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So guys, there it is. These days i've wanted to upgrade my pc, because... I've been using it for 2 years...
My specs right now :
Intel Pentium G2030 3M 3.00Ghz
nVidia GT 630 1GB DRR3 64bit
4 Gbs DDR3[/i]
1TB Storage
So exactly i wanted to upgrade my graphics card to a Radeon RX 460 2GB GDDR5 Edition and 2 or 4 more additionally gigs of ram. From what I've heard the CPU it is KINDA pretty good for my needs so I'm not gonna replace it.
Now i wanted to ask you guys, will there be any problem if i'll just replace it, i mean my PSU has a 6 PCI-e connector, and my motherboard a PCIe 3.0 (16x) wich is ok for this GPU.
Will my CPU be enough?
Will there be any problems at all?
Any advise will ease me.
Thank you ^^:)
 
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Will there be any problems? potentially you could run into a couple. First.. you'll be switching from Nvidia based graphics to AMD. This could be a pain in the neck for you, and i would suggest going with the Nvidia 1050 or 1050ti if you're sticking to the lowest end of the newest generation of graphics cards. You can find various versions of these both with and without the additional power connector. My personal favorite of this bunch is the Low Profile MSI 1050ti as it is the most powerful low profile card available today, and if you ever decided you wanted more performance, this particular card would be great in a small htpc...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137081

As for will your CPU be enough or RAM...
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Will there be any problems? potentially you could run into a couple. First.. you'll be switching from Nvidia based graphics to AMD. This could be a pain in the neck for you, and i would suggest going with the Nvidia 1050 or 1050ti if you're sticking to the lowest end of the newest generation of graphics cards. You can find various versions of these both with and without the additional power connector. My personal favorite of this bunch is the Low Profile MSI 1050ti as it is the most powerful low profile card available today, and if you ever decided you wanted more performance, this particular card would be great in a small htpc...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137081

As for will your CPU be enough or RAM be enough, i'm going to give you 2 links with some eye opening articles.. many people will say you need the best CPU and the most amount of RAM... though.. sometimes the results may surprise you...

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/is-a-high-end-cpu-a-real-need-for-a-gaming-computer/
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/does-more-ram-improve-gaming-performance/
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/does-dual-channel-memory-make-difference-in-gaming-performance/

You have a guy go to the car dealership looking to by basic transportation.. all the salesman will end up telling him he needs an italian exotic...
 
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Wanted to ask you, yea I've been thinking to buy a new PSU ... so I saw that the GPU i wanted to buy is Zotac GTX 1050,
fairly from what i've seen it doesn't require a 6PCI-e pin and that's strange af. So right now i have kinda of crappy PSU tho, but y'know wanted to upgrade it, but theres a globally price difference that those with additional adapters like 6pin , 8pin and whatsoever cost arround 50$+ and those without like 30$. Can i just economy on it and don't buy a new PSU?
 
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the 1050 and 1050ti are able to draw their power from the slot. That's why there's many versions that don't require an additional power connector. These cards are the new replacements for the 750ti from 2 years ago that fulfilled the same purpose... this purpose is to provide a decent video card that you can just put into a prebuilt OEM system and not have to worry about a new power supply and additional connections.... You will find that there are versions of the 1050 and 1050 ti that do require additional power connectors.. these cards will have more or bigger fans and higher clock rates.. but the difference isn't really worth it in my opinion. The reason i like the MSI low profile one is that it is the only low profile 1050ti out. And as such, you could put it in a tiny SFF system from HP, Dell, Acer, Asus, etc and use that as a HTPC if you ever decided you wanted more performance.. Additional consideration should be given though in that the RX470 from AMD easily outperforms the 1050ti for not too much more money, though these cards do require the extra power cable, and then you get into the driver issues of switching between Nvidia and AMD. I think you should be fine with the Zotac assuming you don't have a SFF (thin) case
 
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Hm one more question, my monitor is from 2016, but has just a VGA input. That's kinda weird, no?
So the Zotac 1050 has only DVI, HDMI and DP ports, so how could i plug the monitor ? With an adapter?
 
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Exactly, that Zotac 1050 Mini, that's what I'm looking for, but it's ok, i'm not gonna buy the card from the internet because i have PC shop infront of my house tho.

 
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The reason i don't choose the 1050TI is bcoz here, in my country the 1050 is 150$ and the 1050TI is 200, so yea, i'll stay with 1050. Thanks in advance
 
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