- Nov 26, 2020
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Hi!
I am in need of some help. My trusty old desktop is starting to show its age. I put a SSD in it last year and that sped it up, but it is still a bit laggy when I use fusion 360, and I would would potentially like to try some newer games such as star wars squadrons. I most likely will buy a new desktop in a year or two, but was looking to see what I could do in the mean time to upgrade my current desktop on a budget. It is kind of old (I got it in 2011) and I am unsure what options I can even put into my computer. I see all these different PCI numbers and reading about backwards compatibility and such, but I don't understand what I currently have (I did try googling it, but I could only find the specs of the tower, not the board). Can you help me out by telling me what PCI graphics card options I have with a Asus CG8350 board? and if you know of a budget graphics card sub $150 that would work, can you let me know? I have seen the post: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/asus-cg8350-graphics-upgrade.1953813/ but I was wondering if there were any other options that came around since this was discussed 6 years ago.
Thanks,
I put my specs from a posted forum template below
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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: (e.g.: this week during black friday/cybermonday sales)
BUDGET RANGE: under $150 (the lower the better, I probably will get a new desktop in a year or two, so don't want to invest too much in this one.)
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: (Fusion 360, star wars squadrons( min gpu spec: GeForce GTX 660 or radeon HD 7850 or Equivalent ), it would be nice if it could do VR with low graphic settings if possible)
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: (Geforce GTX 530 and I think a 350W PSU - I was not sure what it was. most likely I think I will need to upgrade this too)
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
Board: Asus CG8350.
CPU: i7-2600 CPU @3.4 GHz
Memory: 8GB DDr3 dual channel. I think I have 4 cards of 2GB.
PCI slot: ????? I am unsure. I could not figure out how to determine this. looking at the board I see words like PCI2 and PCIEX16_2. But do not understand the meaning. I tried to find some manual or specs on the board, but could not find it. when using CPU-Z under the graphics interface tab it says - Version: PCI-Express Link Width: x16 Max. Supported x16
Computer tower model: ASUS Essentio CG8350
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: (newegg, bestbuy, but open to other options) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: (usa)
PARTS PREFERENCES: (I am open to whatever works - but is it true that if you have an intel processor it is better to have a nvidia graphics card?)
OVERCLOCKING: I dont.... should I be looking into this?
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: crossfire comes up when I was doing research on the board I have, but I do not think I fully understand it. I am able to use two graphics cards? On the board it has the words "cross fire ready"
MONITOR RESOLUTION: ( 1920x1080)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: (whatever is the best graphics option under $150 that works with my old board is great.)
I am in need of some help. My trusty old desktop is starting to show its age. I put a SSD in it last year and that sped it up, but it is still a bit laggy when I use fusion 360, and I would would potentially like to try some newer games such as star wars squadrons. I most likely will buy a new desktop in a year or two, but was looking to see what I could do in the mean time to upgrade my current desktop on a budget. It is kind of old (I got it in 2011) and I am unsure what options I can even put into my computer. I see all these different PCI numbers and reading about backwards compatibility and such, but I don't understand what I currently have (I did try googling it, but I could only find the specs of the tower, not the board). Can you help me out by telling me what PCI graphics card options I have with a Asus CG8350 board? and if you know of a budget graphics card sub $150 that would work, can you let me know? I have seen the post: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/asus-cg8350-graphics-upgrade.1953813/ but I was wondering if there were any other options that came around since this was discussed 6 years ago.
Thanks,
I put my specs from a posted forum template below
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: (e.g.: this week during black friday/cybermonday sales)
BUDGET RANGE: under $150 (the lower the better, I probably will get a new desktop in a year or two, so don't want to invest too much in this one.)
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: (Fusion 360, star wars squadrons( min gpu spec: GeForce GTX 660 or radeon HD 7850 or Equivalent ), it would be nice if it could do VR with low graphic settings if possible)
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: (Geforce GTX 530 and I think a 350W PSU - I was not sure what it was. most likely I think I will need to upgrade this too)
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
Board: Asus CG8350.
CPU: i7-2600 CPU @3.4 GHz
Memory: 8GB DDr3 dual channel. I think I have 4 cards of 2GB.
PCI slot: ????? I am unsure. I could not figure out how to determine this. looking at the board I see words like PCI2 and PCIEX16_2. But do not understand the meaning. I tried to find some manual or specs on the board, but could not find it. when using CPU-Z under the graphics interface tab it says - Version: PCI-Express Link Width: x16 Max. Supported x16
Computer tower model: ASUS Essentio CG8350
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: (newegg, bestbuy, but open to other options) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: (usa)
PARTS PREFERENCES: (I am open to whatever works - but is it true that if you have an intel processor it is better to have a nvidia graphics card?)
OVERCLOCKING: I dont.... should I be looking into this?
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: crossfire comes up when I was doing research on the board I have, but I do not think I fully understand it. I am able to use two graphics cards? On the board it has the words "cross fire ready"
MONITOR RESOLUTION: ( 1920x1080)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: (whatever is the best graphics option under $150 that works with my old board is great.)
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