PCI-E x16 Slot- Looking for a affordable graphics card.

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Hi I just bought a PCI 3.0 Zotac Geforce GTX 1050 ti and let me tell you that was the worse decision ever because I am so goddamn stupid that I thought a 3.0 PCI-E card would work in a x16 slot. Believe me when I say I'm retarded when it comes to computers. Basically blah blah blah I'm going to return it for a $140 newegg giftcard. Now theres two options: Keep it and find a affordable computer with a 3.0 PCI-E slot for it to fit, OR return it back for a giftcard and choose out a good x16 graphics card for it. I'll keep it in my Optiplex 330 for like a while to play like Minecraft or something while I earn enough money to buy a good prebuilt PC to insert the Graphics card into. Now Please recommend cards to me that are x16 and would fit into an Optiplex 330 (If they were x16 they would fit anyways but whatever) Also ones that wouldn't be TOO Power heavy and could probably do their part in playing better games such as Overwatch and Maybe GTA V (Forgetting about the Processor and all that) So say I had like a 3.2 GHz Intel i5 or whatever and I had a graphics card if they could both hold up a game like Overwatch that is $140. (Highest I'm going is $170 because thats what I payed for the Zotac Geforce GTX 1050 ti OC) Now I see this card may be good but I would like to hear your thoughts on it
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137124
 

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Ok nevermind I got it to actually fit and snap in, guess i didn't try to push hard enough. Sorry for everything. One last problem, my monitor cable doesn't actually fit into the graphics card
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Do I need an adapter or something and where do they sell them at and what's it called.etc
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Looks like you have a vga connector coming from your monitor. So you'd need a VGA to X adapter, where X is one of the connectors on your graphics card (looks like dvi-d, HDMI, and display port). They'd probably sell them on Amazon and many electronics stores.
 

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Would this one work
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814998101&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Video+Adapters-_-N82E16814998101&gclid=Cj0KCQjwruPNBRCKARIsAEYNXIjX9kuzBHPjTIXLtQnrmhN6YsonrSrX9xMbSwC7ddXfu3W8_O9ykTcaAuodEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

(PS: Sorry for always asking questions I just want to always be sure thank you for your time you are a very nice person)
 

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https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812423080&cm_re=VGA_to_DVI-D-_-12-423-080-_-Product
this one could work yeah?
why does it have to be active can i not do that and choose a cheaper alternative
 

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Maybe I should have started by asking: what connections (other than VGA) does your monitor have? You linked a DVI-D to HDMI adapter, does your monitor have one of those?

The reason I said it needs to be active is that all the 1050 Ti's outputs are digital, so you'd need an active adapter to convert it to analog VGA (which is the only connection I currently know your monitor has).
 

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Ha, I guess I got caught up with the issue of whether or not the OP could put the card in that PC, I forgot to consider if they should.

From the initial post it sounds like they're planning on buying a better PC once they have the cash and then moving this card to that machine, so maybe sticking this card in the current rig is an OK idea for now.
 

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Yeah, he should and probably is planning to upgrade. However, what he should upgrade to, is a difficult question.

I would also love to see how that 1050ti performs with that core 2 duo. But the OP hasn't said anything else about his computer. For all we know, he could still have windows XP on that computer.
 

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it's windows 10. And I don't have any other cables other than the VGA connected to my Monitor. So Should I get what the guy with the Intel PFP says to get?
 

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Well whatever i cashed out the extra money for the StarTech. Better be worth it.
 

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you just told me to buy this and I did...
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812400402&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-VigLink2-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=8167372&SID=j7l144wyfs000a1700053
 

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I said something like that, not necessarily that one in particular. And then I up-voted XM Keeper's post where he linked that adapter, indicating I agreed with them. And then when you asked if you should get the one they linked, you didn't wait for a response.

If you've already bought the other one that's fine though, it should still work just as well.
 

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i just chose it because 'active' . I don't know what 'active' means in this tho
 

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so is active better
 

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One isn't necessarily better than the other, it depends on what you're converting. For example, if you're converting between an analog and digital signal, you need an active converter. If you're converting between two analog signals, a passive adapter may work just fine.
 

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I have a ZEB-945 MOBO with 4GB RAM And An Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 (3.06Ghz) Processor.
Need help in Video Card Compatibility.

Please, Guys, Help Me. It's For My Small Brother.