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can i upgrade this desktop?

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  • 07-01-2017 9:19pm
    #1
    tinner777
    Registered Users Posts: 1,543 ✭✭✭


    Back again!!
    I (older geezer :) ) want to play gta 5. If i upgraded the graphics card and added some ram on this would i be ok??

    Processor
    Processor
    AMD A6-5400B APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
    Manufacturer
    AMD
    Speed
    3.6 GHz
    Number of Cores
    2
    CPU ID
    178BFBFF00610F01
    Family
    15
    Model
    10
    Stepping
    1
    Revision
    Memory
    RAM
    3.0 GB
    Video Card
    Video Card
    AMD Radeon HD 7540D
    Manufacturer
    ATI
    Chipset
    AMD Radeon HD 7540D
    Dedicated Memory
    497 MB
    Total Memory
    1.6 GB
    Pixel Shader Version
    5.0
    Vertex Shader Version
    5.0
    Hardware T & L
    Yes
    Vendor ID
    1002
    Device
    9991
    Plug and Play ID
    VEN_1002&DEV_9991&SUBSYS_1850103C&REV_00
    Driver Version
    8.982.8.0
    Operating System
    Operating System
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 32-bit
    Service Pack
    1
    Size
    32-bit
    Edition
    Professional
    Version
    6.1.7601
    Locale
    1809
    BIOS
    BIOS
    Version
    Hewlett-Packard K06 v02.04
    Manufacturer
    Date
    09/26/12
    Sound
    Audio 1
    Sound Device
    AMD High Definition Audio Device
    Driver
    7.12.0.7708
    Audio 2
    Sound Device
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Driver
    6.0.1.6730
    Drives
    DVD
    hp DVD A DH16ACSHR SATA CdRom Device
    CD
    hp DVD A DH16ACSHR SATA CdRom Device
    Size
    228.9 GB
    Free Memory
    210.2 GB
    Software
    Internet Explorer
    9.0.8112.16421
    Chrome
    0.0
    Firefox
    Safari
    Java
    7.0.110
    Flash
    11.6.602.146
    DirectX
    11.0
    .NET
    3.5.30729.5420
    QuickTime
    Adobe PDF Reader
    11.0.0.379


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    #2
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    I personally wouldn't bother and would look at getting a cheap 2nd hand PC with an i3 or i5, to get a PC to play GTA V at a very decent level shouldn't cost more than about €300. Even if you added more ram and a graphics card to your current machine, the CPU is still extremely low-end and the framerate would be very low. So you'd have to upgrade CPU, Ram and GPU - but at the end of it all the PC would still be pretty weak as even the fastest CPU for that socket type is quite slow. As it is right now, the PC is only worth about €50.

    You can get a 2nd generation+ i5 based Dell or similar on Ebay or adverts for €200 and add something like a 2nd hand GTX750 to the mix for another €70 and you can play the game perfectly at a high framerate for fairly small money.


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    #3
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    It's also on 32 bit so a fresh install of Windows would be needed if you were to buy extra ram.

    What sort of budget have you got? Plenty of decent 2nd hand machines around or new is always better if you've got the budget.

    Can never have enough parts.


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