PC hardware upgrade help.

[cannonized]

I would like to upgrade the video card on my computer, however with so many different cards out there I don't really know where to begin. My current video card is an AMD Radeon HD 6450. My PC is an HP Pavilion Elite HPE-500f Desktop.

Link: HP Pavilion Elite HPE-500f Desktop PC (BV535AA) specifications - HP Home & Home Office Products

I'd like to be able to run Diablo 3 cleanly. The beta ran pretty clean but at a low video setting. I've never done anything internal on a PC other than adding RAM. Is it just as simple? And if I upgrade the video card do I need to upgrade the power supply or anything else?


Thanks in advance!

 

[Macmaster4k2]

Yeah just as simple as putting in more ram but you would put the card into the pci express slot.
I think you will need to upgrade the power supply if you get a new card like a radeon hd 6790, 6850, or even a 6950 ( Nvidia cards would be like the 560, 580)

 

[thiskory1]

Your computer just needs a new graphics card, it doesn't need any more RAM than 8GB for games really. I have 4GB and mine runs the D3 beta perfectly. I have a Nvidia GTX260 which runs it on high settings so you should be great if you just buy a GTX560. Reading the specs on the 560 on Nvidias website it says that the minimum PSU should be 450W and your HP has a 460W power supply so you're cutting it tight on power. If you have the cash, go out and get another power supply, a 550W I'd recommend. Also, make sure that you have 2 6-pin PCI-E power connectors to power the GPU!