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Question about upgrading my Inspiron 3670?
Inspiron 3670
My current set-up is:
Inspiron 3670:
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz 2.81 GHz Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630
Installed RAM 8.00 GB
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Sound, video and game controllers: Realtek(R) Audio
And for the games I'm wanting to do I need the following set up:
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-4770K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory: 12GB
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB
HDD Space: 150GB
Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Is it possible to get the Nvidia GeForce GTX and DirectX to work on this one? For some reason I have to set my graphics to API: VULKAN in game settings and can't use DirectX or the game is unplayable. But is the upgrade possible? Or would it really be better just to get a new computer? I've never done much gaming, so I'm unsure.
JOcean
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October 22nd, 2023 13:53
Your i5 is fine for gaming but I would suggest 16GB of RAM and the GTX 1060 GPU, or better yet a GTX 1660 or GTX 1650 Super, as most games require a far better video card that the integrated Intel IGPU.
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October 22nd, 2023 15:08
i5-8400 is better processor than 4770k. no need to go retrograde in cpu spec.
if you want to upgrade cpu, i7-8700 is better
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October 22nd, 2023 15:09
agree w JO that gpu upgrade trumps cpu
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October 22nd, 2023 20:03
@JOcean Thank you to all who replied! I will look into getting what I need. :)
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October 22nd, 2023 20:14
Happy we could all help out!