Help with my friend?

[Des_Zac]

My friend wants to play some games on his computer but it just can't handle them.. I don't know what exactly he wants to play, I know he plays Rift, WOW, Minecraft and such, and he'll probably want to play games similar to Skyrim.


His budget is U.S. $80 so I don't know which direction to go, I was thinking GPU is the most important right now but I'm not sure. What do you think?

Specs:

Thanks a lot guys!

 

[johnb35]

Gonna have to increase the budget a little. He'll need a new video card and a power supply. However, It would be beneficial for him to save money and build a new system. He has an HP computer that he can't upgrade processor on.

 

[Des_Zac]

Gonna have to increase the budget a little. He'll need a new video card and a power supply. However, It would be beneficial for him to save money and build a new system. He has an HP computer that he can't upgrade processor on.

Yeah, I'm aware of that, but he literally CAN'T afford anything more. I'm just asking what upgrade would be the most beneficial to him right now, he might be able to stretch it to $100 though... How do you know he needs a new PSU?

 

[johnb35]

How do you know he needs a new PSU?

Because its an OEM pc and it most likely has either a 250 or 300 watt crappy psu. Get the exact HP model of pc he has or the model number of power supply it has.

 

[wolfeking]

hello, its an HP.

at $100, I would suggest: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102940 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133403

he will still need a quality PSU in the 450-500+ watt range to run them.

 

[cabinfever1977]

he should do a new video card and new power supply:
Video card:
$34.99 = http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=GT120-PCIE-1024-2-CO&cat=VCD
+
Power Supply:
$35.99 = http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?InvtId=AK680
"they have many other models to choose from and are afordable"
"but these are cheap brands and how long they last is not known"
"he could always get a cheap 1GB video card and have more money for a name brand quality power supply"
"Newegg also has some real good deals too"

 

[wolfeking]

i do not trust geeks at all. I have been cheated by them before.

Not to take away business though. That PSU is a no name company. He needs to get one from a quality company like Corsair, Antec, PCPAC, Seagate, NZXT, Silverstone, or XFX.