Motherboards and Graphics cards

[merkuree]

I need some help. I'm going to be buying a computer for my son and I need to know if his existing graphics card (1023MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (MSI)) will work on this computer,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00L95ZTBK/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1T82RN921F7LD&coliid=I18Y8P1HNIFBF9

Thanks

 

[Enthusiast Builder]

Its hard to tell - the specifications they give are not comprehensive. I'm tempted to say "yes", because most GPUs will work with most configurations - the only requirements really are a motherboard which has enough lanes, and a power supply unit which gives enough power, but on the other hand... I think the "not suitable for gaming" is a big red warning sign here... Yes, you're putting a GPU in here, which should make it suitable for gaming, but maybe the manufacturers know that it doesn't have the PSU or the motherboard....

Why don't you build a computer yourself?

 

[merkuree]

Its hard to tell - the specifications they give are not comprehensive. I'm tempted to say "yes", because most GPUs will work with most configurations - the only requirements really are a motherboard which has enough lanes, and a power supply unit which gives enough power, but on the other hand... I think the "not suitable for gaming" is a big red warning sign here... Yes, you're putting a GPU in here, which should make it suitable for gaming, but maybe the manufacturers know that it doesn't have the PSU or the motherboard....

Why don't you build a computer yourself?

I was just on a tight budget is all. I don't know an awful lot about components- I was just told that all I would need to buy was more RAM (which I found). I was just curious to know if the GCard would actually work. In all honesty, I hadn't noticed that it had said that. Strange as it says in the title of the ad that it's a gaming PC... Any suggestions as to what to do?

 

[Enthusiast Builder]

Its hard to tell - the specifications they give are not comprehensive. I'm tempted to say "yes", because most GPUs will work with most configurations - the only requirements really are a motherboard which has enough lanes, and a power supply unit which gives enough power, but on the other hand... I think the "not suitable for gaming" is a big red warning sign here... Yes, you're putting a GPU in here, which should make it suitable for gaming, but maybe the manufacturers know that it doesn't have the PSU or the motherboard....

Why don't you build a computer yourself?

I was just on a tight budget is all. I don't know an awful lot about components- I was just told that all I would need to buy was more RAM (which I found). I was just curious to know if the GCard would actually work. In all honesty, I hadn't noticed that it had said that. Strange as it says in the title of the ad that it's a gaming PC... Any suggestions as to what to do?

Tell me more about your situation, and I may be able to help you. So you have a 460 now? What games does your son play? What kind of performance do you want to give him? What kind of computer does he have now? And whats your budget? If I don't think your budget can give you the performance you're looking for, I'll tell you so. I'm not trying to sell you anything...

 

[merkuree]

Its hard to tell - the specifications they give are not comprehensive. I'm tempted to say "yes", because most GPUs will work with most configurations - the only requirements really are a motherboard which has enough lanes, and a power supply unit which gives enough power, but on the other hand... I think the "not suitable for gaming" is a big red warning sign here... Yes, you're putting a GPU in here, which should make it suitable for gaming, but maybe the manufacturers know that it doesn't have the PSU or the motherboard....

Why don't you build a computer yourself?

I was just on a tight budget is all. I don't know an awful lot about components- I was just told that all I would need to buy was more RAM (which I found). I was just curious to know if the GCard would actually work. In all honesty, I hadn't noticed that it had said that. Strange as it says in the title of the ad that it's a gaming PC... Any suggestions as to what to do?

Tell me more about your situation, and I may be able to help you. So you have a 460 now? What games does your son play? What kind of performance do you want to give him? What kind of computer does he have now? And whats your budget? If I don't think your budget can give you the performance you're looking for, I'll tell you so. I'm not trying to sell you anything...

The computer he has at the moment runs pretty much anything he wants to play, usually Call of Duty, League of Legends, World of Warcraft etc. The reason for getting the new one is so that it can be upgraded easier. The one he has at the moment is very old (8 years or so) and runs on a 32 bit system with DDR2 ram- as you can imagine, this isn't exactly great. He picked out this computer and 16GB of ram that the computer supports-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00864RASM/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1T82RN921F7LD&coliid=I3PPV3N5RE2CFF&psc=1

The thing is he's generally good with computers, but we were stumped at this one- the only worry was whether or not the G Card would be compatible with this motherboard. I'm fairly convinced this would work now that this should work though after a little research, but I honestly appreciate the help!

 

[Enthusiast Builder]

Very few games - even the most demanding ones - require 16gigs of RAM; most of the requirements are on the GPU actually. Most of the people here say 8 gigs is plenty for RAM. And the CPU doesn't matter as much either...

I think the question you should be asking - and I'm not the one to answer this - is: is my son's 460 being bottlenecked by his CPU (whatever that is - you haven't told me). I think it likely is. Or is something else holding back the rig.

It may be time to buy a barebones new system - buy a new motherboard, new RAM and a new CPU, and put it in your son's old case, with his old PSU, old GPU, fans, HDDS, everything else. You may need to reinstall the OS.

Start a new topic and ask people if the CPU is bottlenecking your 460, and what the best bang for your buck upgrade wise is. I think they may tell you to buy a cheaper H97 series motherboard, 2x4gigs of RAM, and like a i3 or equivalent AMD chip - that might actually improve your son's gaming performance a ton more than adding more RAM to his existing computer, or buying some piece of junk with 3rd rate parts.