Howdy Peeps.....
I've been asked If I can turn this HP P6-2375ea into a gaming rig, on a pretty tight budget of £130... The machine is my neighbours sons who is turning 16 and the budget is the cash he's getting for his Birthday, there might be a little extra funds, but this is currently his limit.
2nd hand parts is a viable option and I can get a R7 265 for around £85, but then that means I'll need to source a power supply and this is where I'm doubting myself...
I've seen the case open and there isn't a lot of room between the PSU and the optical drive and just by looking, the stock PSU looks a small unit and something like a Corsair 500m may or may not fit.....which leads onto a new case.
Perfect Scenario is:
R7 265 or there abouts
PSU
Case (the MSI MS-7778 mobo on the HP is a uATX)
£130
Poor lad wants to play Dayz and other games so bad but his current HD 7450 cant handle it lol
I've checked with my neighbour and the warranty has expired so its open to upgrade
Ideally a new mobo is to be avoided as will result in Windows which means £'s
A big ask I know, but its surely possible yea? the MSI motherboard should also come straight out and into a new case (although I'm not 100% on this, Dell made boards that were for the case it came in only, but did HP)
I've been asked If I can turn this HP P6-2375ea into a gaming rig, on a pretty tight budget of £130... The machine is my neighbours sons who is turning 16 and the budget is the cash he's getting for his Birthday, there might be a little extra funds, but this is currently his limit.
2nd hand parts is a viable option and I can get a R7 265 for around £85, but then that means I'll need to source a power supply and this is where I'm doubting myself...
I've seen the case open and there isn't a lot of room between the PSU and the optical drive and just by looking, the stock PSU looks a small unit and something like a Corsair 500m may or may not fit.....which leads onto a new case.
Perfect Scenario is:
R7 265 or there abouts
PSU
Case (the MSI MS-7778 mobo on the HP is a uATX)
£130
Poor lad wants to play Dayz and other games so bad but his current HD 7450 cant handle it lol
I've checked with my neighbour and the warranty has expired so its open to upgrade
Ideally a new mobo is to be avoided as will result in Windows which means £'sA big ask I know, but its surely possible yea? the MSI motherboard should also come straight out and into a new case (although I'm not 100% on this, Dell made boards that were for the case it came in only, but did HP)
