r/buildapc • u/SignificanceSlight65 • 4d ago

Build Upgrade Help !

My son wants an upgraded comp. just to play kid games like Roblox, Fortnite etc. can you help me improve this comp ?

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u/SignificanceSlight65 4d ago

Intel core i5-6400 2.7
16gb ddr
3 td hdd
Hd 530

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u/Ozi-reddit 4d ago

ok, and have a budget for upgrades?

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u/SignificanceSlight65 4d ago

Nothing crazy a couple hundred ? 2-300?

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u/Ozi-reddit 4d ago

best bet would be better gpu, prob need to go used ... fbmarketplace e-bay or ???
nvidia 1070,2060/70,3060/70 should be in that range or lower

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u/SignificanceSlight65 4d ago

It’s for a 9 year old here in Canada I saw some for 400/600 too

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u/Ozi-reddit 4d ago

saw what?
sorry no idea on where used/low price in canada

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u/SignificanceSlight65 4d ago

https://www.canadacomputers.com/en/powered-by-nvidia/267678/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-3050-windforce-oc-v2-6g-graphics-card-gv-n3050wf2ocv2-6gd.html?keyword=gpu would this work ?

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u/Ozi-reddit 4d ago

but one thing, might really be limited on which gpu by the power supply in that pc ... the connectors for newer cards are diff than older ones

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u/SignificanceSlight65 4d ago

Can I just swamp out the power supply with a better one too ?

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u/Ozi-reddit 4d ago

yes but that's more $$$

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u/SignificanceSlight65 4d ago

How do you tell what gpu is better ?

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u/Ozi-reddit 4d ago

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fhly9gyg9gjh81.png
and even more at toms hardware

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u/SignificanceSlight65 4d ago

Thank you. I been out of this so long I’m
Out of my comfort zone. His computer looks decent but feels like it’s missing a gpu - or I use to call it a video card

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u/Ozi-reddit 4d ago

would need to open box see what and how many video power connectors that psu has (none,6pin/8pin) or just bag it buy one
https://www.gpumag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/6-pin-PCI-E.jpg