Here is MY COMPUTER specs so that you know EVERYTHING you need to know about MY SYSTEM. Its a stock gateway computer, my mission is to run the latest games on it, i just need some help pickin out a video card for it, and depending on the video card i get i will also need your recommendation on a power supply as well. please please please pleeaeaaase only recommend me video cards and power supplies that are completely compatible with MY SYSTEM. and also dont get too expensive on me, im not trying to pay too too much.. i cant really decide on my budget yet i am sorry, but just know that im lookin for a good bang out of my buck. and also a good price performance ratio. thank you for reading and i hope to hear from you guys soon.
Not really doable. While you can fit a more powerful graphics card, you will need to change the power supply to do so - most prebuilt PCs use custom-shape power supplies that you can't buy replacements for, other than replacements of the exact same unit. On top of this, the E4300 is only really fast enough to play top current games when overclocked. Since Gateway motherboards can't overclock, that CPU is a bit on the slow side. You would be better off starting from scratch with a new build to play modern games. NEVER buy prebuilt PCs with the intention of turning them into gaming rigs, it never works.
Alright so ur sayin that if i was to buy a Radeon HD 4850 for example... and a new cpu AND CASE (to be able to set the cpu in)... i would still NOT be able to play games like CRISIS??????... is that correct????
You mean PSU, not CPU. That is what I mean. You could play it, but it wouldn't run that well turned up.
Alright thanx, well i still think its worth it right? wouldnt u say so.. i mean i can always buy the 4850 and use it on a future pc if i ever decide to do that. but playing the game on low doesnt really bother me as long as it plays u know... thanx for ur help dood and yes i meant psu.. its been a while since ive talked computer talk..
Considering that sometimes prebuilt PCs use motherboards that can only be used in the case they came with, no I wouldn't. It would be more cost effective to get a better system built from scratch.
