Question GT 730 equivalent

[EArenberg]

What is MSI N730-2GD3V2 equivalent?

 

[Eximo]

Pretty much any GT730, but if you meant something newer. GT1030 or Radeon 530 (R530)

They pretty much don't make low end GPUs anymore.

RX6300 or RTX 3050 6GB would be the most up to date options but quite a bit more expensive.

 

[COLGeek]

Looking at the long history of Nvidia GPUs here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units

The closest "equivalents" are likely the GT 1030 and GTX 1630.

 

[BFG-9000]

Ouch, that's the worst possible GT730 being Fermi so exactly like GT430. It's slower than Sandy Bridge IGP from a dozen years ago and the closest equivalent ATI is HD5570

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Yeah low end cards are pretty well kaput since most modern CPUs have a more powerful integrated gpu and the boards usually have 2-3 outputs. Plus in a pinch they also make USB 3 to hdmi cables where it’s effectively a budget USB gpu to give you an extra connection.

 

[Eximo]

Looking at the long history of Nvidia GPUs here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units

The closest "equivalents" are likely the GT 1030 and GTX 1630.

GTX 1630 are out of production, so GTX 1650 are actually cheaper. Though even when new they weren't cheaper than 1650, especially used.

 

[COLGeek]

GTX 1630 are out of production, so GTX 1650 are actually cheaper. Though even when new they weren't cheaper than 1650, especially used.

Yep, I knew that. As you pointed out earlier, these low end GPUs (GT equivalents) have gone out of production pretty much altogether. However, they can still be found in the used markets.

 

[COLGeek]

What is MSI N730-2GD3V2 equivalent?

Is this for use with the Athlon system you asked about in another thread?

 

[BFG-9000]

OP has a Legacy BIOS motherboard where even GTX 900 series can be problematic but usually works. I would suggest a GTX 750Ti without a power connector, or one of the MSI versions with a vBIOS switch to force Legacy BIOS mode.

But even a Fermi GT730 is faster than the ATI HD4250 IGP in OP's GA-880GM-D2H motherboard.

 

[Eximo]

Yes, non UEFI support is a problem. Crawling through forums about people upgrading older systems I generally find that cards that come with an optional or direct VGA port generally support traditional BIOS. DVI-I is also generally a good sign, but easily confused with DVI-D.