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Hey all! I'm planning to upgrade my current computer to higher level. I asked my friend's assistance first, but he wasn't really sure what should i do, so he recommended me this website. My aim for upgrading this pc is to make it more a gaming pc.  I currently live in Finland. This is currently my pc's specs (btw this pc is a factory made pc): 

http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c03084238

 

Upgrading budget: 300-400€

 

I'd like to hear is it worth to upgrade this pc to today's gaming pc standards or just build a new one.

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XFX TS 550W + R9 380X + case fans + 120GB Sandisk SSD

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Hey all! I'm planning to upgrade my current computer to higher level. I asked my friend's assistance first, but he wasn't really sure what should i do, so he recommended me this website. My aim for upgrading this pc is to make it more a gaming pc.  I currently live in Finland. This is currently my pc's specs (btw this pc is a factory made pc): 

http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c03084238

 

Upgrading budget: 300-400€

 

I'd like to hear is it worth to upgrade this pc to today's gaming pc standards or just build a new one.

I would get a new case and board, looks like the board doesn't even have a PCIe slot

 

edit nvm looked at details

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I would get a new case and board, looks like the board doesn't even have a PCIe slot

 

edit nvm looked at details

Sandy board, it's okay - a 2500 second hand is a good option for leftover cash

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Hey all! I'm planning to upgrade my current computer to higher level. I asked my friend's assistance first, but he wasn't really sure what should i do, so he recommended me this website. My aim for upgrading this pc is to make it more a gaming pc.  I currently live in Finland. This is currently my pc's specs (btw this pc is a factory made pc): 

http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c03084238

 

Upgrading budget: 300-400€

 

I'd like to hear is it worth to upgrade this pc to today's gaming pc standards or just build a new one.

It's a nice i3 CPU and it should be able to handle well, just to be sure though, are you interested in overclocking? How much RAM does the computer have? And how much are you looking to spend on a graphics card? 

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It's a nice i3 CPU and it should be able to handle well, just to be sure though, are you interested in overclocking? How much RAM does the computer have? And how much are you looking to spend on a graphics card? 

Not really interested in overclocking. I remember my brother doing it though. Didn't end up very well for him. RAM is 8GB. I think i could spend around 150-250€ for the graphics card.

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Not really interested in overclocking. I remember my brother doing it though. Didn't end up very well for him. RAM is 8GB. I think i could spend around 150-250€ for the graphics card.

8GB is enough for gaming, I'm not the best with graphic cards and their prices so maybe someone else can help there. 

 

Not really sure about the memory speed though, do you know your RAM speed is? 

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Not really interested in overclocking. I remember my brother doing it though. Didn't end up very well for him. RAM is 8GB. I think i could spend around 150-250€ for the graphics card.

 

XFX TS 550W + R9 380X + case fans + 120GB Sandisk SSD

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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120GB be enough? Pretty tight!

that's just the SSD - he has a HDD

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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665 Mhz

666 is DDR2 - yours is 1333 likely

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Ehhhh.... Yeah I would HIGHLY recommend getting a new board and memory, that is anciently slow 

his memory is 1333 - programs display it as 666 but it's 1333

DDR3 666 does NOT exist and Sandy is DDR3 only

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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You think that will be fast enough? I think it should be for a start 

RAM speed is irrelevant - my friend has DDR2 800 and he's doing fine.

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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