PC upgrade for gaming - new graphics card and power supply?
Hi. I am planning on upgrading my PC in about a month or so. I have a budget of under $400. However, I would prefer cheaper if possible. I want to be able to play Hogwarts Legacy, Spider-Man Remastered, Spider-Man Miles Morales, Detroit: Become Human, Marvel's Midnight Suns, and Planet Coaster. I currently have an Asus Prime A320 MK motherboard, a Ryzen 3 2200G CPU, 16GB of DDR4 Ram in the form of 2 8GB Sticks, a Nvidia GeForce GT 1030, and a 430 Watt Power Supply. I do not have any liquid cooling systems. I am thinking of upgrading my graphics card to a Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650. It is important to me that my graphics card and cpu have as small as possible a bottleneck if not no bottleneck between them. Would this graphics card be a good choice for this situation? And would I need to replace my power supply with one that provides more wattage? And if so which PSU would you recommend? When I try to research how much wattage I need for my PC with that graphics card, I get conflicting answers. I can provide additional details as necessary if what I have provided is not sufficient.
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If you're looking at the GTX 1650 you shouldn't need to upgrade your PSU at the time, anything more powerful than the 1650 you'll want to upgrade the PSU. Upgrading the PSU when you purchase the GPU can also give you more headroom when performing other upgrades. I'd recommend https://www.microcenter.com/product/637341/corsair-cx750m-750-watt-80-plus-bronze-atx-semi-modular-power-supply. If you do choose to get the new PSU you can also pick up a Radeon RX 6650xt which run about $259.99 and stay within your budget while upgrading both items in your build. https://www.microcenter.com/product/649751/sapphire-technology-amd-radeon-rx-6650-xt-pulse-dual-fan-8gb-gddr6-pcie-40-graphics-card
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