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‎10-31-2016 01:31 PM

HP Recommended
Product: Pavilion 6500
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hello All

 

My son has a HP Pavilion AMD A8-6500 with Radeon HD graphics 3.50ghz.

 

He now wants to upgrade as says graphics not good enough.

 

PC model number 500-326na

 

cheers

 

Jason

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‎10-31-2016 02:30 PM

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What games does you son play?   Go here and do the Can I Run It scenerio.  An upgrade to a new power supply ( PSU) and graphic card (GPU) is a tandem event.  Decide on what graphic card will meet the performance levels, determine the PSU  requirement.  

Example: (if you elected an r9 290X)

Your present setup is supposed to be an internal 180W, because the GPU only draws 30W.   A new r9 290X draws 300W,  and installing 600W is ideal.  A Corsair CX600 is the best option.

This system is feedback driven thru Solution and Kudo flags. It's the only means of knowing if you have been served. Please click Accept as Solution, if your problem is solved. To say THANK YOU, press the "thumbs up symbol" to render a KUDO. You can render both Solution and KUDO..

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‎10-31-2016 02:30 PM

HP Recommended

What games does you son play?   Go here and do the Can I Run It scenerio.  An upgrade to a new power supply ( PSU) and graphic card (GPU) is a tandem event.  Decide on what graphic card will meet the performance levels, determine the PSU  requirement.  

Example: (if you elected an r9 290X)

Your present setup is supposed to be an internal 180W, because the GPU only draws 30W.   A new r9 290X draws 300W,  and installing 600W is ideal.  A Corsair CX600 is the best option.

This system is feedback driven thru Solution and Kudo flags. It's the only means of knowing if you have been served. Please click Accept as Solution, if your problem is solved. To say THANK YOU, press the "thumbs up symbol" to render a KUDO. You can render both Solution and KUDO..

HP Envy 8 5010 Tablet
(2) HP DV7t i7 3160QM 2.3Ghz 8GB
Printer -- HP OfficeJet Pro 8620 Legal
Custom Asus Z97D, I7-4790k, 16GB RAM, WIN10 Pro 64bit, ZOTAC GTX1080 AMP Extreme 3 fan 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD, Asus PB287 4k monitor, Rosewill Blackhawk case and 750W OCZ PSU.
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