Question best budget video card for an min itx build?

waholi

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best budget video card for an min itx build?making an steam box well installing window 10 on an computer for steam an emulator also?
 

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$150
psu 550-
GOLDEN FIELD ARESZE 550W Semi Modular 80 Plus Power Supply Bronze ATX PC PSU with Low Noise Fan for Desktop Computer PC

Motherboard -ASRock J4105-ITX Intel 2.5GHz/DDR4/SATA3&USB3.1/M.2/A&V&GbE/Mini-ITX Motherboard & CPU Combo

water cooler=DEEPCOOL GAMMAXX L120T Blue AIO Liquid Cooler, Blue LED on Waterblock and Fan, Anti-Leak

ram-Corsair Vengeance Performance SODIMM CMSX8GX4M1A2400C16 8GB 2400MHz CL16 DDR4 PC Memory

Storage 480 ssd
Case-
Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini-ITX Computer Case (RC-110-KKN2)
 
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There's a reason we ask for details of system components.

In your case, you have an issue with your motherboard. It lacks a PCI-Ex16 expansion slot. It only has one PCi-Ex1 expansion slot. Therefore, you cannot install a discrete graphics card that will improve your Steam Box idea.

-Wolf sends
 

waholi

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There's a reason we ask for details of system components.

In your case, you have an issue with your motherboard. It lacks a PCI-Ex16 expansion slot. It only has one PCi-Ex1 expansion slot. Therefore, you cannot install a discrete graphics card that will improve your Steam Box idea.

-Wolf sends
all I want it to beable to do is play smite and older video games I need it tobeable to handle the stream from steam
 

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The motherboard has a weak J4105 celeron processor with an included fanless heat sink.
Why in the world would you need a aio liquid cooler?
The motherboard has a weak J4105 celeron processor with an included fanless heat sink.
Why in the world would you need a aio liquid cooler?
is this better because it's an mini itx no over heating
I do have an i5 and 8 gigs of ram all i need if i switch up is an moba to match my I5 processor 2400ghz

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is this better because it's an mini itx no over heating
I do have an i5 and 8 gigs of ram all i need if i switch up is an moba to match my I5 processor 2400ghz

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A Celeron CPU and a low end video card will not be overheating in that case at all. If you want to use your i5 that may be a better idea but what motherboard you get depends on what i5 you have, there are 10 generations of them now.