I've had my setup for a few years and it's been working well for games like Two Point Hospital, Cities: Skylines, Fallout 4, and some older RTS games and emulation. I'm wondering if adding a dedicated GPU would really improve my gaming experience and if it's worth the investment. Specifically, I'm looking at a budget around £200. I'd love to know if this upgrade could help me play newer strategy games or perhaps PS3 games using Teknoparrot. Here are my current specs:
**Case:** Contour LP-2003 Black mATX Desktop PC Chassis
**CPU:** AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G 3.6GHz 8 Core CPU, Radeon Vega GPU, 4.4GHz Boost
**Motherboard:** Gigabyte A520M S2H
**Graphics Card:** Integrated Graphics with the CPU
**Memory:** 16GB DDR4 3200MHz (2x8GB)
**Storage:** 500GB 2.5" WD Blue SATA SSD
**Cooling:** Basic AMD CPU Cooler
**Power Supply:** 250W ATX PSU
**WiFi:** Dual Band PCIe Wi-Fi 6 / Bluetooth 5.1 Adapter
**Sound:** Integrated Sound Card
2 Answers
I recommend looking for a used graphics card and getting a better power supply. Your 250W PSU won't support most GPUs, so a replacement is necessary. With your budget, check out Nvidia's 3000-series cards; you might find a good deal on something like a 3070.
Upgrading to a dedicated GPU will definitely boost your gaming performance significantly! However, you'll need to upgrade your power supply (PSU) as well since 250W won't cut it with a dedicated graphics card.
Thanks for the advice! How much power do you think I should aim for in a new PSU?