Looking for help....

[Cuber]

I have a Intel Core i3-2120 CPU 3.30 GHz with a 6 GB of RAM and im looking for a graphics card to pair it with as a upgrade since i have integraded graphics. My budget is $80


Any suggestions?

PS: I'm new to using this forum so if i did anything wrong don't complain. please.

 

[Kursah]

What's the rest of your system specs? Power supply and mainboard will be useful to know here as well, since most gaming-grade graphics cards above 750/950/1050 and even many in those model lines require PCIe power connections.

That i3 is still somewhat decent today...and I most recently retired a system that had an i3-2105, 8GB DDR3 1600, and a GTX 660 3GB. Though I also ran GTX 570, and 770 with it at other points in time.

Also, what's your budget?

 

[thebluebumblebee]

And tell us a little about the case. Pictures are really helpful.

 

[Cuber]

And tell us a little about the case. Pictures are really helpful.

What's the rest of your system specs? Power supply and mainboard will be useful to know here as well, since most gaming-grade graphics cards above 750/950/1050 and even many in those model lines require PCIe power connections.

That i3 is still somewhat decent today...and I most recently retired a system that had an i3-2105, 8GB DDR3 1600, and a GTX 660 3GB. Though I also ran GTX 570, and 770 with it at other points in time.

Also, what's your budget?

I've edited the post. Anything Else?

 

[peche]

add sys specs here... complete the form...
how much money do you have and where do you live...

 

[thebluebumblebee]

That's as much as i can get for now. I edited the original post and have put pictures. Anything else?

That tells us that it's a normal size case. Most likely, you can install any GPU that does not need a PCI-e power connector, Such as the GTX 750 Ti, GTX 950(some of them), and GTX 1050/GTX 1050 Ti. At $80, you're most likely looking at used. We didn't ask what you're wanting to do. Is this for a (specific) game?
A close up picture of the PSU's label could be informative.

 

[Cuber]

That tells us that it's a normal size case. Most likely, you can install any GPU that does not need a PCI-e power connector, Such as the GTX 750 Ti, GTX 950(some of them), and GTX 1050/GTX 1050 Ti. At $80, you're most likely looking at used. We didn't ask what you're wanting to do. Is this for a (specific) game?
A close up picture of the PSU's label could be informative.

Well i mean not really. my main motivation was to run Rocket League. and some other games like maybe Overwatch and CS:GO
I'll get that label for you btw.

 

[Cuber]

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Dang, I wish all OP's were as helpful as you.
As long as you stay with a GPU that does not need an external PCI-e power cable, like I mentioned above, you should be fine. Some will have a cow that your PSU does not have 300 watts, but 240 watts is plenty for your system and one of these GPU's.

 

[Cuber]

Thanks so much!

 

[R-T-B]

As an aside, when you do install a GPU, it might not hurt to dust the internals of your case a bit.

Mind you, I've seen far worse, but that's still a fair bit of dust.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

As an aside, when you do install a GPU, it might not hurt to dust the internals of your case a bit.

Mind you, I've seen far worse, but that's still a fair bit of dust.

I'd add that you pay extra attention to dusting out the PSU, specially with no vent in the top of the Gateway Case.

Come to think if it, that case may not vent enough heat for an add-on video card. Adding one or two PCi slot exhaust fans will be a big help.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

If you find a GTX 750 Ti that "needs" a PCI-e power cable, you could use something like this:

FYI:
EVGA Announces the GeForce GTX 950 Low Power Graphics Card
MSI Launches New GeForce GTX 950 Graphics Cards with 75W Board Power
ASUS Intros GeForce GTX 950 Graphics Card with Slot-only Power
Some GTX 950's will pull just as many watts as a GTX 960, and that would not work for you. Only consider 950's from those links, or those without a PCI-e power connector.
If you can turn that $80 into $150, a GTX 1050 Ti would be awesome for you, and most of them do not require a PCI-e power cable such as: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti SC GAMING

Edit: Warning - DVI output no longer includes analog VGA signals on the GTX 1050's. I don't know what monitor you have, but if it's VGA only, it won't work without an adapter. (I think)

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

for less than $25 bucks you can get up to 480 watts and not have to worry if that old [less than] 240 watt PSU will hold up for the cards @thebluebumblebee is suggesting

480 watts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817170016


450 watts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817148051

 

[thebluebumblebee]

for less than $25 bucks you can get up to 480 watts and not have to worry if that old [less than] 240 watt PSU will hold up for the cards @thebluebumblebee is suggesting

480 watts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817170016


450 watts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817148051

@Cuber , your thread is about to go off track. Sorry. I could probably find a half dozen threads like this and the same thing happens: "Replace the PSU"

Gnomes, please tell me you're joking. If not, please consider the following. The OP's PSU, made by LiteOn has 2 12v rails rated at 10 and 13 amps with a limit of 20 amps across both rails, or 240 watts. Its rated total capacity is 270 watts at 50°C and 300 watts at 25°C. That Logisys piece of crap that you linked to has only one 12v rail rated at 16 amps or 192 watts. Since modern PC's run almost exclusively on 12 volts, the Logisys "480" watt unit's capacity is actually LESS. It also lists +5V@36A which tells us that it's a very old design, from back in the Pentium 4 days. Most likely, that unit's efficiency is also under 70%. The Apevia is rated, crap, I'm not wasting my time on a PSU that has 40% of the reviewers giving it 1 egg!

@Cuber , I stand by what I said before. You *should* be okay with a slot powered GPU. There is, of course, no way for us to know how your PSU will respond to the additional load.
I would like to see one more picture, that of the area below the CPU cooler tube, of the expansion slots.

 

[revin]

the same thing happens: "Replace the PSU"

That does happen a lot and gets annoying sometimes
Indeed a good blow or at least a vacuum of the inside's is really needed since you have it apart.
Nice adpter for the PCIe also @thebluebumblebee !

 

[eidairaman1]

View attachment 82532 View attachment 82533 I have a Intel Core i3-2120 CPU 3.30 GHz with a 6 GB of RAM and im looking for a graphics card to pair it with as a upgrade since i have integraded graphics. My budget is $80


Any suggestions?

PS: I'm new to using this forum so if i did anything wrong don't complain. please.

For 1 clean your case out otherwise you won't have a rig running stabily with a new card.

80 dollars. Hmm a 960 or 260 might be what you need to look for Unless if you can find a 780/280X at best for that price.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Hmm a 960 or 260 might be what you need to look for Unless if you can find a 780/280X at best for that price.

Too many watts.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

@Cuber , your thread is about to go off track. Sorry. I could probably find a half dozen threads like this and the same thing happens: "Replace the PSU"

Gnomes, please tell me you're joking. If not, please consider the following. The OP's PSU, made by LiteOn has 2 12v rails rated at 10 and 13 amps with a limit of 20 amps across both rails, or 240 watts. Its rated total capacity is 270 watts at 50°C and 300 watts at 25°C. That Logisys piece of crap that you linked to has only one 12v rail rated at 16 amps or 192 watts. Since modern PC's run almost exclusively on 12 volts, the Logisys "480" watt unit's capacity is actually LESS. It also lists +5V@36A which tells us that it's a very old design, from back in the Pentium 4 days. Most likely, that unit's efficiency is also under 70%. The Apevia is rated, crap, I'm not wasting my time on a PSU that has 40% of the reviewers giving it 1 egg!

@Cuber , I stand by what I said before. You *should* be okay with a slot powered GPU. There is, of course, no way for us to know how your PSU will respond to the additional load.
I would like to see one more picture, that of the area below the CPU cooler tube, of the expansion slots.

You're right, those we bad choices, I was not paying attention when I chose to link them, they were just the first two I happened to click to use for examples of PSU you can get for really cheap. Im sorry you think this is derailing, but whatever.

That PSU in that antique Gateway box is as cheaply built as whatever Apevia puts it re-brand on. Whatever its rating you read, and consider its age (when did Gateway go out of business? 2008?) adding a video cards may cause it to fail.

Looking at that case I doubt it can handle the extra heat of a new video card, which then would lead to its premature failure too. Now the OP has to add another fan or two, but there really isnt anywhere to mount anything bigger than 80mm (maybe 100mm with a drilling new holes) fans if at all, nothing some creative modding cant fix . So go ahead recommend all the new video cards without realizing the penalties of actually installing one, other than power draw.

 

[R-T-B]

when did Gateway go out of business? 2008?

Beside the point really, but gateway is still in business... As a subsidiary of Acer anyhow.