Posted April 9, 2016 I have an HP Compaq PC that I got for free from somebody who was about to trash it anyway. Here are the specs: CPU: Intel Pentium 4 651 CPU Cooler: Some old Cooler Master fan Motherboard: I have no idea what chipset it is, I tried software as well as just looking around on the board and online, it's an HP of sorts Memory: 1GB DDR2 (pretty beast, right?) Storage: 80GB 5600RPM Video Card: Integrated Graphics that make me sad Case: Stock case but I plan on changing to another Micro-ATX at come point, maybe even make this into a super compact Mini-ITX project Power Supply: 300W HP PSU Other than dedicated graphics what should I invest in next? Planned out parts for the future for anybody that cares Spoiler CPU: Intel Pentium G440 Case: Fractal Design Node 304 CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions Tranquill Rev. 3 Motherboard: Asus H110I-Plus Memory: 8GB DDR4-2133 Video Card: Asus Strix GTX 950 Storage: Seagate 7200RPM 1TB HDD Power Supply: Aerocool 500W 80+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 9, 2016 Without a new PSU you won't be sticking any new GPU in there in the near future. Do you plan on going in steps or just save up money? http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/334934-unofficial-ltt-beginners-guide/ (by Minibois) and a few things that will make our community interaction more pleasent:1. FOLLOW your own topics 2.Try to QUOTE people so we can read through things easier 3.Use PCPARTPICKER.COM - easy and most importantly approved here 4.Mark your topics SOLVED if they are Don't change a running system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 9, 2016 Author I'm gonna go one at a time with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 9, 2016 Ok, so ... That CPu was introduced 10 years agop. You will have to get CPU, Mobo and RAM at once since you need every single peace of those to work together becasue they are not interchangable between generations that are so far apart. 80GB of HDD storage is also barely usable. Since this can be interchanged without any other dependacies(as far as I know) I would do it first. I am not sure about you "gaming PSU" choice btw. It looks shiny and is marketed as gaming blablabla which is usually not the handwriting of quality parts. http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/334934-unofficial-ltt-beginners-guide/ (by Minibois) and a few things that will make our community interaction more pleasent:1. FOLLOW your own topics 2.Try to QUOTE people so we can read through things easier 3.Use PCPARTPICKER.COM - easy and most importantly approved here 4.Mark your topics SOLVED if they are Don't change a running system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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