GTX650 worked with desktop and now it doesnt?

[matt4x4]

GTX650 worked for 6mo.-1yr. then it would not P.O.S.T. and now my World of Tanks games suck!

This is my system,
http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01625611
Yeah its old, but the GPU worked.

I also bought a PSU EVGA 600B (which I believe is bronze grade) because the GPU needed a higher ampere's PSU. While I was at it I added a SSD HD only 120GB, I should have bought a 240GB but whatever. This was done about a year ago.

Now I just get lag with the intergrated/discrete graphics. I could spend another $50 to $80 on a GPU that would work, but that GTX650 at the time was $125'ish. I could go AMD mobo/cpu + ram and wipe my hands clean. Thats $200 canadian. AM3+ with FX cpu, ddr3.

I am tempted to throw the GPU back in and see. Why did it work for months then stop?
I do have tons of web pages open sometimes.

 

[Tom Tancredi]

Overheated because your demand " tons of web pages open sometimes" is for a much higher rated card level that can 'do the job' and not die? Could be that when you swapped out the PSU you caused a 'static' charge or short fried the card? Fan is dead and you don't relize it? Can be any of these including with all the new stuff you put in your system is just plain HOT (have you tried monitoring your temps?????).

And YES of COURSE playing WoT will suck on iGPU, iGPU is made to type letters not play games, nothing more.
Honestly plenty of options out there to improve, but any new 'card' is just going to be more PSU demands and much more your CPU won't cut it (that doesn't even rate UNDER a older i3 3rd gen in performance).

If you want a Gaming system you will need to spend much more, or pair down your demands, or swap to (because of lack of money) to a PS4 ($149USD used at GameStop) for gaming and just use the PC for surfing / email as it was intended (YES that model computer is JUST for those things FYI).

 

[matt4x4]

I swapped in PSU and GPU at the same time. Worked for 8 months.
Installed GPU now, NVidia installed says Graphics driver could not find compatable hardware.
Device Manager confirms. The tech guy said card is still good, I thought I over-powered it but I guess he meant I zapped the PCI-e hub, or a trace or something.
Time to upgrade to a new mobo, cpu and ram.
I am thinking Z170, G4400 and 8GB DDR4, should put us in the $250 range plus need a new case another $50, plus a new O/S and Office. I bought W7 but I think I got ripped off. SoftwareGeeks is mentioned a lot, lots got ripped off. Maybe I look into Linux. I got away around Office though, a legal way. We will still use the old desktop, maybe a monitor switch

In the meantime I will try some older drivers from their website, see if it helps.
I cant find my GTX-650 in the Device Manager.
I find it hard to believe an over-demand on the system fried something and now the PCI-e x16 slot does not work no more.
Tech guy said a cheaper one would work. Maybe I look into that.