Graphics card upgrade

[Guest]

I want to get a new graphics card, but don't want to spend much more than $100. I think the EVGA GTX 650 would work if I upgrade my PSU to a 500w (CX500 — 80 PLUS® Bronze Certified Power Supply) Will these work together with my other hardware? I can post any other specs I haven't already. But my main question is, will a new GPU + PSU work with old motherboard, CPU, etc?

 

[Darkbreeze]

Well, that's a mid level card, there will likely be games you have to play at reduced settings if they're demanding titles, but it will play a lot games and do so much better than any integrated or onboard graphics. It will also be better than the GTX 650. Unfortunately you get what you pay for so if you want to be able to play games like BF 4, Witcher, Crysis 3, Arma 3 or Tomb Raider, all modern titles that are very GPU intensive graphically, you need a better card than the 750 TI to play at medium or higher settings. For less demanding games or for low settings, the 750 TI is fine.

 

[Guest]

Well, that's a mid level card, there will likely be games you have to play at reduced settings if they're demanding titles, but it will play a lot games and do so much better than any integrated or onboard graphics. It will also be better than the GTX 650. Unfortunately you get what you pay for so if you want to be able to play games like BF 4, Witcher, Crysis 3, Arma 3 or Tomb Raider, all modern titles that are very GPU intensive graphically, you need a better card than the 750 TI to play at medium or higher settings. For less demanding games or for low settings, the 750 TI is fine.

Well, specifically, I want to play some older games (Fallout 3/New Vegas, possibly Skyrim) on medium settings. I'm not a huge fan of all the newest games. As long as it'll run those, it's all I need (for now at least) Again, much thanks!

 

[Darkbreeze]

No problem. Good luck.

 

[haribalachander]

i think you will have trouble with cpu intensive games or the games that have not been optimized well , like gta 4

 

[Darkbreeze]

i think you will have trouble with cpu intensive games or the games that have not been optimized well , like gta 4

He didn't ask or inquire about upgrade options for the CPU or anything else aside from the GPU and PSU. He wanted to know what his upgrade options that would work with the hardware he has now would be.

But my main question is, will a new GPU + PSU work with old motherboard, CPU, etc?

And was given the correct solution for the hardware he currently has. I agree it would make things simpler if we could tell every person who comes here that they need an i5 or i7 and a GTX 970, but we can't, so we work with what we've got.

 

[syahin]

GTX750 ti and HD6950 is a bit similar. I own a HD6950 and I can play maxed out GTA IV without SHADOW 40FPS+++ and the FPS easily to drop to 23FPS++ because of bad optimization. Tomb Rider I can max it without TressFX at 25FPS++.BF4 I got 15-30FPS at out of building and 22-60FPS inside building with unstable FPS. So, GTX750ti is a good card but he has a old Processor that would not make it. I owned the same processor with him Core 2 Duo E7400. I think you should not have problem to HIGH/MAX settings The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 3:New Vegas. But, what is your RAM memory?