Question hey i have a msi 81m-e33 motherboard, can i use a rtx 3050 with it?

[gamingfreakpcgeek]

my motheroards ram type is ddr3 does that mean my gpu has to be gddr3 also? cuz the rtx 3050 has gddr5. i would appreciate any help you could give me!

 

[USAFRet]

No, the GPU does not have to be the same "DDR" as the motherboard RAM.

But...what are the rest of the specs of this system?
Especially, the PSU.
Make/model of everything, please.

 

[gamingfreakpcgeek]

No, the GPU does not have to be the same "DDR" as the motherboard RAM.

But...what are the rest of the specs of this system?
Especially, the PSU.
Make/model of everything, please.

heres my specs
msi h81m-e33 as my motherboard
8gb ddr3 ram 1333mhz 🙁
gtx 1060 3gb -_- i got 3gb cuz it was cheap then like 1 month later i found 1 thats 2x better for cheaper price lol
thermaltake 430 watt smart series(like80 plus sliver or watever it is)
and a diy pc case blue and white
and i realized u said make and model lol its custom as u can tell by now lol.

 

[Avro Arrow]

I would never recommend a GPU as overpriced and underpowered as an RTX 3050 to anyone but any motherboard with a PCI-Express slot is compatible with it.

 

[gamingfreakpcgeek]

I would never recommend a GPU as overpriced and underpowered as an RTX 3050 to anyone but any motherboard with a PCI-Express slot is compatible with it.

ty man, yeah i settled on getting a rx 590 8gb or a 2060. thanks for the info tho man!

 

[Avro Arrow]

ty man, yeah i settled on getting a rx 590 8gb or a 2060. thanks for the info tho man!

An even better choice than those would be an RX 6600. They're just $200 new these days and come bundled with a free copy of Starfield:
Powercolor RX 6600 Fighter 8GB GDDR6 (w/Starfield): $200
I don't know if you're interested in Starfield but it's supposed to be a masterpiece-level blockbuster like Skyrim, Witcher III and AC: Odyssey. It's going to be a very expensive game to buy and it's probably the best game that I've ever seen to be bundled with hardware.