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[Thunder]

I am not video card  literate. I am looking to maybe upgrade my 1050 Ti without upgrading my Motherboard. Has to be PCI express 2.0. Any suggestions.

 

[J3st3r]

A PCI 3.0 card can run in a 2.0 slot without any problems. In an older game such as COD4 you will not notice any throttling with the graphics maxed out at 1080p. In some newer games you will notice it if you run at higher than 1080p on medium settings.    

AMD rx580 8gb is a PCIE 3.0 and a card great card for the money if you have around a 600-650w power supply with atleast a single 4x4 (8 pin) pcie power connector. It might be OK with a 500-550w power supply depending on what CPU you are using.

A $270 1070ti is quite a bit faster than the newer $240 Amd 6500 XT, $169-$189 1650ti or $268 1660ti. The AMD RX580 is slightly faster than than the 1070 ti in some games and you can get occasionally find a new one for $140-$170.

I was getting around 189-193fps in GTA5 on High Presets and 1080p and a steady 250+fps in COD4 on max settings at 1080p with my AMD RX480 4gb card which is really really good. I bought my RX480 off of Ebay used for $80 (it was used for mining) and it lasted for 3 years but then it started artifacting really bad so I had to get another card.

 

Watch buying any of the cheaper $80-$130 generic brand cards from China. Since the China Crypto Ban in September 2021 there have been a BUNCH of Custom No Name "House Brand" video cards flooding the market. They are Used Mining Cards than the Chinese rebranded and added new custom coolers and V-Bios and packaging and are selling them as new. MAXSUN, ENVINDA, MLLSE, CORN, and 51Risc are a few of the brands to stay away from.

 

Sapphire and MSI cards with the Twin Frozr coolers are really good brands for AMD cards. They are fast and still run very cool. The Asus RX480 and RX580 cards had problems with the fans quitting after a few months. Gigabyte AMD cards were ok depending on which one, some Gigabyte cards liked to overheat in smaller cases. XFX made really good AMD cards but they tend to be a bit more expensive. 

This one is cheap and you should get 250+FPS in COD4 with it no problem.

https://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DirectX-11265-05-20T-256-Bit-CrossFireX/dp/B092NV3D1N/ref=sr_1_15?keywords=Radeon+RX+580&sr=8-15

 

Edited April 20, 2023 by J3st3r

[KaptCrunch]

upgrade  ?         1080Ti  is the crown jewel,   you want to SLi  them  for that extra edge for  MB chipset is geared to PCI 2.0

[Thunder]

I think I am gonna pull the trigger and Just buy a new Motherboard, Chip, Memory, Video Card and Liquid cooler for chip.

 

[J3st3r]

Probibly going to have to upgrade your power supply as well. All of the newer motherboards either have a 4x4 +4 or 2x 4x4 CPU power connectors.

 

You can get a Very good air cooler for the CPU for around $50. It's even slightly better than the big top of the line $109 Noctua NH-D15. And you don't have to worry about an AIO pump failing or the radiator fins clogging up with dust.

This is the one that I got. Some people say that the fans are a bit noisy but mine is very quiet. I can't hear it over the fans on my Founders Edition RTX 2070 Super.

https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-Peerless-TL-C12W-S-Aluminium-Technology/dp/B0B87WZYPR/ref=sr_1_11?content-id=amzn1.sym.1b55e175-aab2-4228-be7e-b2330901df8b%3Aamzn1.sym.1b55e175-aab2-4228-be7e-b2330901df8b&keywords=thermalright+peerless+assassin+120&sr=8-11

 

Here check this review out. He put it through it's paces and was very surprised by it's performance. It even beats alot of the cheaper 240mm AIO coolers.

 

 

Edited May 2, 2023 by J3st3r

[Thunder]

On 5/1/2023 at 10:36 PM, J3st3r said:

Probibly going to have to upgrade your power supply as well. All of the newer motherboards either have a 4x4 +4 or 2x 4x4 CPU power connectors.

 

You can get a Very good air cooler for the CPU for around $50. It's even slightly better than the big top of the line $109 Noctua NH-D15. And you don't have to worry about an AIO pump failing or the radiator fins clogging up with dust.

This is the one that I got. Some people say that the fans are a bit noisy but mine is very quiet. I can't hear it over the fans on my Founders Edition RTX 2070 Super.

https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-Peerless-TL-C12W-S-Aluminium-Technology/dp/B0B87WZYPR/ref=sr_1_11?content-id=amzn1.sym.1b55e175-aab2-4228-be7e-b2330901df8b%3Aamzn1.sym.1b55e175-aab2-4228-be7e-b2330901df8b&keywords=thermalright+peerless+assassin+120&sr=8-11

 

Here check this review out. He put it through it's paces and was very surprised by it's performance. It even beats alot of the cheaper 240mm AIO coolers.

 

 

I realized this morning the 1050Ti is pci 3.0. My Mother board is only 2.0. My brother had a motherboard lying around so all I needed was a Case, DDR4 Ram. MB had a chip already in it

 

 

[KaptCrunch]

na dip it in mineral oil and use fans to circulate the oil in a fish tank    LoL  extreme cooling

[lTplkey336]

Crunch , you been watching too much CSI Cyber on TV! LOL

[Sammy]

Fictional dramas, or cable in general, would never put ratings... and thus money... over reality. Nope.  Otherwise I have fish tanks to sell. The fish can be provided at an extra cost but I take no responsibility for the fish nor the computer if if they are minced up by user installed circulation fans and clog the pump leading to failure.