PC Upgrade - Noob Builder!

[CowboyBuilder]

Hi,

 

I am looking to upgrade an old system for the upcoming release of Warcraft Cataclysm and would like my PC running on some decent graphics settings/FPS.

 

Current System

Dell Dimension E520

Viiv Core 2 Duo Processor

2Gb DDR2 RAM

ATi Radeon X1300 Pro 256MB

Windows XP

 

Upgrades

Intel Q8400 Core 2 Quad Processor

+2Gb RAM 800mhz (ordered from Dell)

Sapphire HD5770 1Gb

 

Can anyone please advise if it will be possible to fit all this in and get it working? and if I will need a new power supplier and which one (current is 305w I think and think I may need 400w+)?

 

Any advice at all will be a great help for a new builder, I have not tried this before!

 

Many thanks

[Jelly Bean]

Hello and welcome.

 

Firstly what make and model is the mainboard please?

 

I am reading the Technical Specs and it says you can have upto:

• Up to 4GB23 Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM (533MHz)
  

So no you cannot have the 800MHz RAM.Plus there is no need to order RAM from Dell you could purchase it elsewere cheaper.

 

 

I also would look more at 500 watt PSU.

 

Please read:

 

Dell Dimension E520 Product Details | Dell

[CowboyBuilder]

Thank you for the reply Jelly Bean, on further advise I have decided to get a new pre-built gaming machine, as mine is just not worth patching up.

 

Cheers

[Dalo Harkin]

What size monitor do you have/ what res do you game at?

 

The ONLY thing that really needs an upgrade is the GPU