I have cosplaying to do around the time of March. Just really need to lose ten pounds 160 to 150 and build some muscle mass (which I have been doing for two weeks now).
@tvekrules: The good news is that the power supply can be replaced. The bad news, you need to replace the power supply. Depending on what kind on gaming experience you want. I would recommend a 500 watt PSU and if you are looking for a graphics card, perhaps a Nvidia 560 ti?
If you call up HP, they will likely tell you that you cannot upgrade due to being a proprietary power supplies. They simply want you to spend more money on their products so do not fall for that! Here is a link where someone was asking for a PSU upgrade on their Pavilion. As well as a 560 ti card. Just do some research on what kind of PSU you need, get the card, and read up on what you need to do in order for proper air flow, replacement for the parts, and keeping it clean!
Hmmm....I believe you main issue is going to the power supply. I imagine that PSU might not be able to handle the GPU as well, but you didn't state what kind of Power Supply Unit you have. Still 300 watts is well under power to support any current graphics card.
You do have at least one PCI x16 slot. There is hope. Just curious if it is a 2.0 or 3.0 slot. After doing some research it is most likely a 2.0 slot. Doesn't matter for current graphic cards.
Edited: Found it. I was assuming that this wasn't a home built PC and I was correct. I am guessing you have a HP Pavilion P7-1235 Oh boy, I really do not like these desktops because they severely limit what you can do.
I've signed up for the beta access as a good old fashion, casual player. I feel that the main objective of beta testers would be...I dunno...test for bugs and report them.
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