upgrading my pc.

[powlittled]

im awanting to upgrade my processor and my ram but im afraid it will slow my pc down due to my motherboard, im looking to play world of warcraft without the lag any assistance? also would it be worth it to upgrade my video card and not use the integrated?

[old_geekster]

@powlittled , welcome to the Community.

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@powlittled wrote:

im awanting to upgrade my processor and my ram but im afraid it will slow my pc down due to my motherboard, im looking to play world of warcraft without the lag any assistance? also would it be worth it to upgrade my video card and not use the integrated?

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Any upgrades that you make will improve system performance.  Here are two HP Knowledge Base articles that will explain what you need to consider when upgrading the processor, memory and video card:

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Gaming-Knowledge-Base/Upgrade-Processor-Memory-or-both-HP-Desktop-Comp...

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Gaming-Knowledge-Base/Upgrade-Video-Card/ta-p/7481981

Here is the Motherboard Specifications page.  Look at the sections titled "Processor upgrade information" and "Memory upgrade information" for the compatible processors and memory.

It will be necessary to upgrade the power supply unit (PSU) before upgrading the video card.  The motherboard in your computer is HP proprietary. It has a 4-pin power connector instead of a standard 24-pin ATX power connector. You will have to buy any PSU upgrade from HP.  HP has a 500W PSU (L05757-800) that should be compatible with your motherboard.  Here it is on HP PartSurfer.  I suggest contacting HP Customer Support to assure it is compatible before ordering it.

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[NonSequitur777]

@powlittled,

With @old_geekster's kind indulgence, I would like to add to his expert opinion.

According to Power Supply Cross Reference for specific models - HP Support Community - 7483923, you can at least upgrade your power supply with an HP 400 watt power supply (p/n: L69242-800).

It so happens that HP actually has this power supply in stock (pic below).  Please see here: HP PartSurfer. The reason why I am bringing this up is threefold: first, the 500 watt power supply as mentioned by @old_geekster may not be compatible for your HP M01-xxxx desktop -although it is compatible for Baker motherboard fitted HP TG01-xxxx desktops, second, the L05757-800 500 watt PSUs are in short supply or out of stock -not just through HP but elsewhere as well, and thirdly, as @old_geekster mentioned, either the 400 watt or 500 watt power supplies don't have the standard ATX power supply's 6-pin and/or 8-pin PCIe power connections you need for many higher end graphics cards.

It so happens that there are a couple of very decent low power (low profile) graphics cards -decently priced too, btw, which, in my opinion, you could consider for a decent GPU gaming performance upgrade.  These GPUs are totally powered through your PCIe X16 slot, and don't require a 6-pin or 8-pin power connection.

These cards are: the MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GT LP 4GB GDDR5 as seen here, for example: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GT LP 4GB GDDR5 HDMI/DL-DVI-D PCI-Express Video Card : Electronics (ama..., and the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 OC Low Profile 4GB GDDR5 as seen here, for example: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 OC Low Profile 4G Graphics Card, 2X Windforce Fans, 4GB 128-Bit GDDR5, Gv-....

The point is that the aforementioned 400 watt power supply is sufficient for either graphics card.

Hope this was helpful.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777