GPU Upgrade

[Marcus L]

You mean GT1030?
This is a 30W gpu and x6 faster than HD5450

GTX1050 is a 75W gpu

Yup, my head knows what it is, my fingers type what I am used to typing I have owned several GT 1030's but thank you for correcting me sir!

And the GTX 1050 being 75w doesn't matter as it can get that from pcie slot

 

[Zach_01]

Yup, my head knows what it is, my fingers type what I am used to typing I have owned several GT 1030's but thank you for correcting me sir!

And the GTX 1050 being 75w doesn't matter as it can get that from pcie slot

I know PCI-E slot has 75W capability but its best not to extract all available power from it.

 

[Toothless]

I know PCI-E slot has 75W capability but its best not to extract all available power from it.

Well tell that to all the cards that run 70-75w with no extra power.

 

[Marcus L]

I know PCI-E slot has 75W capability but its best not to extract all available power from it.

Why not exactly? in fact you could probably pull quite much more than that without any consequence, they are designed to provide at least 75w safely without need for pcie power cable, it is not by mistake, it makes up part of it's specification!

 

[dgianstefani]

See if you can get at least a 2060 Super. 8 GB VRAM, DLSS/DLAA support, full x16 PCIE so you won't bottleneck the slot on your old system unlike a newer card like a 4060 or a 7600. Minimum entry into 2024 IMO.

Oh, and it's a 175 W TDP card too with a suggested PSU of 450 W, so you're fine with low end replacement PSU.

Quite a, ah, significant... upgrade over what you have.

 

[Marcus L]

See if you can get at least a 2060 Super. 8 GB VRAM, DLSS/DLAA support, full x16 PCIE so you won't bottleneck the slot on your old system unlike a newer card like a 4060 or a 7600. Minimum entry into 2024 IMO.

Oh, and it's a 175 W TDP card too with a suggested PSU of 450 W, so you're fine there.

Quite a, ah, significant... upgrade over what you have.

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You really are the gift that keeps on giving aren't you?

 

[P4-630]

Windows 7.

Microsoft Flight simulator : 2020 version
Video editing and Photoshop work

With a HD5450?....
Did it even support your OS windows 7 and did it even support your GPU?

I can imagine all of your usages must have been a complete stutter-slide-show?

 

[Dr. Dro]

Buy a GT 1030 or RX 6400 and a SSD for your boot disk. Your computer will fly, if you're still using low end hardware from fifteen years ago, chances are you aren't a gamer and your computer will continue to serve you well for some time to come.

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The amount of euros you'll sink on your old computer to make it super fresh pales even compared to the cheapest PC you can buy today.

 

[AvrageGamr]

A 3050 6gig should work. It's 70 watts and no power connector is needed. Anything 70 watts or lower is fine to run off the pcie slot. Not sure about the psu, you might want to get a better one and keep it for your next build. Make sure you clean the dust out of your cpu cooler also.

 

[Dahita]

See if you can get at least a 2060 Super. 8 GB VRAM, DLSS/DLAA support, full x16 PCIE so you won't bottleneck the slot on your old system unlike a newer card like a 4060 or a 7600. Minimum entry into 2024 IMO.

Oh, and it's a 175 W TDP card too with a suggested PSU of 450 W, so you're fine there.

Quite a, ah, significant... upgrade over what you have.

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Ok but $344, and will power from his motherboard PCIe slot do the job?

 

[dgianstefani]

Ok but $344, and will power from his motherboard PCIe slot do the job?

$344?

 

[Dahita]

$344?

?

 

[dgianstefani]

?

If you're implying a 2060 Super is $344 you're about $200 off the mark...

 

[Zach_01]

Come on people...

The man has a board almost 15 years old with a PSU that has white Molex connectors... for god sake its not a modern 480W PSU
Why are you proposing modern hardware that can easily bring this board/PSU to failure?
Why taking this risk?

 

[dgianstefani]

Come on people...

The man has a board almost 15 years old with a PSU that has white Molex connectors... for god sake its not a modern 480W PSU
Why are you proposing modern hardware that can easily bring this board/PSU to failure?
Why taking this risk?

That's why several people have told him to get a new PSU as well.

 

[AnotherReader]

Come on people...

The man has a board almost 15 years old with a PSU that has white Molex connectors... for god sake its not a modern 480W PSU
Why are you proposing modern hardware that can easily bring this board/PSU to failure?
Why taking this risk?

On top of all that, the PSU can only deliver 20 A on the 12 V rail and in reviews, caught fire when tested with a 325 W load.

Problem: given the specifications of the power supply, we must limit ourselves to 325 Watts to respect the various limitations on the rails.

Everything put on charge, while it took time to read some datasheets, a loud explosion sounded, causing the multiple circuit breakers in the lab to be tripped. Boom, cauliflower food. Either. A faulty power supply is always possible. Fortunately, we have 3 power supplies of the same type. A second therefore joins the test bench. After a few minutes, multiple detonations, a very strong smell of burning and a heart attack narrowly avoided for the humble tester armed with his fire extinguisher.

 

[Zach_01]

That's why several people have told him to get a new PSU as well.

I wouldn't invest into that PC any more than making it running again.
a 2060 super in EU costs 250-300€ and in some places even more and we dont know his local market situation
He already said his budget for now is very low...

Keep suggesting more expenses!

 

[tussinman]

The power supply and GPU are both so low end that I would even consider upgrading the power supply now and then posting in the classified section for GPU. You might even get someone to donate you a GPU for shipping cost only (for example if you lived near me I would 100% tell you to buy a power supply and then I would ship you a lower-end GPU that I have just sitting around).

There's tons of people that have cards way nicer than yours just sitting around collecting dust. I mean that in a good way, like someone could probably help you out

 

[Dahita]

If you're implying a 2060 Super is $344 you're about $200 off the mark...

$590 on New Egg, $344 on Amazon, used, I just looked it up. Why don't you answer with a better answer, like a useful link so he can benefit from it?

 

[Dr. Dro]

$590 on New Egg, $344 on Amazon, used, I just looked it up. Why don't you answer with a better answer, like a useful link so he can benefit from it?

Obsolete hardware often commands a premium, either because stores have nonsense stock keeping or because they intentionally retain a few overpriced units so customers with validated needs may purchase them at a surcharge down the road.

 

[dgianstefani]

$590 on New Egg, $344 on Amazon, used, I just looked it up. Why don't you answer with a better answer, like a useful link so he can benefit from it?

Who buys used GPUs off Amazon?

 

[Dahita]

Who buys used GPUs off Amazon?

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See, instead of being smug, you can be useful. Up to him to decide whether he likes Amazon, Newegg or Ebay.

 

[dgianstefani]

See, instead of being smug, you can be useful. Up to him to decide whether he likes Amazon, Newegg or Ebay.

I'm genuinely baffled that Ebay isn't the first thing that comes to mind with used PC hardware. Their buyer protection is stellar.

 

[Dahita]

I'm genuinely baffled that Ebay isn't the first thing that comes to mind with used PC hardware. Their buyer protection is stellar.

that's probably because that's not everyone's experience. But to each his own Especially when talking about computer hardware...

 

[Marcus L]

See, instead of being smug, you can be useful. Up to him to decide whether he likes Amazon, Newegg or Ebay.

He doesn't even know what PSU op has, don't expect common sense.