Question I have an old PC and I would like to upgrade my graphics card

[BarLinn]

My current system:

Motherboard: ASUS Z87 Pro
CPU: Intel i7 4771
Memory: 32G RAM
Graphics card: NVidia GTX 660
Full tower PC desktop + Windows 10

It's an old 11 years old PC but still working fine, and it has 19 TB disk space
Anyway, I have problems with Photoshop, running AI and Unreal 5 development because the graphics card is too old and it's not supporting the latest drivers.

As for now I want to just invest in a new graphics card and later to buy a new computer. I just need to extend the life of this computer while I'm thinking about my plan for later upgrade.

I would like to know what modern graphics card can fit in my old PC? Not to expensive. Something up to 300 euro will be OK. It must support Photoshop, AI and Unreal 5 development (I know that the CPU will be slow but at last it'll work).

 

[NedSmelly]

You can fit pretty much any modern graphics card in your old PC but it will depend on your power supply. What exact brand and model is in yours? Case size is also important.

 

[BarLinn]

You can fit pretty much any modern graphics card in your old PC but it will depend on your power supply. What exact brand and model is in yours? Case size is also important.

550W ATX 2.2

 

[NedSmelly]

550W ATX 2.2

We will need exact brand and model name of the power supply to help you as they differ in quality, reliable output, and available power connectors. If it’s a major brand prebuilt system (like HP or Dell) please tell us the system model name, as they often have non-standard power supplies.

 

[BarLinn]

We will need exact brand and model name of the power supply to help you as they differ in quality, reliable output, and available power connectors. If it’s a major brand prebuilt system (like HP or Dell) please tell us the system model name, as they often have non-standard power supplies.

"Super flower Amazon 80 550W ATX 2.2"
Back then I built this desktop computer from parts. I bought it in 2013

 

[JeffreyP55]

You can fit pretty much any modern graphics card in your old PC but it will depend on your power supply. What exact brand and model is in yours? Case size is also important.

My spare PC is a 4790k/Gigabyte x97 gaming 7 with a GTX1080ti I built 10 years ago. The CPU is a bottleneck.
NVidia GTX1080ti.
However, it is a waste of money but it's your dime.

 

[NedSmelly]

"Super flower Amazon 80 550W ATX 2.2"
Back then I built this desktop computer from parts. I bought it in 2013

Ok thanks. This is a tricky one, especially if looking at brand new GPUs. Many new ones in that price range have a PCIe x8 interface, rather then x16. This will hobble bandwidth on your older motherboard.

Your PSU wattage is not really suitable for 70-series Nvidia or 700-series Radeon.

If you’re happy to buy used then I’d consider an RTX3060 12GB.
[EDIT: the RTX 2060 Super is also pretty freaking good if you can find one on the cheap.)

 

[NedSmelly]

My spare PC is a 4790k/Gigabyte x97 gaming 7 with a GTX1080ti I built 10 years ago. The CPU is a bottleneck.
NVidia GTX1080ti.
However, it is a waste of money but it's your dime.

Sounds like they’re using it for work and not gaming, A GPU upgrade is reasonable.

 

[JeffreyP55]

Sounds like they’re using it for work and not gaming, A GPU upgrade is reasonable.

Now his big fear is 10/25/25 when windows 10 support ends. I was thinking of using the 4790k as a dedicated Linux machine. Maybe... I am by far not the biggest fan of Linux.

 

[Joseph_138]

GTX 660 use a single 6-pin, so I would find another card that uses that connector. Since it's temporary, you're also going to want something cheap. I think a GTX 1060 6gb is going to be a good card to go with, until you are ready for something better. Be sure the card you choose does actually have a single six pin connector, though. I don't know if any of the factory overclocked ones used an 8-pin, or more than one connector.

Scroll down to check the specs of all the different cards, to make sure.

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-1060-6-gb.c2862

RX 570 is also a possibility, but again, be mindful of the power connector, if all you have is a single 6-pin.

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-rx-570.c2939

 

[NedSmelly]

If it's this PSU then it has 2x 6/8 pin PCIE power