Build Advice Upgrading an old 2017 build ?

kartik_skar

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Approximate Purchase Date: This month

Budget Range: 300$(?)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: playing/streaming - RPG games,MMOs nothing too fancy/demanding

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Parts to Upgrade: GPU,Monitor and PSU to match I guess

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: amazon

Location: Bangalore,India

Parts Preferences: wtv works

Overclocking: no

SLI or Crossfire: Yes / No / Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1366x768 now, probably 1920x1080 soon.

Additional Comments: (e.g.: Need to have a window and lots of bling, I would like a quiet PC. Please also list specific software or games you're using)

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: So heres the TLDR : I made a nice budget build in 2017 BUT DID NOT GET A GRAPHICS CARD,The PC itself has been working fine for 7years now, I play games in low quality with terrible FPS(never seen what 60FPS feels like) and play/stream retro RPGs just fine. I just need to juice this up to run games that require a dedicated graphics card p much.

The help I need here is this: since alot of these parts don't even exist in the market anymore,what GPU would actually work with this build? Do i need a PSU upgrade as well? Is it actually worth it?

the specs are as listed
CPU- Intel Core i5-6500 3.2Ghz
MotherBoard- MSI H170 Gaming M3
Power Supply - Cooler Master Elite 450w VER.3
Memory- G-Skill RIPJAW Vseries DDR4 RAM 16GB (8GB x2)
Storage- MSI Spatium M371 1TB NVMe M.2 Internal SSD
Case- Antec Mid-Tower case ( i genuinely dont remember/find it)
Monitor- Dell Mountable 19'' screen
OS- Win10 Home

 
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Budget Range: 300$
Parts to Upgrade: GPU,Monitor and PSU
~$200 for a very low quality dedicated GPU(RTX 3050, RX 6600),
~$75-100 for a good PSU,
~$100-150 for a decent 1080p display.

Is it actually worth it?
i would say no.
you would be much better off to save for a while and start a fresh new build with good modern hardware.

games in low quality with terrible FPS(never seen what 60FPS feels like) and play/stream retro RPGs
include which particular games you are playing
and which you would be interested in getting into.
 
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Is my current motherboard compatiable with any of the GPUs other than 1080 TI ?
your motherboard is compatible with any PCIe card.
your available wattage and available cables from the PSU is more of a determining factor than the board.

whether you have the the option of running at max PCIe speeds is determined by the motherboard.
but, any modern card will still run / is compatible.