I'm looking at doing an upgrade to the wife's PC.
She has a spare slot for a 2gb RAM stick which will be DDR3 1333mhz to match the 6gb she already has.
A new NVidia GPU, the favourite at the moment being a 1030 (to replace the existing 650). This looks likes the best card we can get and remain within budget.
This will also require a new PSU, so we have selected a Corsair 650w as that will give plenty of extra oomph for the price.
Any advice / comments would be welcome.
Sounds like a good plan to me. O0
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No chance of that, we have our own PC's.
You may need to consider some more cooling? Maybe another fan? The 1030 is a pretty big leap over the 650...although it probably has its own built-in cooling system.
Good point, JH. I had not thought of that. I'll look into it - thanks!
Edit. just checked and there are 2 versions; a 'silent' model that just has a very large heat-sink, and another which has a sink and a fan. They are both 'low profile' models.
I think my preference is to go for the version with the fan.
That system sounds so win95.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on February 15, 2018, 01:18:50 PM
That system sounds so win95.
Its Win10. We're OAP's on a pension and run what we afford, not what we would like to run.
When i build my next system I'll send you this one.
Excellent....as long as you pay the shipping cost as well :D
sure thing
In fact, bring it yourself and you can set it up for her. I'll put the kettle on and make a nice cuppa.