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‎12-28-2018 03:26 PM

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Product: HP Desktop 450-a160na slimline ENERGY STAR
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit)

Hello 

 I bought the PC three years ago , its OK, but if possible I want to beef up the performance and   improve the picture quality . At moment I have a standard HD screen but would like one of these quad or ultra HD ones.

Im not a gamer but watch sport and movies online so the visual element is important . I have a 100MB  broadband connection .

 

Is it possible to fit a new graphics card and RAM ?   If so where would I get them .

 

Other option would have to be a new PC but that would be more costly.Thanks in advance.

 

 

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‎12-28-2018 03:41 PM

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@Big_Al21,

What you have is an entry level unit.  Have the basics, but no further power.

IMHO,  it's a laptop motherboard , so you can not install a graphic card. See the laptop 65W power supply?

It has no PCIE-x16 graphic slot. It's processor  is the AMD A6-6310.

The AMD A6-6310 is a mobile quad-core SoC (codenamed "Beema") for entry-level devices and subnotebooks, which has been presented in April 2014.

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‎12-28-2018 03:41 PM

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@Big_Al21,

What you have is an entry level unit.  Have the basics, but no further power.

IMHO,  it's a laptop motherboard , so you can not install a graphic card. See the laptop 65W power supply?

It has no PCIE-x16 graphic slot. It's processor  is the AMD A6-6310.

The AMD A6-6310 is a mobile quad-core SoC (codenamed "Beema") for entry-level devices and subnotebooks, which has been presented in April 2014.

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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‎12-29-2018 02:34 PM

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Thanks , you confirm what the guy in the PC shop said . Sounds like its new computer time.

 

I fancy something like an HP Pavilion 590-p0100na i5 intel core . They're not cheap though . Im not a gamer but want a high quality picture for streaming .

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‎12-29-2018 03:24 PM

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@Big_Al21,

Streaming is processor intense first, then comes motherboard RAM (8 gb min), and a graphic card

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/twitch-streaming-guide,review-3009.html

Comparing a gamer vs a streamer computer requirement

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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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