- Nov 24, 2010
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Have an old Core i3-540 build on an Intel DH55HC m/b - has a Corsair VX550 PSU, 8 gigs of RAM and GTX 460.
My thought was if I could pop in a relatively cheap GPU, like a GTX 750 or 750Ti for around $120-$140, it would be enough for my cuz to play games like Bioshock, Assassins Black Flag etc for the time being. (connected to a 1080p monitor) and for general pc use.
Before I do, I wanted to confirm the following:
- Keep the 460 and change m/b and processor instead?
- (I think) that m/b has a PCI-E 2 x16 slot - that doesn't present a problem with these newer PCI 3 x16 gpu's?
- This old system and its psu have been running wonderfully via a solid UPS for about some years now, everything works well but the PSU is close to end of warranty (maybe another 5/6 months). Change the PSU and keep the rest for now?
My thought was if I could pop in a relatively cheap GPU, like a GTX 750 or 750Ti for around $120-$140, it would be enough for my cuz to play games like Bioshock, Assassins Black Flag etc for the time being. (connected to a 1080p monitor) and for general pc use.
Before I do, I wanted to confirm the following:
- Keep the 460 and change m/b and processor instead?
- (I think) that m/b has a PCI-E 2 x16 slot - that doesn't present a problem with these newer PCI 3 x16 gpu's?
- This old system and its psu have been running wonderfully via a solid UPS for about some years now, everything works well but the PSU is close to end of warranty (maybe another 5/6 months). Change the PSU and keep the rest for now?