Need help upgrading my computer

[mrvash]

Hello everybody!

I am new and just getting into computers, but I do have a computer that I am wanting to upgrade in terms of graphics card, adding fans, HDD, etc..

My question is would this video card and hard drive work together on my PC with it's current 500w PCU? AMD FX 4300 quad-core processor and AMD 760G motherboard.

Also, what exactly is overclocking, should I do it? if so, how and what do I overclock for better performance?

(hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...01P9-_-Product )

(Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-024-_-Product)

lastly, I know what size fans (120 x 120 x 25mm) I need to install for my case, but there are choices for fans with 2 pins, 4 pins, 6 pins, etc.. how do I figure out which one I need for fans? Thanks for all your help!


For reference: This the PC in question: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Cyberpower...nitor/17811825

[Wallabing]

Your selected hard drive and video card will work with the PSU. Not that your selected hard drive is a laptop hard drive, so you will need a bay adapter for it.

I recommend you switch over to an SSD though.

Overclocking is increasing the frequency and voltage of CPU, RAM, or video card for some performance increase.

You should not attempt overclocking because your 760G chipset isnt made for overclocking (It's a budget mobo) The unknown quality of your PSU is also a limiting factor.

For $20 more you can get a R9 270 which is faster.

Any 120mm case fan will plug in and work. You can either plug them into your PSU or motherboard fan headers. Not sure about 2 pin fans though, those are usually for video cards.


As of now, I recommend getting

This PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-061-_-Product
This Video card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814202090
These fans http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-052-_-Product
And any SSD that fits your bill

And your good for another 4 years.

[mrvash]

Your selected hard drive and video card will work with the PSU. Not that your selected hard drive is a laptop hard drive, so you will need a bay adapter for it.

I recommend you switch over to an SSD though.

Overclocking is increasing the frequency and voltage of CPU, RAM, or video card for some performance increase.

You should not attempt overclocking because your 760G chipset isnt made for overclocking (It's a budget mobo) The unknown quality of your PSU is also a limiting factor.

For $20 more you can get a R9 270 which is faster.

Any 120mm case fan will plug in and work. You can either plug them into your PSU or motherboard fan headers. Not sure about 2 pin fans though, those are usually for video cards.


As of now, I recommend getting

This PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-061-_-Product
This Video card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814202090
These fans http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-052-_-Product
And any SSD that fits your bill

And your good for another 4 years.

Thanks for your input! But I just ordered two of these (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835181022) before I read your post. I'm going to use one on top of my case as an exhaust and the other on bottom for intake.

[five.five-six]

SSD FTW

[Delfuego]

Buy a new computer.

[mrvash]

SSD FTW

This what I'm leaning towards.

Buy a new computer.

Nah, I enjoy my PC and I enjoy upgrading it. Not only would tinkering with it would improve my PC, I will also be learning along the way on how to build one when I am ready to.

[Jscanlan]

Just a couple of points. Overclocking is increasing the speed of your CPU -- it is usually not advisable as it will also run hotter, sometimes much hotter.
The next is a question:
Why do you want more Speed from your CPU?
The only folks who "need the speed" are doing high end networked high frame-rate games; or are doing movie making. A good mid-range graphics card and almost any new mobo + CPU will be do everything most of us will ever need. If you are looking at upload and downloads from the Inet, you will probably find your performance bottleneck at your connection, rather than your computer.