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Am I mad??

  • 26-02-2014 1:19pm
    #1
    MRTULES
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 638 ✭✭✭


    So I have an old hp Compaq 600 pro sff PC.
    Its running windows xp has 4gb of ram and a pentium dual-core E5400 (@2.7GHz).
    The little fellow uses it for gaming which consists of minecraft and mount & blade.
    At the moment its running on the integrated graphics but its pretty bad.
    The PSU is like 200w (probably closer to 160 on the 12v rail) so any old card i tried to add needed more power (a GeForce 7300 LE :cool: )
    i see on adverts a guy selling a cx500m psu and an r7 250 2gb gpu.
    Would these 2 be a worth while uprade?
    is the CPU going to be a bottle neck?
    my screen is 1440x900 @60Hz although I have a 720p monitor also.
    Any help is much appreciated


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  • #2
    SterlingArcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,767 ✭✭✭SterlingArcher


    MRTULES wrote: »
    So I have an old hp Compaq 600 pro sff PC.
    Its running windows xp has 4gb of ram and a pentium dual-core E5400 (@2.7GHz).
    The little fellow uses it for gaming which consists of minecraft and mount & blade.
    At the moment its running on the integrated graphics but its pretty bad.
    The PSU is like 200w (probably closer to 160 on the 12v rail) so any old card i tried to add needed more power (a GeForce 7300 LE :cool: )
    i see on adverts a guy selling a cx500m psu and an r7 250 2gb gpu.
    Would these 2 be a worth while uprade?
    is the CPU going to be a bottle neck?
    my screen is 1440x900 @60Hz although I have a 720p monitor also.
    Any help is much appreciated

    How much are gtx 750 ti costing compared to adverts option.


  • #3
    SterlingArcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,767 ✭✭✭SterlingArcher


    SterlingArcher wrote: »
    How much are gtx 750 ti costing compared to adverts option.

    Just seen it not a bad deal at all.


  • #4
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Get something like a 7750 Low Profile. You said you have the SFF PC so a full size card won't fit and options are limited. Should be fine on the stock
    PSU as well.

    A 750Ti paired with an old E5400 would be quite mad.


  • #5
    MRTULES
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 638 ✭✭✭MRTULES


    TerrorFirmer wrote: »
    Get something like a 7750 Low Profile. You said you have the SFF PC so a full size card won't fit and options are limited. Should be fine on the stock
    PSU as well.

    A 750Ti paired with an old E5400 would be quite mad.
    I cut the case so it could take a full height card. The 7300le was full height. Dont no if that opens more options.


  • #6
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Fair enough, but I don't actually think it does much. When such an old CPU like an E5400, there's only so far you can go without bottlenecking a card.

    Wouldn't get anything above this really, €72 delivered.

    There's no point getting a card that requires a new psu as your processor just isn't up to the job anyway and you'd be wasting money. That R7 250 will be a massive increase over the onboard graphics and anything that runs decently on an E5400 will run pretty well on the 250 as well.

    I would imagine that 7300LE was faulty because a 200w psu is loads for that card, would've been pointless anyway as the 7300LE is worse than your onboard video, not far off a decade old! :P


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