UPGRADE HELP

[robby12141]

I recently purchased a renewed hp elite 8300 from amazon(you can go look them up on amazon, they average around $150). i dont plan on doing any major gaming, but i still want to upgrade this thing to its fullest potential. my girl plays “planet zoo”, and its a little laggy. i plan on editing movies on this PC, and some of my movies are gonna be 4k, and i know that 4k has a few system requirements. i dont want to edit an entire feature length movie, and then have to wait a week for it to process and convert. im going to put a link to the amazon page of the pc that i bought, so you guys can look and see exactly what im working with. i just need to know the max upgrades i can do, without having to change motherboards. i want to upgrade power supply, RAM, CPU, graphics card, and anything else that will improve performance. im not a computer/tech guy, so im just opening up and being honest about my knowledge and capabilities…there almost non-existent haha. so please, help me get the most out of the system that i have. thank you, Rob

[jmarket]

As this pc is not new by computer standards and will have HP custom parts, you will be better off just using it as it is until you can afford a system that will do what you intend a pc to do. Sorry but it will still struggle with games no matter how much you spend on it.

[robby12141]

ok, i take back the gaming aspect. forget i said that. what im really getting at, is what are the absolute best parts that THIS pc can handle. i just want to make THIS pc run as best as it can. im not a pc gamer at all. i do my gaming on XB1. so i guess the bottom line question is, what are the best parts that i can put in THIS pc?

[phillpower2]

im going to put a link to the amazon page of the pc that i bought, so you guys can look and see exactly what im working with.

Any update robby12141?

[robby12141]

no, no help yet. its ok, the pc runs great as is. i would just like to upgrade it, but i dont reakky know the inner workings of a pc. so i dont know what parts are compatible. any info will help. best possible ram, power supply, cpu, etc.

[phillpower2]

You mentioned that you were going to include a link, without knowing the present specifications there is no way that we can even hazard a guess to what if any upgrade options you may or may not have.

[robby12141]

oh crap. im sorry. i did indeed forget to post the link. here it is------> Amazon.com: HP Elite 8300 Premium High Performance Business MiniTower Desktop PC, Intel Quad-Core i5-3470 up to 3.6GHz, 8GB DDR3, 120GB SSD + 500GB HDD, DVD, WIFI, Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) : Electronics

[phillpower2]

From doing research it would appear that there are potential problems with the PSU with this computer which makes it tricky when wanting to fit an add on GPU.

Take a look at the thread here and get back to us with your thoughts.

[COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Edit to add, the previous OP of the same user on the HP forums can be found here[/COLOR]

[phillpower2]

Any update for us robby12141?

[phillpower2]

Any update for us? This thread will be closed if not replied to within 48hrs.