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So i thought of upgrading my pc since i got it fixed up here's the current specs
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 8470D
Processor AMD A6-6400 APU
8GB Ram
GIGABYTE GA-F2A58M-HD2
I have a current budget of about £200 please suggest
EDIT: I got speccy downloaded hereis my pc's specs
Also i have a Vantage case and only a 500gb HDD but i'll be upgrading it at a later time
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Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 8470D
Processor AMD A6-6400 APU
8GB Ram
GIGABYTE GA-F2A58M-HD2
I have a current budget of about £200 please suggest
EDIT: I got speccy downloaded hereis my pc's specs
Also i have a Vantage case and only a 500gb HDD but i'll be upgrading it at a later time
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What are you using the PC for? Plus what's your HDD size?
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What would also be useful is your PSU & case model if you can get that.
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Download Speccy and post a screenshot for us. We also need to know the make and model of both your case, and PSU. What are you looking to achieve with an upgrade?
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Post has been edited sorry for the late reply! Also, i'd like to play most modern games, GTA 5, etc with a good stable frame rate.
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[ Register or Signin to view external links. ] / [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (Purchased For £0.00)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (Purchased For £0.00)
Memory: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (Purchased For £0.00)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£49.37 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (Purchased For £0.00)
Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£148.57 @ Amazon UK)
Case: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (Purchased For £0.00)
Total: £197.94
Assuming your PSU is compatible. You're going to want to upgrade monitor to at least 1080p when you can, and upgrade CPU soon. That APU really isn't very good but it makes more sense for you to get a decent GPU now and upgrade CPU later IMO.
CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (Purchased For £0.00)
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Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (Purchased For £0.00)
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Total: £197.94
Assuming your PSU is compatible. You're going to want to upgrade monitor to at least 1080p when you can, and upgrade CPU soon. That APU really isn't very good but it makes more sense for you to get a decent GPU now and upgrade CPU later IMO.
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13 wrote [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] / [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]Liking the graphics card dude! Is my processor good enough? i thought it would have needed an upgrade
CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (Purchased For £0.00)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (Purchased For £0.00)
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Total: £197.94
Assuming your PSU is compatible. You're going to want to upgrade monitor to at least 1080p when you can, and upgrade CPU soon. That APU really isn't very good but it makes more sense for you to get a decent GPU now and upgrade CPU later IMO.
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It's not good, but it will do. Like I said;
"upgrade CPU soon. That APU really isn't very good but it makes more sense for you to get a decent GPU now and upgrade CPU later IMO."
You can't upgrade CPU and GPU with your budget.
"upgrade CPU soon. That APU really isn't very good but it makes more sense for you to get a decent GPU now and upgrade CPU later IMO."
You can't upgrade CPU and GPU with your budget.
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13 wrote It's not good, but it will do. Like I said;Okay so when i get these parts what should i get afterwards?
"upgrade CPU soon. That APU really isn't very good but it makes more sense for you to get a decent GPU now and upgrade CPU later IMO."
You can't upgrade CPU and GPU with your budget.
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You should get this upgrade now and worry about future upgrades when the time comes. I can't tell you what to upgrade to in the future because I don't know when that will be or how much you'll have for upgrades.
For a CPU upgrade, you'll need new RAM and a motherboard as well. As I said, you'll also want a new monitor at some point.
For a CPU upgrade, you'll need new RAM and a motherboard as well. As I said, you'll also want a new monitor at some point.
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