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I am the owner of a HP Pavillion Slimline s5311uk, and as the name suggests it is a slimline desktop computer. With that, you get the problem that upgrades are going to be a royal pain so I've decided to bit the bullet and go for a case upgrade. I'm not a complete amateur, so I realize this will in turn mean a mobo upgrade. Since I'm doing all of this, I'd probably want to upgrade my Graphics card and thus my PSU at the same time too.
I want to save money wherever possible, and my CPU is still pretty decent. It's an AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 630 Processor @ 2.80 ghz. Therefore I would like to keep this if possible, otherwise I may as well just start a new build.
As to what graphics card, case, mobo and CPU to have to complement this CPU I have no idea. I want to be able to game to a decent level, and my HD Radeon 5450 doesn't really allow that. If at all possible, I would also like to be able to support at least 8 gb ram, as I'm currently capped at 4.
I'm looking to spend around £200 - £300 max but would obviously to prefer to spend less. Thanks in advance!
I am the owner of a HP Pavillion Slimline s5311uk, and as the name suggests it is a slimline desktop computer. With that, you get the problem that upgrades are going to be a royal pain so I've decided to bit the bullet and go for a case upgrade. I'm not a complete amateur, so I realize this will in turn mean a mobo upgrade. Since I'm doing all of this, I'd probably want to upgrade my Graphics card and thus my PSU at the same time too.
I want to save money wherever possible, and my CPU is still pretty decent. It's an AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 630 Processor @ 2.80 ghz. Therefore I would like to keep this if possible, otherwise I may as well just start a new build.
As to what graphics card, case, mobo and CPU to have to complement this CPU I have no idea. I want to be able to game to a decent level, and my HD Radeon 5450 doesn't really allow that. If at all possible, I would also like to be able to support at least 8 gb ram, as I'm currently capped at 4.
I'm looking to spend around £200 - £300 max but would obviously to prefer to spend less. Thanks in advance!