What Is The Best GPU For Windows XP 32-bit?

[Maghman]

I've got this old PC I want to upgrade. I believe the motherboard is a P5BW-LA (Basswood2). What is the best possible GPU for 1200 SEK (~130 USD|~100 GBP|~120 EUR)? And just for fun, what is the best GPU possible without a money limit.

 

[drumslayer]

The best possible GPU for 130 USD is the GTX 1050 Ti. No argument about this.

https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Geforce-1050-Graphic-GV-N105TD5-4GD/dp/B01M4KGTNI/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1493653082&sr=1-3&keywords=gtx+1050ti

The best GPU overall is the GTX 1080 Ti

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-FOUNDERS-Support-11G-P4-6390-KR/dp/B06XH2P8DD/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1493653120&sr=1-1&keywords=gtx+1080ti

 

[rgd1101]

The best possible GPU for 130 USD is the GTX 1050 Ti. No argument about this.

https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Geforce-1050-Graphic-GV-N105TD5-4GD/dp/B01M4KGTNI/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1493653082&sr=1-3&keywords=gtx+1050ti

The best GPU overall is the GTX 1080 Ti

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-FOUNDERS-Support-11G-P4-6390-KR/dp/B06XH2P8DD/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1493653120&sr=1-1&keywords=gtx+1080ti

Look at the title, it for an windows XP. And look at the mobo, only have PCI slot and pcie x1 slot

 

[drumslayer]

The best possible GPU for 130 USD is the GTX 1050 Ti. No argument about this.

https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Geforce-1050-Graphic-GV-N105TD5-4GD/dp/B01M4KGTNI/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1493653082&sr=1-3&keywords=gtx+1050ti

The best GPU overall is the GTX 1080 Ti

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-FOUNDERS-Support-11G-P4-6390-KR/dp/B06XH2P8DD/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1493653120&sr=1-1&keywords=gtx+1080ti

Look at the title, it for an windows XP. And look at the mobo, only have PCI slot and pcie x1 slot

Understood, I didn't look closely enough at the title, was mostly just answering the best cards for price ranges.

 

[Jack_242]

I've got this old PC I want to upgrade. I believe the motherboard is a P5BW-LA (Basswood). What is the best possible GPU for 1200 SEK (~130 USD|~100 GBP|~120 EUR)? And just for fun, what is the best GPU possible without a money limit.

The problem will be the cpu bottlenecking the gpu.

 

[Jack_242]

I would buy this even though it is used.

Gigabyte-Nvidia-GTX-970-4GB mini ITX is on ebay for 159.99 USDA which is a steal.

 

[Maghman]

I've got this old PC I want to upgrade. I believe the motherboard is a P5BW-LA (Basswood). What is the best possible GPU for 1200 SEK (~130 USD|~100 GBP|~120 EUR)? And just for fun, what is the best GPU possible without a money limit.

The problem will be the cpu bottlenecking the gpu.

I'm aware that there's more to it than just a GPU. I'm looking into CPUs, SSDs and RAMs.

 

[Jack_242]

The best possible GPU for 130 USD is the GTX 1050 Ti. No argument about this.

https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Geforce-1050-Graphic-GV-N105TD5-4GD/dp/B01M4KGTNI/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1493653082&sr=1-3&keywords=gtx+1050ti

The best GPU overall is the GTX 1080 Ti

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-FOUNDERS-Support-11G-P4-6390-KR/dp/B06XH2P8DD/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1493653120&sr=1-1&keywords=gtx+1080ti

I've got this old PC I want to upgrade. I believe the motherboard is a P5BW-LA (Basswood). What is the best possible GPU for 1200 SEK (~130 USD|~100 GBP|~120 EUR)? And just for fun, what is the best GPU possible without a money limit.

The problem will be the cpu bottlenecking the gpu.

I'm aware that there's more to it than just a GPU. I'm looking into CPUs, SSDs and RAMs.

Actually the Nvidia Titan Xp is the best gpu out to date.

 

[TJ Hooker]

I've got this old PC I want to upgrade. I believe the motherboard is a P5BW-LA (Basswood). What is the best possible GPU for 1200 SEK (~130 USD|~100 GBP|~120 EUR)? And just for fun, what is the best GPU possible without a money limit.

The problem will be the cpu bottlenecking the gpu.

I'm aware that there's more to it than just a GPU. I'm looking into CPUs, SSDs and RAMs.

That platform is too old for it to make sense to upgrade CPU, RAM, etc. You'd be better off getting a new motherboard, at which point you're pretty much going to be making an entirely new build rather than upgrading an old one.

 

[boosted1g]

Actually it does have PCI-E Express x16 slot: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00748726.

There is all but zero chance that the motherboard has a BIOS update for 10xx series GPUs.
It is a socket 775 so the CPU will be a limiting factor in the maximum capabile GPU you can actaully utilize
So with all of this in mind the best recommendation would be a GTX 750 ti. Anything faster then that and your CPU wont be able to do anything with it anyways (and that is assuming you have a core2duo or core2quad)

 

[boosted1g]

Now TJ has a huge point, if you have to buy CPU and everything anways then you are much much better off getting a modern platform.

A pentium g4560 + b250 board + 8gb ddr 4 memory is $190 USD. Add in a GTX 1050 ti for around $150.

 

[Maghman]

I would buy this even though it is used.

Gigabyte-Nvidia-GTX-970-4GB mini ITX is on ebay for 159.99 USDA which is a steal.

I've got this old PC I want to upgrade. I believe the motherboard is a P5BW-LA (Basswood). What is the best possible GPU for 1200 SEK (~130 USD|~100 GBP|~120 EUR)? And just for fun, what is the best GPU possible without a money limit.

The problem will be the cpu bottlenecking the gpu.

I'm aware that there's more to it than just a GPU. I'm looking into CPUs, SSDs and RAMs.

That platform is too old for it to make sense to upgrade CPU, RAM, etc. You'd be better off getting a new motherboard, at which point you're pretty much going to be making an entirely new build rather than upgrading an old one.

Currently the financial situation is halting that. But that is indeed a future plan.

 

[Maghman]

Now TJ has a huge point, if you have to buy CPU and everything anways then you are much much better off getting a modern platform.

A pentium g4560 + b250 board + 8gb ddr 4 memory is $190 USD. Add in a GTX 1050 ti for around $150.

I agree. But, currently the financial situation is halting that. But that is indeed a future plan.

 

[Jack_242]

Now TJ has a huge point, if you have to buy CPU and everything anways then you are much much better off getting a modern platform.

A pentium g4560 + b250 board + 8gb ddr 4 memory is $190 USD. Add in a GTX 1050 ti for around $150.

Now TJ has a huge point, if you have to buy CPU and everything anways then you are much much better off getting a modern platform.

A pentium g4560 + b250 board + 8gb ddr 4 memory is $190 USD. Add in a GTX 1050 ti for around $150.

I agree. But, currently the financial situation is halting that. But that is indeed a future plan.

Waiting to buy the gpu and getting what boosted1g listed will result in a better product. Also the cpu he listed is strong enough to play many games without a gpu on low settings. Going with the P5BW-LA (Basswood) build will yield about the same results and cost more in the long run.

 

[Maghman]

Now TJ has a huge point, if you have to buy CPU and everything anways then you are much much better off getting a modern platform.

A pentium g4560 + b250 board + 8gb ddr 4 memory is $190 USD. Add in a GTX 1050 ti for around $150.

Now TJ has a huge point, if you have to buy CPU and everything anways then you are much much better off getting a modern platform.

A pentium g4560 + b250 board + 8gb ddr 4 memory is $190 USD. Add in a GTX 1050 ti for around $150.

I agree. But, currently the financial situation is halting that. But that is indeed a future plan.

Waiting to buy the gpu and getting what boosted1g listed will result in a better product. Also the cpu he listed is strong enough to play many games without a gpu on low settings. Going with the P5BW-LA (Basswood) build will yield about the same results and cost more in the long run.

I fully agree. I'm looking into what boosted1g recommended. I'm using prisjakt as part of the research. Still, I want to do as much as possible with the motherboard.

 

[Jack_242]

Now TJ has a huge point, if you have to buy CPU and everything anways then you are much much better off getting a modern platform.

A pentium g4560 + b250 board + 8gb ddr 4 memory is $190 USD. Add in a GTX 1050 ti for around $150.

Now TJ has a huge point, if you have to buy CPU and everything anways then you are much much better off getting a modern platform.

A pentium g4560 + b250 board + 8gb ddr 4 memory is $190 USD. Add in a GTX 1050 ti for around $150.

I agree. But, currently the financial situation is halting that. But that is indeed a future plan.

Waiting to buy the gpu and getting what boosted1g listed will result in a better product. Also the cpu he listed is strong enough to play many games without a gpu on low settings. Going with the P5BW-LA (Basswood) build will yield about the same results and cost more in the long run.

I fully agree. I'm looking into what boosted1g recommended. I'm using prisjakt as part of the research. Still, I want to do as much as possible with the motherboard.

I would get an ek extreme water kit ddr4 ram (idk if they are backwards compatible but they should fit into ddr 2 ram slots)an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and be done with it. Oh Oh and a samsung pci-e ssd.

 

[TJ Hooker]

I would get an ek extreme water kit ddr4 ram (idk if they are backwards compatible but they should fit into ddr 2 ram slots)an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and be done with it. Oh Oh and a samsung pci-e ssd.

Wow, so much bad advice in one post.
Different DDR types are not backwards compatible, DDR4 won't fit in DDR2 slots and the a QX9650 wouldn't work with DDR4 anyway. The only Samsung PCIe SSDs I know of are M.2 drives, which that mobo lacks a slot for. Also, a platform that old probably couldn't boot from a NVMe device anyway. Finally, spending hundreds of dollars on a water cooling kit when budget is clearly tight makes no sense. That money would be much better spent upgrading system components.

If the OP upgrades his CPU, he should upgrade mobo and RAM at the same time.

 

[Maghman]

Currently one GPU I'm looking at is the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC Windforce 2X 2xHDMI 2xDVI 4GB. According to prisjakt it is Windows XP compatible. Any input?

 

[rgd1101]

the motherboard only have pcie x1 slot. find some pci card on ebay.
this one said https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00783637
pcie x16. Can you open your pc and see which motherboard you have.

 

[Maghman]

the motherboard only have pcie x1 slot. find some pci card on ebay.
this one said https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00783637
pcie x16. Can you open your pc and see which motherboard you have.

What do mean? The motherboard does have 1 PCI Express x1 x16.

The one you're showing is Buckeye, mine is the Basswood2.

 

[Maghman]

Wait, I've dubble checked. It may be the P5BW-LA (Basswood2) and not the P5BW-LA (Basswood). I'll fix the OP.