Good Graphics Card For This 300 Watt Power Supply?

[WhatAreYouLookingAt]

I have this Dell Psu and my other specs are an Ati Radeon Hd 6450 (the gpu I want to replace), 4 gigs of ram, and an Core 2 Quad Q6600.
My psu specs are

Input: 100-120V ~/9A 50-60HZ
200-240V ~/45A 50-60HZ

Output: +5V ===/22A Max -12V === /1A Max
+5V (FP) === /4A Max +3.3V===/17A Max
+12VA ===/18A Max +12VB ===/18A Max

Combined Power on +3.3V and +5V Rails not exceed 150W.
Combined Power on +12VA and +12VB Rails not exceed 264W.
Max Continuous Total DC Output Power shall not exceed 305W.

I was hoping there was a good graphics card that I can run Dead Rising 1 and Bo2 without having to worry about the psu.

 

[parani]

Gtx 1030 I guess https://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-1030/specifications
but try for gtx 750ti used cards https://www.geforce.co.uk/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-750-ti/specifications

 

[constantine_99]

actually, u can get up to 1050ti just fine, since the recommended PSU for 1050ti is 300w (RX 550 > GT 1030 > RX 460 > GTX 1050 > RX 560 > GTX 1050ti)
but it will all depends on the quality of your PSU
though your CPU will bottleneck it, playing Dead rising and Bo2 won't be a problem for that GPU

PS: if u do getting a GTX 1050ti, make Sure the variant doesn't require an extra 6-pin connector

 

[Rexper]

What exact computer model (I'm assuming it is a prebuilt) is that and what connectors are on the PSU? I ask these questions for further compatibility concerns other than PSU wattage (PCIe connector support and motherboard PCIe power limitations).

Also, the Core 2 Quad Q6600 is not a GPU, it is a CPU. Your Ati Radeon Hd 6450 is your GPU.

 

[parani]

Anything above gtx 750ti will surely a bottleneck q6600

 

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Question from WhatAreYouLookingAt : "Good Graphics Card For This Power Supply?"

I have this Dell Psu and my other specs are an Ati Radeon Hd 6450, 4 gigs of ram, and an Core 2 Quad Q6600 (the gpu I want to replace).
My psu specs are

Input: 100-120V ~/9A 50-60HZ
200-240V ~/45A 50-60HZ

Output: +5V ===/22A Max -12V === /1A Max
+5V (FP) === /4A Max +3.3V===/17A Max
+12VA ===/18A Max +12VB ===/18A Max

Combined Power on +3.3V and +5V Rails not exceed 150W.
Combined Power on +12VA and +12VB Rails not exceed 264W.
Max Continuous Total DC Output Power shall not exceed 305W.

 

[WhatAreYouLookingAt]

What exact computer model (I'm assuming it is a prebuilt) is that and what connectors are on the PSU? I ask these questions for further compatibility concerns other than PSU wattage (PCIe connector support and motherboard PCIe power limitations).

Also, the Core 2 Quad Q6600 is not a GPU, it is a CPU. Your Ati Radeon Hd 6450 is your GPU.

I have a dell optiplex 755 the psu does not have any connectors sadly

 

[WhatAreYouLookingAt]

actually, u can get up to 1050ti just fine, since the recommended PSU for 1050ti is 300w (RX 550 > GT 1030 > RX 460 > GTX 1050 > RX 560 > GTX 1050ti)
but it will all depends on the quality of your PSU
though your CPU will bottleneck it, playing Dead rising and Bo2 won't be a problem for that GPU

PS: if u do getting a GTX 1050ti, make Sure the variant doesn't require an extra 6-pin connector

I have a dell psu so it probably isn't that good

 

[photonboy]

Points:
1) You can REPLACE that 300W PSU for about $50 or so.

2) 260W is the max draw, so use 220W as the max for safety.

3) Power hungry system uses over 200W: http://www.anandtech.com/show/2303/2

4) So your only choice really IMO is the GT1030 unless you replace the power supply. The GT1030 is adequate for very light gaming so you'd need to choose your games carefully.

5) BO2 requirements: https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/call-of-duty-black-o/11439

*You would meet the requirements with a GT1030 and your CPU etc, as long as you have 64-bit Windows. Make sure you have W7 or newer 64-bit (not 32-bit).

I don't know how GOOD your experience would be though. I used THIS to test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqgqdh8PNvc

6) Not that horrible of a GPU: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=nvidia-geforce-1030&num=5

Use Tomb Raider as the one above is a CPU bottleneck. In TR it gets about 2/3rds of a GTX750Ti which certainly isn't great but for a 30W (ish) $70 or so card it's nice and much better than the card you have now.

*As per the video linked, your CPU is worse but the GT1030 is better than a GT730 so it's hard to guess. Hard to tell quality of game, and no FPS indicator but it does sound like it's doable.

 

[photonboy]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137140&cm_re=gt1030-_-14-137-140-_-Product
or
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126203&cm_re=gt1030-_-14-126-203-_-Product
or
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125973&cm_re=gt1030-_-14-125-973-_-Product
or
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487358&cm_re=gt1030-_-14-487-358-_-Product

*WARNING*
a) these cards have DIFFERENT OUTPUTS. Some have HDMI + DVI. Some have HDMI + DP (DisplayPort), and NONE of them support VGA at all.

b) I recommend the fanless solution unless you get a power supply (in which case I'd get a GTX1050 or 1050Ti anyway). The reason is that your POWER draw is running dangerously close to the rated maximum.

i.e. may be (depending on HDD's etc) 215W + 35W = 250W + ?

 

[photonboy]

More expensive parts..
I looked at a GTX1050 2GB, but they start at $110 and the GTX1050Ti cards start at $145.

This EVGA GTX1050Ti 4GB card is pretty good:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wrmxFT/evga-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-4gb-acx-20-video-card-04g-p4-6251-kr

These are two inexpensive power supplies:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HvTmP6/evga-power-supply-100w10430kr
and
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FQ648d/corsair-power-supply-cp9020101na

The Corsair model isn't the same as the older one that was on a lower tier. It's the one I'd buy of the above two.

Obviously you are probably close to $250 with tax and shipping so it does add up.

I also found Dead Rising 2 (didn't see DR1) tested with an FX-6300 + GTX1050Ti to guess how it could run with your setup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imZ3RBKeWLE