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05-12-2024 04:54 PM
05-12-2024 06:38 PM - edited 05-12-2024 08:20 PM
Install the i7-3770K as it is more powerful than an i7-3770 because of the slightly higher base speed (3.50 GHz vs. 3.40 GHz): https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-3770K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-3770/1317vs1979.
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05-12-2024 08:22 PM
07-10-2024 02:49 AM - edited 07-10-2024 02:53 AM
@NonSequitur777
I'm also in the same situation as the OP, but I don't have enough funds to buy neither i7 CPU nor high-end GPU for my HP microtower 3500. Could you please suggest some good CPUs and GPUs without upgrading my stock PSU
07-10-2024 08:24 AM
Welcome to our HP community forum!
All right, according to these HP Pro 3500 Microtower PC specs, your stock power supply is a 300-watt unit -please verify.
If you can, upgrade to 2 x 8GB of DDR3 1600 MHz RAM, such as Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GB.
CPUs: i5-3470, i5-3550, i7-2600
GPUs: GTX 1050, GTX 1630, GTX 1050 Ti, RX 6400
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