Questions about PC upgrade

[hillkill]

Okay so I got this on amazon today (http://tinyurl.com/ob6varf) and I want to put a low-profile card into it due to the fact it's a small form-factor case. But I'm worried about heat intake. Also, I'm not sure my computer can support the video card, I don't think it has enough power, and I don't know where you can buy those mini-PSU's. Thanks.

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[hillkill]

hello?

[Hammereditor5]

The power supply is probably a cheap no-name Chinese one which cannot deliver it's labelled rating.
So first look at that.

[xXDeadwolf456Xx]

I would probably just build my own. Most of the time you get more bang for your buck.

[ultimamax]

I don't think they meant for it to be upgraded. There doesnt seem to be many specs. We need to know how much wattage the PSU has

[hillkill]

Gonna bump this. I found out the PSU is 225 watts, and I'm certain the GeForce 600 series requires at least 300. My friend has a tower with a GT 610 and a 450 watt PSU in it, should I ask him for it, and put my mobo in it? Would that be better?

Specs would be:

Pentium Dual-Core E6700 3.2 GHz
PNY GeForce GT 610
3 GB of DDR3 RAM

Would this bottleneck at all, and be relatively good for:

Left for Dead 1 and 2
and Garry's Mod?

[jonnyman5656]

If you can get this http://www.bestbuy.com/site/essentio-desktop-12gb-memory-2tb-hard-drive/3026586.p?id=1219086172072&skuId=3026586&st=categoryid$abcat0501000&cp=1&lp=2
It will kill what you want.

[Becquerel]

If you can get this http://www.bestbuy.com/site/essentio-desktop-12gb-memory-2tb-hard-drive/3026586.p?id=1219086172072&skuId=3026586&st=categoryid$abcat0501000&cp=1&lp=2
It will kill what you want.

hes looking for something cheap you goof
but I do have to admit that is a pretty powerful system

[hillkill]

I'm not looking at buying a whole new PC, remember this post:

Gonna bump this. I found out the PSU is 225 watts, and I'm certain the GeForce 600 series requires at least 300. My friend has a tower with a GT 610 and a 450 watt PSU in it, should I ask him for it, and put my mobo in it? Would that be better?

Specs would be:

Pentium Dual-Core E6700 3.2 GHz
PNY GeForce GT 610
3 GB of DDR3 RAM

Would this bottleneck at all, and be relatively good for:

Left for Dead 1 and 2
and Garry's Mod?

[Pentium]

I think you'd be better off replacing the whole system. The components are outdated by at least six years, and the video card you're looking at is god-awful for anything other than flah games.
I suggest you return your computer and build your own. Ask the forums first, though, so you don't end up wasting your money.

[hillkill]

I think you'd be better off replacing the whole system. The components are outdated by at least six years, and the video card you're looking at is god-awful for anything other than flah games.
I suggest you return your computer and build your own. Ask the forums first, though, so you don't end up wasting your money.

I'm not looking to playing Crysis 3 or some stuff, the most I'd want to play is L4D2 or CS:GO

[Steve5451²]

get an HD 5450 or something.

[QuadStorm]

I have a GT 610 running on a ~305 watt PSU and it's just fine (or at least from what I see). 225 watts is pretty damn low for a PSU, seems like the computer wasn't really made to be upgraded much(or really at all). I'd highly recommend one at least 400+ if you plan to stick with what you have. If you plan to just buy a whole new PC, use pcpartpicker.com. If you can afford it, I'd recommend a GTX 760 (which would definitely need more than the 225 watts of power you have, which means your going to have to build a PC from the ground up), but if you can, aim for a GTX 770+ which should be more than enough for the games you want to play (other specs like RAM, CPU, PSU, etc. allowing).

EDIT: A Geforce 650 Ti should also be more than sufficient for the games.

[Pentium]

I'm not looking to playing Crysis 3 or some stuff, the most I'd want to play is L4D2 or CS:GO

Yeah, and the GT610 can't do that. It's as basic as 3D accemeration gets. Really, your computer is a piece of stuff and so overpriced it should be considered a ripoff. Return it and build something better for your money. Most computer shops can assemble it for you if you don't want to get your hands dirty. Trust me, you'll thank me later.

[Hammereditor5]

get an HD 5450 or something.

The Radeon HD 5000 series is from 2010. With a poor-wattage power supply, why not buy more energy-efficient 28nm GPU cards?