need help with upgradeing this desktop

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Rukia212 wrote on 2014-12-08 18:13

i have this desktop i want to use for gaming i have a price range of like 500$ to do upgrades for it. Its a HP Compaq dc5800 Small form Fador i think its name is. the comp was a company desktop so its been downgraded to windows XP from vista its got a 160GB SSD 2GB of Ram and idk what kind of graphs card it has and w.e else came with it from the factory id like to be able to play most games at least 20fps idk if im pushing it no i will not be multi gaming on it a single game at a time its got a core 2 duo so i think 2 cores? not much mulity tasking here idk like to get wireless on it but idk do i use a usb wireless stick or something? btw im not computer smart but im learning so any help to build/upgrade my first desktop is greatly welcomed
Rukia212 wrote on 2014-12-08 19:23

i have been told more ram and a low-profile GT630 would do it
Second wrote on 2014-12-09 01:10

I think buying a new $500 computer will be better than adding $500 worth of upgrades to that.
That's a 2009 computer with 2007 parts.
Compass wrote on 2014-12-09 12:28

GTX 630 is not meant for games at all, that and your power supply is lacking which you would need to upgrade, and even if you did the case wouldn't fit a graphics card.

Buy something like this instead.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4370 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec GX500 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $515.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-09 07:29 EST-0500
Rukia212 wrote on 2014-12-09 21:33

Quote from Compass;1256646:
GTX 630 is not meant for games at all, that and your power supply is lacking which you would need to upgrade, and even if you did the case wouldn't fit a graphics card.

Buy something like this instead.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4370 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec GX500 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $515.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-09 07:29 EST-0500

im pretty sure my power supply says 240v -5A thats like 1500 watts

plenty of space for a low profile one XD

but im looking over all the options building one is ideal but i dont have tools and the knowledge to do so
Compass wrote on 2014-12-09 22:13

Quote from Rukia212;1256668:
im pretty sure my power supply says 240v -5A thats like 1500 watts

That doesn't determine wattage.

Quote from Rukia212;1256668:
plenty of space for a low profile one XD

Ones that aren't meant to play games.

Quote from Rukia212;1256668:
but im looking over all the options building one is ideal but i dont have tools and the knowledge to do so

Aside from the parts that you need to buy, all you need is a screwdriver.
And there are plenty of guides of how to build a computer on youtube.

Upgrading your computer is useless, it's years old. Your computer does not have a 160GB SSD, it has a 160GB HDD computers now have 500-1TB of storage.
Your processor is from 2008, it's dated, the entire socket is dated and dead. You'd even be better off buying a computer from ibuypower/cyberpowerPC.

I wouldn't be recommending a new build if I thought your build was worth upgrading.

But then again it's your choice, if you want to upgrade your computer go ahead.
Rukia212 wrote on 2014-12-09 23:54

Quote from Compass;1256670:
That doesn't determine wattage.

Ones that aren't meant to play games.

Aside from the parts that you need to buy, all you need is a screwdriver.
And there are plenty of guides of how to build a computer on youtube.

Upgrading your computer is useless, it's years old. Your computer does not have a 160GB SSD, it has a 160GB HDD computers now have 500-1TB of storage.
Your processor is from 2008, it's dated, the entire socket is dated and dead. You'd even be better off buying a computer from ibuypower/cyberpowerPC.

I wouldn't be recommending a new build if I thought your build was worth upgrading.

But then again it's your choice, if you want to upgrade your computer go ahead.

thanks i guess ill just put this in the corner and let it play the single player games like civ and crusaders