Question

[leon11]

i have a i5 cpu 760 @2.80ghz with nvidia geforce gt220 can i do any upgrades?

 

[Ark Law]

Upgrade in the following sequence

1) Upgrade PSU
2) Upgrade GPU
3) Upgrade OS drive to SSD
4) Upgrade CPU + Mobo + casing

 

[leon11]

any shops where i can get the stuffs?

 

[Yureak]

Please do your own research before expecting to be spoon fed. There are many helpful threads and resources here.

 

[bloo1998]

Upgrade in the following sequence

1) Upgrade PSU
2) Upgrade GPU
3) Upgrade OS drive to SSD
4) Upgrade CPU + Mobo + casing

Might as well build new one

 

[bagger 288]

leon11
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Join Date: Feb 2014
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[Blehana]

any shops where i can get the stuffs?

You should at least specify a budget and whether you want new or used stuffs. Or just take a look at the marketplace forum, plenty of items there for sale you can upgrade with

 

[Ark Law]

Might as well build new one

Yeah, but unless TS got the budget, that sequence is structured for a gradual upgrade stretched across several months.

The CPU is still not that bad, the main component to upgrade for gaming is GPU. But before change GPU, best to get rid of the aged OEM PSU and put in a Seasonic/Superflower.

 

[Alternative X]

Why don't we ask TS to download HWMonitor and ask him to use the program to see what his rig consist of so that we can guide him in his hardware upgrade better?

 

[leon11]

oh well is it worth the upgrade or just buy a new gaming rig

 

[Alternative X]

What do you want to do with your rig? What games are planning to play with your rig?

 

[leon11]

dota 2 etc and compatible Graphic card for this rig

 

[Alternative X]

Are you using an OEM PC? If so, please state the exact model of the rig.

 

[leon11]

seem to be OEM

 

[leon11]

its from DELL ................................

 

[Alternative X]

Your casing, is it like a Dell Slimline? Or like a Dell XPS?

 

[leon11]

DELL INSPIRON 580

 

[Alternative X]

Yikes, that casing looks very cramped. Your PSU looks like a SFF format. Upgrading that rig is going to be a PITA as SFF PSUs don't usually come in higher wattages. Maybe you can consider getting a new casing, then transfer your parts into the new casing, then insert a new PSU and GPU. You can reuse the processor, motherboard, RAM, HDD and disc drive from your old rig. I can always recommend a low profile GPU, but I don't trust that Bestec PSU to last you beyond 2 years and good SFF PSUs are very hard to find.......( and that is assuming that all your parts follow a standard format. OEM makers sometimes uses non standard parts in their rigs which makes upgrading a pain.)

edit: OK, I think I made a mistake. It seems that there are many varients of your rig. Would you kindly measure the width of your case?

 

[Ark Law]

Just get a totally new PC. Forget about upgrading

 

[Alternative X]

But his PC still has usable parts. I think some new parts and some elbow grease would enable his rig to last longer especially considering that he just plays DOTA etc.