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Upgrade for my GeForce GTX 645
Hi my first post here so apologies for any/all posting mistakes. I got this computer for only $80 and it's been a great value:
HP ENVY Phoenix 800-050se
i7-3820 (Sandy Bridge E) 3.6 GHz
12 GB (1 x 8 GB + 1 x 4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800
2 TB 7200 RPM SATA 6G
GeForce GTX 645 (2 GB GDDR5)
I do mostly movie and TV show streaming, and some older game titles (BatmanOrigins, Shadow of Mordor) with absolutely no complaints. It's not some powerful gaming rig or multimedia powerhouse but for $80 I smile widely.
Just wondering though if it was worth the $ and effort to upgrade the vid card so that it will perhaps keep up with some "newer" titles (for me, that's 2014/2015 or maybe-but-not-likely 2016).
But after researching cards I am getting over my head! My card is PCI Express 16x Gen 2 (PCIE 16x 2.0) but evidently I can use 3.0 cards too as they're backwards compatible. Newegg had like 700+ results.
So any suggestions on what to get as an upgrade? Or if I should even bother upgrading at all?
If I do, should I get more RAM while I'm at it?
Any advice is appreciated.