Upgrading p6 2320 for gaming

[VPeri]

Hello everyone!  I'm trying to get an idea on what I need to do to upgrade our p6 2320 for a gaming computer for my 10 year old son.  Will I need to upgrade the processor, ram, and graphic card?  If so, any suggestions on what to use?  Thank you for your expertise!

[Prométhée · Accepted solution]

hi

you have a 'configurable' model so impossible to know what is already in place

you say it's for a 10 year old, but what games would it be for..
the computer is quite old so may not be worth wasting a lot of money
see this, to possibly see what should be insufficient:

Upgrade, for games, what to do...

How to identify what is slowin...

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03568260

Must select one of the following options:

• Pentium G645 (Sandy Bridge) (65W), 2.9 GHz
• Pentium G870 (Sandy Bridge) (65W), 3.1 GHz
• Pentium G2120 (Ivy Bridge) (65W), 3.1 GHz
• Core i3-2130 (Sandy Bridge) (65W), 3.4 GHz
• Core i3-3220 (Ivy Bridge) (55W), 3.3 GHz
• Core i3-3225 (Ivy Bridge) (55W), 3.3 GHz
• Core i5-2320 (Sandy Bridge) (55W), 3.0 GHz
• Core i5-3470 (Sandy Bridge) (77W), 3.2 GHz

Must select one of the following options:

• 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (runs at PC3-10600 with Sandy Bridge processors; runs at PC3-8500 with Pentium processors)
• 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (runs at PC3-10600 with Sandy Bridge processors; runs at PC3-8500 with Pentium processors)
• 6 GB (1 x 4 GB, 1 x 2 GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (runs at PC3-10600 with Sandy Bridge processors; runs at PC3-8500 with Pentium processors)
• 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (runs at PC3-10600 with Sandy Bridge processors; runs at PC3-8500 with Pentium processors)

Must select one of the following options: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD Integrated Graphics GeForce GT 620 (1 GB) Radeon HD 7350 (512 MB) Radeon HD 7450 (1 GB)