Question Geforce GT 730 on an old Intel motherboard ?

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Thanks dude. But are you sure about this? Will this setup work out? I have a Intel C2D E4400 for CPU. Is there possibly a chance where there may be a bottleneck?

Dual core wont get you very far.
I remember when i were using Athlon x64 Dual Core 4400+ 2.4ghz and HD 3800(about same gpu as yours but with 1gb vram).
LOL on medium textures and everything low would get me 70-80 fps and 30-40 in combat.
Roblox 60 fps on lowest (depends on game).
Csgo 50-60 fps on lowest 4:3. Resolution i was using 1280x1024 but i would recommend 720p for better experience.
I was back then using Windows 7 32 bit
 
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Thanks dude. But are you sure about this? Will this setup work out? I have a Intel C2D E4400 for CPU. Is there possibly a chance where there may be a bottleneck?

if you are concerned about "bottleneck" then probably just don't install.

for me the purpose of adding a gpu to very old systems is to help game. Once a semblance of playability is achieved, I don't care whatever bottleneck happens anymore.

look, this is my Core 2 Quad pc. Board is probably as old as yours. I installed a GTX 1650 into it, and the games run fine. A bottleneck might be happening, sure. But my goal is simply to be able to play, and as you can see in the video.. the games are playable. :)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2jMHaJggG4&t=793s






0:00 - 0:19 CPU-Z to show Q9500, GPU-Z to show the 1650, and HWMonitor to show that temps are normal.
1:33 - Street Fighter V - playable at 900p
4:55 - Xenon Racer - playable at 1080p. Sorry for my horrible driving skills. lol

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my old pc has 4GB ddr3 ram and a core 2 quad. You have a core 2 duo, only 2 gb ram.. and a 730 is a lot weaker than a 1650. So probably, if you install a 730 into that old pc.. playstation 3 kind of games at 720p medium is the best that can be done, just an estimate.
 
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