super low budget upgrade rig

[mib500]

Reddit sells os? Now then I know

yup but no physical item only CD Keys....

 

[Jian19]

2nd hand i5 comp $300
2nd hand 280x / 7970 $200

Dun bother with Pentium and 750ti , or just get ps4 to play game

 

[tungsten2]

Chiu the one selling?

No. Just came across it

 

[ATBongus]

I just found out that his current rig is a h61 express chipset.

HP Pro 3500 - Core i5 3470 3.2ghz
Ram - 1333hz PC3-10600 2x4gb
Gpu - Intel HD2500
Storage - 500gb HDD

Can we just upgrade the gpu? And reuse the rest? Since the g3258 chipset not that favorable:/

 

[ATBongus]

Should be this board.
Will get my friend to double confirm with me.

 

[Koenig168]

Get this : http://www.trezo.sg/gadgets-and-it/brand-new）-hp-workstation-desktop/ad-92371#xtor=CS1-3

More value for money.
May need to upgrade the gfx card for gaming

Look carefully. Don't anyhow click "buy".

 

[Bollum]

I just found out that his current rig is a h61 express chipset.

HP Pro 3500 - Core i5 3470 3.2ghz
Ram - 1333hz PC3-10600 2x4gb
Gpu - Intel HD2500
Storage - 500gb HDD

Can we just upgrade the gpu? And reuse the rest? Since the g3258 chipset not that favorable:/

What's the wattage of his power supply ? Is his casing a slim one ?

 

[ATBongus]

Yes! Slim casing.

 

[ATBongus]

Okay gotten the details.
HP Pavilion slimline

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Then slim chassis and PSU inside can throw already. Both are restrictive on mainstream graphics cards in both physical size and max power output.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Innards can all reuse except PSU and chassis as mentioned.

 

[Bollum]

Okay gotten the details.
HP Pavilion slimline

It's a slim casing with only 270W which means your video card choices are quite limited.

There's probably a low profile GTX 750 or 750Ti but I'm not sure if they are available in SG.

Is the motherboard I/O shield (back plate) detachable ? Maybe your friend can invest in a new casing and PSU before upgrading anything else.

 

[monikernemo]

It's a slim casing with only 270W which means your video card choices are quite limited.

There's probably a low profile GTX 750 or 750Ti but I'm not sure if they are available in SG.

Is the motherboard I/O shield (back plate) detachable ? Maybe your friend can invest in a new casing and PSU before upgrading anything else.

IO shield is not really a diedie must have though hmm more for protection against dust and elements.

Not worth for the trouble to find a low profile gpu just to retain IO shield and retain psu

Sent from a mere cat using GAGT

 

[ATBongus]

Okay. Given this scenario with only $500 budget .
He have to replace
Mb? Retain the cpu i5 3470 reused
Gpu? Able to play fallout 4/gta v/cs go
Psu?
Case : anything cheap
Hdd : 500gb reused
Ram : 8gb ddr3 reused

Wifi not needed