Please Help Me With Compatibility Questions

[snowducksnowduck]

I want to buy a new PC. I want to be able to play fairly recent games at medium settings such as World of Tanks, GTA 5 and Fifa 16/17, I'm not obsessed with graphics as I tend to prefer slightly older games, nor am I looking for super high frame rates However, I definitely want to be able to upgrade later, especially in terms of the GPU if the prices ever return to normal Earth-economy levels.

Here are the specs my vendor has suggested, and I would be greatly appreciative if anyone can give me some pointers on the general compatibility of these parts in relation to my stated goals.

AMD AM4 RYZEN5 2600

AM4 ASUS PRIME B350M-K

DDR4/2400 KINGSTON HYPER-X

COUGAR 650W STX650 (80+ WHITE)

SAMSUNG SMEX2220 MONITOR - already owned

120 GB SSD GALAX GAMER L

Note no GPU yet in this particular build. I was hoping to either put an old GTS 450 that I already have in myself or find a mid range card if necessary. I am concerned that after buying the parts, I won't be able to play any games or see anything.

1. Will it be possible to connect this board to my monitor, as I have heard rumours that the board and or the CPU doesn't support VGA? I am not sure what HDMI or the other one means, and I don't own a TV anyway.

2. Will I be able to plug my GTS 450 into the PCI slot and or any other cards I will buy in the future?

3. Will the onboard motherboard graphics be any good for gaming, at least in the short term?

Thank you kindly in advance for any advice you can give me.

 

[camieabz]

You'll need a CPU with onboard gfx (APU, such as 2200G or 2400G). I would forget the onboard gfx, and look at a GTX 1050ti, which should be very capable of mid-range gaming on a 1080 monitor.

 

[newsnowduck]

You'll need a CPU with onboard gfx (APU, such as 2200G or 2400G). I would forget the onboard gfx, and look at a GTX 1050ti, which should be very capable of mid-range gaming on a 1080 monitor.

Are you saying I should forget the onboard graphics or that I should get a 2200g or 2400g for onboard graphics, or both? I was hoping to get the GPU later, but that one seems fairly reasonable. Will I be able to plug my present one in though (GTS 450) ?
Thanks again for your help.

Sorry something went wrong and I lost my previous account lol.

 

[camieabz]

Based on the spec you are considering (2600 CPU), you won't have the facility for onboard gfx. So either you change CPU to one with onboard gfx, or you stick with the 2600 and get a gfx card.

I use a CPU with gfx myself. I recently upgraded from the onboard gfx to a 1050 2GB card. The 3D benchmarks are 5x better with the card over the onboard gfx.

So what I'm saying is, if your budget allows for a CPU and gfx card, go for it, and forget about the onboard gfx. Consider the following comparison of my old and new gfx, and below, the 1050ti, 2400G, and 2200G:



Now those are benchmark averages, while my own gfx were 1,100-ish, and 5,400-ish respectively (5x). The reason I suggested the 1050ti were three-fold:

1) It's more than double the onboard gfx options, on average;
2) You will have to allocate some system RAM to your onboard graphics (I had 2GB of 8GB allocated, but now all my 8GB is back to the main system)
3) The 1050ti has 4GB of VRAM of its own, which will cope with most games' demands, if not all games' demands at medium settings on a 1080 monitor.

To be honest, had you said you wanted to run on high settings, I would have suggested the 1060 6GB for your setup, but it's a bit more expensive, and arguably not all that necessary for medium / 1080 gaming.

(GTS 450 should work fine, but see the difference - http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GeForce-GTS-450/3649vsm7762)

 

[asoroka]

Please consider getting bigger ssd 120GB is not enough.

To your original question.
Your GTS 450 should work in your new Mobo.

Your monitor should have DVI as well as VGA input. Your GTS 450 card should support both so it will work with your monitor.


The Ryzen 2600 does not have onboard graphics, you will need an A series if you want to do away with a graphics card.

Try old card , you can always add a new card later.

 

[newsnowduck]

Based on the spec you are considering (2600 CPU), you won't have the facility for onboard gfx. So either you change CPU to one with onboard gfx, or you stick with the 2600 and get a gfx card.

I use a CPU with gfx myself. I recently upgraded from the onboard gfx to a 1050 2GB card. The 3D benchmarks are 5x better with the card over the onboard gfx.

So what I'm saying is, if your budget allows for a CPU and gfx card, go for it, and forget about the onboard gfx. Consider the following comparison of my old and new gfx, and below, the 1050ti, 2400G, and 2200G:



Now those are benchmark averages, while my own gfx were 1,100-ish, and 5,400-ish respectively (5x). The reason I suggested the 1050ti were three-fold:

1) It's more than double the onboard gfx options, on average;
2) You will have to allocate some system RAM to your onboard graphics (I had 2GB of 8GB allocated, but now all my 8GB is back to the main system)
3) The 1050ti has 4GB of VRAM of its own, which will cope with most games' demands, if not all games' demands at medium settings on a 1080 monitor.

To be honest, had you said you wanted to run on high settings, I would have suggested the 1060 6GB for your setup, but it's a bit more expensive, and arguably not all that necessary for medium / 1080 gaming.

(GTS 450 should work fine, but see the difference - http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GeForce-GTS-450/3649vsm7762)

Thanks very much for that answer. I really appreciate your help. I've gone for testing my old card first, seeing how much I can overclock it, and then getting a 1050 or 1060. 🙂

 

[newsnowduck]

Please consider getting bigger ssd 120GB is not enough.

To your original question.
Your GTS 450 should work in your new Mobo.

Your monitor should have DVI as well as VGA input. Your GTS 450 card should support both so it will work with your monitor.


The Ryzen 2600 does not have onboard graphics, you will need an A series if you want to do away with a graphics card.

Try old card , you can always add a new card later.

Thank you very much for your help. I'm going to do exactly what you suggested. Respect. 🙂