Upgrade Dell Inspiron 531
Hello all,
My parent's recently gave me their Dell Inspiron 531 because they don't use it anymore and I'm looking to upgrade it so that I can comfortably run games like COD 4 and 5. My current specs are :
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.01 GHz
Ram: 3006 MB (I just upgraded this today)
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
OS: 32-bit Vista
I've been told by friends that first and foremost I need to upgrade the video card and power supply....any comments, thoughts, or hardware suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated since I'm not 100% sure wtf I'm doing...thanks again. :thumbup
My parent's recently gave me their Dell Inspiron 531 because they don't use it anymore and I'm looking to upgrade it so that I can comfortably run games like COD 4 and 5. My current specs are :
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.01 GHz
Ram: 3006 MB (I just upgraded this today)
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
OS: 32-bit Vista
I've been told by friends that first and foremost I need to upgrade the video card and power supply....any comments, thoughts, or hardware suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated since I'm not 100% sure wtf I'm doing...thanks again. :thumbup
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I wouldn't advise spending a whole lot of cash on parts for this PC, though. It hasn't got enough processor crunch to get much out of a high end graphics card.
Hey lordbean,
thanks for checking that out for me - would you mind checking this page and letting me know which of these seems to make sense --> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=GTS+250&x=0&y=0
Again, i'm not looking to play any ridiculous games, i basically just want to be able to play the CODs comfortably. I understand that this dell isn't a gaming PC buuut I currently am on a budget and don't want to sink too much money into a comp that's already kind of obsolete.
Also, how would i know if this card would fit in my pc - the inspiron 531 is rather small in terms of height, width, and depth.
Thanks again for your time
Edit - unless what you've got is actually a dell inspiron 531s, which has a smaller case footprint. It probably will still fit since it has the same motherboard, but I can't find any pictures of the inside of the 531s case.
More Edit - The card I'd choose in that list is this one. I know it's about 20 bucks more than some of the others, but you get a lifetime warranty on it, and it can't hurt to have the 1GB edition.
Thanks alot for your help. It's much appreciated