PHX64
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Hello.
New to the forum so please be gentle, lol.
I have an X51 R2 that has served me very well for the last 4 years or so. Casual gamer with not a lot of cash to throw about.
I'm a FPS gamer and whilst it ran things such as Wolfenstein 'Old Blood' great, it's struggling a little on things like Battlefield 1. Frame rates arn;t great.
It's never been messed with apart from the addition of a Kingston 480 gb SSD.
It's the I7 4790 ( I think those numbers are correct ) with 16 gb memory ( that it came with ) and also the 750TI that it came with. Windows 8.1 and it has the 330W power supply.
Now, please excuse my ignorance as I'm not to well up on upgrades and have a few questions. If anyone can help then I would be most apreciative.
1. I have the original restore USB I made 4ish years ago but Bios doesn't seem to like it? Could it be because it's FAT32 and not NTFS? If not, Is it possible to get a duplicate from anywhere?
2. Should I bin the USB and buy Windows 10? Does AW support it on the X51 R2?
3. It has a 2TB sata drive. Can I just swap this for a 4TB when I do a fresh install?
4. Best sub £200 graphics card? TX1050TI for £140 ot TX1060 for £170? Also, what will fit? I DONT want to mod the case at all. I watched You-tube and I knowI can get a 1070 in there by removing fans, kidney's, cutting the case etc. but it's not for me.
Many thanks for any input, suggestions ( keep then simple!) and advice.
PHX64
New to the forum so please be gentle, lol.
I have an X51 R2 that has served me very well for the last 4 years or so. Casual gamer with not a lot of cash to throw about.
I'm a FPS gamer and whilst it ran things such as Wolfenstein 'Old Blood' great, it's struggling a little on things like Battlefield 1. Frame rates arn;t great.
It's never been messed with apart from the addition of a Kingston 480 gb SSD.
It's the I7 4790 ( I think those numbers are correct ) with 16 gb memory ( that it came with ) and also the 750TI that it came with. Windows 8.1 and it has the 330W power supply.
Now, please excuse my ignorance as I'm not to well up on upgrades and have a few questions. If anyone can help then I would be most apreciative.
1. I have the original restore USB I made 4ish years ago but Bios doesn't seem to like it? Could it be because it's FAT32 and not NTFS? If not, Is it possible to get a duplicate from anywhere?
2. Should I bin the USB and buy Windows 10? Does AW support it on the X51 R2?
3. It has a 2TB sata drive. Can I just swap this for a 4TB when I do a fresh install?
4. Best sub £200 graphics card? TX1050TI for £140 ot TX1060 for £170? Also, what will fit? I DONT want to mod the case at all. I watched You-tube and I knowI can get a 1070 in there by removing fans, kidney's, cutting the case etc. but it's not for me.
Many thanks for any input, suggestions ( keep then simple!) and advice.
PHX64