz | Kingston HyperX 3k 240GB | MSI GeForce GTX 680 | Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey | Seasonic 520W 80+ Platinum Fanless

Office Build:

 

Case: Fractal Focus G White | CPU: i5-8600K | CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo | Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO | RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB-2666 | GPU: MSI GTX 1060 6GB GAMING X | SSD: Kingston A400 240GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm | PSU: EVGA BT 450W+ Bronze

 

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iPhone XS Max 512GB Gold

 

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Forget about the personal reason thing, I now see that this is no where near to what I need it to do but hey, I got it for free so... yea... Any suggestions as to what pre built or custom built computer should I get?

 

EDIT: Total must be under £400 and have Windows 7 or 8 included in price.

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Forget about the personal reason thing, I now see that this is no where near to what I need it to do but hey, I got it for free so... yea... Any suggestions as to what pre built or custom built computer should I get?

 

EDIT: Total must be under £400 and have Windows 7 or 8 included in price.

Trawl gumtree for a core 2 quad system that comes with ram psu mobo and hard drive and get a seperate graphics card. Watch scrapyard wars and try and get something similar to linus's build and the best graphics card you can.


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Forget about the personal reason thing, I now see that this is no where near to what I need it to do but hey, I got it for free so... yea... Any suggestions as to what pre built or custom built computer should I get?

EDIT: Total must be under £400 and have Windows 7 or 8 included in price.

Now that's the spirit :D

Main Rig

 

Case: NZXT H440 White | CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K @5.2GHz | CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i Hydro Series | Motherboard: MSI Z97S Krait Edition | RAM: HyperX Fury White & Black Series 16GB (4x4GB) OC to 2133MHz | Graphics Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm | SSD: Intel 730 Series 480GB & Samsung 840 256GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm | PSU: EVGA 750W Supernova G2 80+ Gold | Display: BenQ XL2420G & Samsung S20D300 | Headset: Corsair 1500 | Mouse: Logitech G700S | Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Silver RED LED

 XENON Build:  

 

Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @3.3GHz | Intel DZ68BC | Corsair Dominator Platinum 2x4GB 1866MHz | Kingston HyperX 3k 240GB | MSI GeForce GTX 680 | Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey | Seasonic 520W 80+ Platinum Fanless

Office Build:

 

Case: Fractal Focus G White | CPU: i5-8600K | CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo | Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO | RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB-2666 | GPU: MSI GTX 1060 6GB GAMING X | SSD: Kingston A400 240GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm | PSU: EVGA BT 450W+ Bronze

 

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iPhone XS Max 512GB Gold

 

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