The weird thing is, their website makes it look like you have to pay for it—but if you actually click the free version and start the installation, there's an option to just activate it for free. It's kind of funny, really. Most people see the price tag on the landing page and assume it’s a paid tool or just a limited trial, so they end up skipping right over it 😁
The GeForce GTX 4850 is definitely a step up from the 5570—no contest there. But let's be real, don't go thinking you're going to be crushing any major AAA titles with it either.
I’d personally lean toward the 7850, $500 plus you actually get Far Cry 3 bundled with it 🙂—and honestly, the processor is plenty strong enough that you won't have to worry about performance issues.
Also, don't forget to blow it all out with some compressed air—if you don't have a compressor handy, you can always grab a can from the local Home Depot for about $10 per bottle.
It’s honestly not surprising that you're seeing those temperature spikes while gaming—especially when you're running something demanding. That kind of heat is pretty standard, but if I were in your shoes, I'd probably head over to a local PC repair shop. Or, if you happen to have an air compressor lying around at home, you could try blowing out the case yourself? After that, just clean off the old thermal paste on the processor and apply some fresh stuff, and you should be good to go. Most of the time, these high temps come down to simple dust buildup or just the fact that it's summer and the apartment is running warmer than usual.
You actually have to manually add the gadget—it won't just pop up on your desktop automatically. Just click onto your desktop, head over to the gadgets menu, and see if the AIDA64 one is listed there. It really should be available, since that screenshot clearly shows the AIDA64 gadget right there.
I’d actually suggest checking out HWMonitor instead—it’s free, which is always nice—but just a heads-up: it doesn't have a gadget option. That means you'll have to keep the actual program open if you want to keep an eye on all your system temps at once.
At $400—$167 it’s going to be pretty tough to find anything on the market right now that actually beats what you’ve already got. You can grab an HD 5770 for about $150, which is likely a step down from your current setup anyway..
Then there's that GTX 660 listed for $183. Honestly, though, we're talking about pretty old hardware at this point—I don't really get why people still try to charge such high prices for them. Some folks are out here asking hundreds of dollars for a GTX 660! 🤣
An HD 7850 would be the sweet spot here—if you try to jump to something more powerful, your processor is really going to end up being the bottleneck. Unless, of course, you manage to unlock that CPU to four cores? If you can pull that off, then moving up to an HD 7870 would be a total beast...
Look, it’ll work fine for what you need—browsing the web, playing some old Flash games, stuff like that—but don't go thinking you can run any modern titles with that graphics card. You can pretty much forget about that.
If that's the kind of usage we're talking about, then honestly? Just grab it and call it a day.