Question Upgrading gaming pc

Jan 26, 2023
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So I am going to be upgrading my gaming pc GPU and CPU.

The games I want to play are: Second Life - I know this requires a processor with SSE2 support. Hogwarts Legacy GTA 5 Cities Skylines

So I need help. If I get an Intel Pentium instead of Intel i5 6th generation (runs HL)

I know GTA will run on an Intel i5 (3rd generation) and Cities: Skylines is the same.

So I basically want to know if I get Intel Pentium 4 or Intel Pentium M, will HL be able to run on it too?

I'm upgrading the pc on a budget, so please no expensive recommendations 😂

System Info attached. Checked out the motherboard, I do think it's time to upgrade that, but please I am new to the gaming pc world, so any help would be great! :)

System Information

PS. Just so you have to look for the baseboard model this is the link to the motherboard that I currently have. https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-F2A68HM-HD2-rev-10#ov
 
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Hi :)

Do you know what the make and model number of your motherboard is? Without that information we cant tell you what model of CPU will be compatible. Intel sockets for CPU's change often and if you have a very old motherboard you may not have any good options without a full system upgrade, sorry to tell you.
 
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Hi :)

Do you know what the make and model number of your motherboard is? Without that information we cant tell you what model of CPU will be compatible. Intel sockets for CPU's change often and if you have a very old motherboard you may not have any good options without a full system upgrade, sorry to tell you.
Yes, silly of me. I have added it to the original post. Thanks in advance! :)
 
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AMD 880K is the best you can install to your PC without motherboard replacement. You can't install Intel CPU to your chipset
Yes I just found out about the Intel situation lol.

Just asking out of curiosity, would it be worth upgrading the motherboard? I do want to get a new GPU also, was thinking something like AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT?
 
The CPU @Volverine linked is the strongest you can get, and its quite a bit weaker than the minimum required Intel 6600K for Hogwarts Legacy. It would struggle with the other games too.

Problem number 2 is that I suspect you don't have a strong enough power supply to install a new GPU. Would you be able to list the exact make and model, or at least upload a picture of the label ? Without knowing that we couldnt recommend a GPU either.

Whats the maximum amount youre willing to spend on this and what country are you in?
 
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This is the power supply. Yes I am considering upgrading motherbaord also. Budget is about £400. I'm in the UK. I would be getting second hand/refurbished stuff, obviously after making sure they're in good condition etc.
 
Unfortunately that's a pretty old 324 Watt power supply of questionable quality. I dont recommend using it on anything new you might be going to buy if you want it to last a while. It also doesnt have enough power output to run many modern cards.

Fortunately, prices are not so crazy anymore at the lower end, and something like this system would run all the games you mentioned a ton faster than upgrading what you have.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i3-12100F 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor (£97.01 @ Technextday)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME H610M-A D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£53.16 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£40.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus DUAL OC Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB Video Card (£159.89 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair TX550M 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£52.98 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £404.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-01-27 17:50 GMT+0000


Its what I'd do with your budget, you'd need to watch a few videos to get an idea how to put it together but its easy enough if you put in a little time. I'd also recommend you get an SSD as soon as possible if you don't have one already, but if you dont have the budget for it now then it can be added in later. It makes a lot of difference.

You'd need to do a fresh install of Windows on your current storage, but you can use Windows 11 without a license completely legally until you choose to get one. You'd also need to figure out networking if you didnt have a wifi card already, but they are very cheap.

Also could you tell us what model of case/tower you have? To be sure that a new graphics card would physically fit.
 
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Unfortunately that's a pretty old 324 Watt power supply of questionable quality. I dont recommend using it on anything new you might be going to buy if you want it to last a while. It also doesnt have enough power output to run many modern cards.

Fortunately, prices are not so crazy anymore at the lower end, and something like this system would run all the games you mentioned a ton faster than upgrading what you have.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i3-12100F 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor (£97.01 @ Technextday)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME H610M-A D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£53.16 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£40.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus DUAL OC Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB Video Card (£159.89 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair TX550M 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£52.98 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £404.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-01-27 17:50 GMT+0000


Its what I'd do with your budget, you'd need to watch a few videos to get an idea how to put it together but its easy enough if you put in a little time. I'd also recommend you get an SSD as soon as possible if you don't have one already, but if you dont have the budget for it now then it can be added in later. It makes a lot of difference.

You'd need to do a fresh install of Windows on your current storage, but you can use Windows 11 without a license completely legally until you choose to get one. You'd also need to figure out networking if you didnt have a wifi card already, but they are very cheap.

Also could you tell us what model of case/tower you have? To be sure that a new graphics card would physically fit.
Thanks for all of the advice. I have searched everywhere on the case, inside the case, I cannot find a model or serial number.
 
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