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  • urbancoyote7057
    PCHF Member
    • Sep 2021
    • 4

    #1

    Upgrading a prebuilt pc

    I’ve got an Acer Nitro, had it for about a year. Thinking about upgrading it. But I’ve got no idea what I’m doing. Would appreciate assistance in product recommendations and how to build it. Thanks. Happy to supply any extra info that might help with assistance
  • Rustys
    PCHF Member
    • Jul 2016
    • 7862

    #2
    Lets start here so other can help

    Current system specs?
    Amount that you can spend?
    What are you wanting to run/do with the system?

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    • urbancoyote7057
      PCHF Member
      • Sep 2021
      • 4

      #3
      Originally posted by Rustys
      Lets start here so other can help

      Current system specs?
      Amount that you can spend?
      What are you wanting to run/do with the system?
      Processor: Intel(R) Core™ i5-9400 CPU @ 2.90GHz
      RAM: 16 GB
      Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX1650 4GB
      Hard Drive: 1024GB Solid State Drive
      OS: Windows 10

      Budget: don’t have a set budget at the moment but I’m thinking in and around AUD$500

      Use: Primarily gaming and university work

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      • Rustys
        PCHF Member
        • Jul 2016
        • 7862

        #4
        Originally posted by urbancoyote7057
        Use: Primarily gaming and university work
        What games?

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        • urbancoyote7057
          PCHF Member
          • Sep 2021
          • 4

          #5
          Originally posted by Rustys
          What games?
          R6 Siege and Age of Empires at the moment. Wanting to expand that a bit with Cyberpunk and warzone for now

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          • Rustys
            PCHF Member
            • Jul 2016
            • 7862

            #6
            Have you looked at the system requirements for those games?

            Usually what I tell costumes is to look at the max of the most demanding program they want to run and then go one or two step higher.

            You may also want to look at upgrading the PSU other wise you may end up having a doorstop.

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            • urbancoyote7057
              PCHF Member
              • Sep 2021
              • 4

              #7
              I have looked at the requirements. Looking at them I think I’ll need to upgrade the processor to Intel i7-4790 or better, Upgrade my ram maybe, and graphics card to GTX 1650 or higher I think

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              • Rustys
                PCHF Member
                • Jul 2016
                • 7862

                #8
                You might also want to update the motherboard the current one may not the new processor.

                See if this helps at all.
                https://pcpartpicker.com/

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                • phillpower2
                  PCHF Administrator
                  • Sep 2016
                  • 15205

                  #9
                  Originally posted by urbancoyote7057
                  I’ve got an Acer Nitro
                  We need to know the exact model that you have, some versions only have the equivalent of a laptop MB and use the same type of AC power adapter and therefore have little to no upgrade path.

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                  • phillpower2
                    PCHF Administrator
                    • Sep 2016
                    • 15205

                    #10
                    Thread closed due to lack of feedback from the OP.

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