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I want to upgrade my PC, I currently have this:
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I know it is outdated and not very good so I want to spend around £200 on graphics and a better processor.

This is for a casual gamer, I want to be able to run most games on normal to high setting but I would like to be able to play Arma2 DayZ and DayZ standalone with good quality settings

thanks in advance m8s
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I'd save up a bit more, because the socket your on is a tad out dated. You'd at least want want to get a new i3, and motherboard. As for a GPU I'd get an R9 285.
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Aimi wrote I'd save up a bit more, because the socket your on is a tad out dated. You'd at least want want to get a new i3, and motherboard. As for a GPU I'd get an R9 285.


so how much should i save?
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for an i3+mobo+285 save up to 260GBP .
However you will likely need a new case and power supply too, that's about 70 pounds


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In all honesty, you should just rebuild a new computer.
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Cheesewreck wrote In all honesty, you should just rebuild a new computer.


I'm 16, have little money and I'm making my money by selling sweets in school XD
It would take too long to get a new one
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MikeyCraft wrote
Cheesewreck wrote In all honesty, you should just rebuild a new computer.


I'm 16, have little money and I'm making my money by selling sweets in school XD
It would take too long to get a new one


Just go with the i3 and 285 idea, also do you know case and power supply you have?
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Aimi wrote
MikeyCraft wrote
Cheesewreck wrote In all honesty, you should just rebuild a new computer.


I'm 16, have little money and I'm making my money by selling sweets in school XD
It would take too long to get a new one


Just go with the i3 and 285 idea, also do you know case and power supply you have?


I could try and get them, I built this pc like 2 or 3 years ago but.

Let me check, is there anyway of finding out?
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MikeyCraft wrote
Aimi wrote
MikeyCraft wrote
Cheesewreck wrote In all honesty, you should just rebuild a new computer.


I'm 16, have little money and I'm making my money by selling sweets in school XD
It would take too long to get a new one


Just go with the i3 and 285 idea, also do you know case and power supply you have?


I could try and get them, I built this pc like 2 or 3 years ago but.

Let me check, is there anyway of finding out?


Take off your side panel, and look for indications on the power supply. If there aren't any at all, its safe to assume you need to get that out of there and get a new and good named brand one in there. Also, if your case is like a prebuilt HP tower, toss it. But, if its sizable enough to hold an r9 285, you'll be good for now.

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Thats what you're looking at in price, but if you need a psu that will set you back another 30-40 or so, I'm not too good with other currencies. However, just take that price and convert it over into yours. The R9 285 is a 1080p beast to say the least, it out performs the GTX 960, so you're getting a good card. Also, that i3 is a ton better than the g630 you have in your machine, so you'll definitely see a performance boost in that area.
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Aimi wrote
MikeyCraft wrote
Aimi wrote
MikeyCraft wrote
Cheesewreck wrote In all honesty, you should just rebuild a new computer.


I'm 16, have little money and I'm making my money by selling sweets in school XD
It would take too long to get a new one


Just go with the i3 and 285 idea, also do you know case and power supply you have?


I could try and get them, I built this pc like 2 or 3 years ago but.

Let me check, is there anyway of finding out?


Take off your side panel, and look for indications on the power supply. If there aren't any at all, its safe to assume you need to get that out of there and get a new and good named brand one in there. Also, if your case is like a prebuilt HP tower, toss it. But, if its sizable enough to hold an r9 285, you'll be good for now.

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Thats what you're looking at in price, but if you need a psu that will set you back another 30-40 or so, I'm not too good with other currencies. However, just take that price and convert it over into yours. The R9 285 is a 1080p beast to say the least, it out performs the GTX 960, so you're getting a good card. Also, that i3 is a ton better than the g630 you have in your machine, so you'll definitely see a performance boost in that area.


My case is a PGS Aerocool VS4
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