Old PC new GPU & SSD compatibility

[calators]

Hi! My brother acquired a new pc and today he gave his old PC, Here are the specs:

CPU: Intel i7-860
RAM: 16 GB DDR3 1600
MoBo: Intel® DP55KG
- PCIe x16 Gen 2.x
- SATA 2.0

I want to pick a newer GPU & SSD for this PC, any hints for the upgrade?

Thanks!

 

[RobCrezz]

Samsung 860 Evo SSDs are very good and have been available for good prices recently.

For the GPU, would need to know what PSU it has.

 

[calators]

It has no PSU, I need to buy one too

 

[Wayfall]

Ye your CPU will bottleneck with anything above the GTX 950 or R7 370 though the GTX 950 does out perform the R7 370.

You will be able to stick a GTX 700 series or AMD R9 card like the 280/X-290/X GPU in.

But it all depends on your PSU like 'RobCrezz' mentioned above.

If you somehow dont have a PSU get a decent bronze rated.

Here is a rough idea for you of the different kinds of PSU's:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-2921988/psu-tier-list-edition-original-psu-tier-list.html

 

[geofelt]

You can install any modern graphics card you want if you have an adequate psu.
pcie 2/3 are forward and backwards compatible, so no issue there.
Here is a nice chart:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm
I might suggest a GTX1050ti would be appropriate.
It needs minimal power, but you might consider something in the 550w range to allow for a future graphics upgrade.

Quality counts, try to buy a tier 1 or 2 unit from a list such as this:
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/

A SSD is a wonderful performance upgrade; it makes everything quicker.
I like the Samsung evo devices.
Do not worry about sata 2/3; most of the benefit of a ssd is in random I/O.
A ssd will be perhaps 50x faster in random and 2x faster in sequential even with sata 2.
The Samsung ssd migration tool will move your C drive to a new ssd if it is big enough to hold the used contents of the hard drive.

 

[RobCrezz]

1050 ti may not be such a good option, just due to the age of the motherboard. Some of the pre UEFI boards cannot seem to run 10 series cards.

 

[geofelt]

1050 ti may not be such a good option, just due to the age of the motherboard. Some of the pre UEFI boards cannot seem to run 10 series cards.

Good point.