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Question

Upgrading

Apr 11, 2017 5:16AM PDT

Hi
I have been upgrading my ageing system with an SSD and Windows 10 Pro 32 bit. But as I play a few games and use it for photo editing I think I need a new graphics card as things are slow in places..
The system is an AMD Phenom X4 B50 running at 3.2 GHz on an ASRock N68C-S UCC motherboard and currently an AMD HD5700 series graphics card. So the question is can I just sensibly uprade the video card and to what or do I need to go for a new processor, CPU and graphics card?

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Upgrade
Apr 11, 2017 2:51PM PDT

If you want to game and do photo editing with any kind of speed your looking at a total rebuild.

You might salvage the ssd.

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If you are willing to experiment.
Apr 11, 2017 3:44PM PDT
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Uprgrades Need Searching!
Apr 19, 2017 5:51AM PDT

In order to upgrade your pc, you should use whatever search engine you have to reach amazon, or any other shopping/pc shopping website. These websites will tell you your motherboard's specs. You should check these first, and then look for a graphics card and CPU that will be compatible with those specs. I hope this helps!