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Pre-Build PC Upgrading

Sep 5, 2016 7:52AM PDT

Sir

Good day. Our office is offered some used PC, and I'm planning to buy one of it and upgrade into gaming PC. Need to know if it's compatible to upgrade it here is the specs.

- HP Compaq Elite 8300 i7
- 290 hard disk
- 32 bit os

"As the info on package"

Please help what parts to be added and replace.

Thank you guys. Hope you respond

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I'm seeing a SFF box.
Sep 5, 2016 8:26AM PDT

With little to no gaming possibility. That is, unless you are planning to play the old DOOM from a decade ago.

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No gaming possibilities of it's 32 bit.
Sep 5, 2016 10:52AM PDT

You can find very cheap 64 bit desktops though

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Pc
Sep 5, 2016 6:29PM PDT

If it's a slim line case forget it.

If it's the mini tower case you've at least got a shot at adding a low end video card.

So now it depends on what you mean by gaming.
If you want to play modern games forget it.

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32bit slim case and 64bit tower / bulky case
Sep 5, 2016 11:00PM PDT

Thanks guys.. Its two type of case I've seen one slim and some tower type. I ask our i.t and he said that the tower type is 64 bit.. Its that fine???

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It might be.
Sep 5, 2016 11:15PM PDT

Those SFF machines are rarely a good idea. maybe if you wanted to play old games that DOS Doom. But given so little detail, go for the normal size case.

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Tower
Sep 6, 2016 8:35AM PDT