Upgrading a toaster?

[WraithIndefinate]

Hey all!

First post here, thought I'd get some intel for my toaster that I wanna upgrade so bad

 

Right now i'm running a pre-made Hp desktop (I don't really know the exact model but will update once I get home)

 

Hardware Running:

 

Nvidia GT630 2GB

1 TB HDD

8 GB ram

Intel 3350P Core i5

Built-in 350W Power Supply

Razer Blackwidow Chroma

Razer Imperator

Razer Kraken Pro Chroma

 

Keep in mind that I bought this setup around 3 years ago and that I'm a broke college kid so don't really have much to spend on upgrades, so I want suggestions on cheap yet effective upgrades that would bump my FPS up.

 

[refinedskillz]

750Ti?

[Kantor]

OK whats your budget

[WraithIndefinate]

 

2 minutes ago, Kantor said:

OK whats your budget

Around 300 USD

[You_are_a_cunt]

broke college kid that went with the sheep and bought overpriced Razer peripherals. GG.

 

What's your budget and what specs does your motherboard have?

[Kantor]

can you wait and save more?

what are you wanting to play and what motherboard do you have.

[Logarithm]

Honestly, I think it would be best for you to just save up for a little while longer. It's possible for you to upgrade right now, but with a little bit more, you can definitely get a much better return on investment.

[You_are_a_cunt]

Just now, Kantor said:

cab you wait and what are you wanting to play and what motherboard do you have

motherboard is most likely some horrid proprietary HP piece of junk

 

Socket is 1155, but it's hard to recommend a better CPU (though not entirely needed) without knowing what the motherboard supports

[WraithIndefinate]

6 minutes ago, revsilverspine said:

broke college kid that went with the sheep and bought overpriced Razer peripherals. GG.

 

What's your budget and what specs does your motherboard have?

Haha the peripherals were actually christmas presents  so I didn't really spend anything on those

 

I'm not sure about the motherboard spec, but it has;

 

3 PCI Express x1 Slots
1 PCI Express x16 slot

1 PCI mini slot

RTL8171E Ethernet 

Standard HP Wireless card

2 USB 3.0 ports in the front

6 USB 2.0 ports in the back

DVI, VGA, 5.1 Audio inputs

 

[You_are_a_cunt]

Just now, xx3987 said:

Haha the peripherals were actually christmas presents  so I didn't really spend anything on those

 

I'm not sure about the motherboard spec, but it has;

 

3 PCI Express x1 Slots
1 PCI Express x16 slot

1 PCI mini slot

RTL8171E Ethernet 

Standard HP Wireless card

2 USB 3.0 ports in the front

6 USB 2.0 ports in the back

DVI, VGA, 5.1 Audio inputs

 

doesn't help. Knowing the prebuilt model would be a starting point.

[jhurst117]

upgrade the gpu to an rx470/60 depending on the benchmarks and availability and using leftover money to get a better psu

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $298.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-01 08:09 EDT-0400

[WraithIndefinate]

1 minute ago, revsilverspine said:

doesn't help. Knowing the prebuilt model would be a starting point.

So a bit of googling helped and the Pre built model is actually a HP Pro 3400/3410

Although it says that it is bundled with 2nd Gen processor, mine came with a 3rd gen

[Kantor]

you could get more ram if you save up depending on your motherboard

[WraithIndefinate]

6 minutes ago, Kantor said:

can you wait and save more?

what are you wanting to play and what motherboard do you have.

I don't know about the exact model of the motherboard
I'm planning on to play LoL and Guild wars 2, and if I can get some AAA titles to run, because right now the 630 doesn't run any AAA titles unless I put it to Low to Medium-Low

[Kantor]

4 minutes ago, HydraGaming said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $298.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-01 08:09 EDT-0400

this seems like a good bet don't worry about ram right now

[MrDrWho13]

2 minutes ago, xx3987 said:

I don't know about the exact model of the motherboard
I'm planning on to play LoL and Guild wars 2, and if I can get some AAA titles to run, because right now the 630 doesn't run any AAA titles unless I put it to Low to Medium-Low

Type dxdiag into your start menu to find your motherboard model.

 

Also after upgrading your GPU, get an SSD.

[Kantor]

5 minutes ago, MrDrWho13 said:

Type dxdiag into your start menu to find your motherboard model.

 

Also after upgrading your GPU, get an SSD.

and then sorry to say a new computer