Looking for an answer for my future "Revive the 2012 Build" question!

[Comrade Kalinin]

Greetings, forum users,

I have a question, I'm about to "revive" my old PC, since I had enough gaming on a laptop that sports an incompetent 940M GPU. This old computer bears a rather powerful setup for it's past time.

Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30 GHz CPU (Did not oc)
GT 730 2 GB GDDR 5 GPU
8 GB DDR 3 RAM
H61M-P31 (G3) Motherboard
550 wat PSU

I'm willing to replace the GPU with a GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB GDDR GPU, I'm sure my PSU will handle it, but what about my motherboard? It was strong enough to complete the transition from an Intel HD Graphics GPU to the GT 730, but will this transition be successful and not result in me wasting my money? I count on you, fellow experts, since only you can post the trustworthy verdict.

Here is the exact link of the GPU I'm about to purchase, specifications of it right below.

http://www.kilobaitas.lt/Vaizdo_plokstes/Asus/ASUS_GeForce_GTX_1050_Ti,_4GB_/PH-GTX1050TI-4G/CatalogStoreDetail.aspx?CatID=PL_694&ID=695754

Best regards,
Kalinin

 

[madmatt30]

1050ti will be fine.
It will be held back by that pentium.

You should look around for a cheap second hand i5 aswell if you have some spare cash.

Be aware the 1050ti does not have VGA analog output.Your monitor needs to accept dvi or HDMI

 

[maxalge]

Greetings, forum users,

I have a question, I'm about to "revive" my old PC, since I had enough gaming on a laptop that sports an incompetent 940M GPU. This old computer bears a rather powerful setup for it's past time.

Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30 GHz CPU (Did not oc)
GT 730 2 GB GDDR 5 GPU
8 GB DDR 3 RAM
H61M-P31 (G3) Motherboard
550 wat PSU

I'm willing to replace the GPU with a GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB GDDR GPU, I'm sure my PSU will handle it, but what about my motherboard? It was strong enough to complete the transition from an Intel HD Graphics GPU to the GT 730, but will this transition be successful and not result in me wasting my money? I count on you, fellow experts, since only you can post the trustworthy verdict.

Here is the exact link of the GPU I'm about to purchase, specifications of it right below.

http://www.kilobaitas.lt/Vaizdo_plokstes/Asus/ASUS_GeForce_GTX_1050_Ti,_4GB_/PH-GTX1050TI-4G/CatalogStoreDetail.aspx?CatID=PL_694&ID=695754

Best regards,
Kalinin

drop in a i5 3470

with a rx 580 or gtx 1060

enjoy the power

 

[JamesSneed]

The 1050 Ti seems like a fairly reasonable choice to pair with the Pentium G3260. Your PSU has way more than enough wattage to handle this new GPU, you will have just over 200 watts power draw so no worries there. I don't see any issues other than the GT 730 had VGA and the 1050 Ti wont, like madmatt30 said, need to make sure your monitor is good from that stand point or plan to by a cheap DVI to VGA converter if all you have is VGA connectivity on the monitor.