I need Graphic Card Advice

[Mozarela]

I want to upgrade my GPU but problem is my motherboard really really old. ( m4n68t-m v2). I'm looking for RX 460 or GTX 950. These cards supports 3.0 PCI express and my card supports only 2.0. Can i run these cards in my motherboard? Do i have to upgrade my motherboard? And what is difference between cheap pci ex 3.0 and expensive pci ex 3.0 cards?

My specs
M4N68t-m v2
x4 965
GTX 650
4 GB RAM
450W PSU ( a cheap one)

 

[kormet]

The PCI Express 3.0 cards are backwards compatible. That means they will work fine on PCI Express 2.0, with only a minor performance difference.

Check this video out if you want to see exactly how much performance will you lose:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XNI1GactP8

Bottom line is that if you decide to buy any of those gpus, they will work fine on your motherboard.

 

[dontlistentome]

The 'cheap' cards are usually meant for esports games, League of Legends/CSGO/Dota 2, at 1080p high settings at 60fps. New games, demanding games, like Battlefield 1 are playable on these cards but not at 1080p with high settings and 60fps. The more expensive cards, like RX470/480 or 1060, are the full 1080p performance cards. A Phenom II 965 is old but not bad. If saving every dollar is important, an RX 460 2gb is your best bet. A GTX 1050 would be better. If you can afford a bit more, a 1050 Ti would be the most I'd upgrade to. All these cards are low in power demands, so you should be okay with them.

 

[Multipack]

It'll work but I would say you are going to get quite severe bottleneck with that CPU and 4gb RAM

 

[Mozarela]

Thank you for replies. I'll upgrade my Ram, too. And Cpu after a time. But should I upgrade my motherboard for better fps? Or instead I can buy better card maybe 1050ti. Rx 460 and motherboard or only GTX 1050ti? Which is better for games? I don't need better Cpu for now because my games are not Cpu hungry games.

 

[Multipack]

With that CPU even slightly peckish games will test it. Changing your board wont make any difference, so dont waste money on that, but yeah extra RAM will help. A better card wouldn't hurt, as it'll be more ready for a future CPU upgrade, even if you cant utilise it's full capability now. The 1050 Ti is the better card tho for sure.