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Performance upgrade for Dell Vostro 460
Hi I would like to know what components to upgrade my Vostro 460 PC:
Processor, Video card (including power supply), memory (all items or which components to upgrade).
I want to upgrade this PC to play some high graphics video games.
The following is the current system configuration that I have:
Type: Dell Vostro 460
Video Card: Intel HD 2500 Graphics (embedded on motherboard).
Processor: Intel i5-2500 3.30 ghz CPU
Ram: 4 GB (1,333 MHz DDR3).
Slots: (1) PCI Express x16 and (3) PCI Express x1
Power Supply: 350 W
jsktx
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January 2nd, 2017 12:00
Several years ago I upgraded my Vostro 460 as follows:
All these upgrades made a huge performance boost (especially the SSD) and I'm still running with this configuration today.
tjusa0028
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January 2nd, 2017 16:00
jsktx thanks for the upgrade advice!!!
I will consider upgrading those components.
Was your Processor always i7-2600?
I was considering upgrading my video card to 7770 level type card like Radeon HD 7700.
jsktx
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January 2nd, 2017 18:00
Yes my processor was always an i7 2600.
tjusa0028
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January 2nd, 2017 22:00
I ask because I was thinking that because of the differences in our processor power that I may need to upgrade my process as well.