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DonONeill

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Hi, hoping someone help me out here please!
I'm a light gamer but wants to play more bigger games Arma 3 in particular.
My specs are Dell Optiplex 790
i3 2100
4GB Ram
1TB HD.
I was given a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti but when I looking to see if was a good fix
it says the PCI x16 slot on motherboard is limited to draw only 35 watts max from power
supply.
Is that true?
If that's the case do I need to change the motherboard etc?
What would be a good motherboard for future games etc?

Thanks in advance.
 
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Barty1884
A 650TI is a 110W GPU, and should need a 6pin PCIe connector from your PSU - regardless of what your motherboard can provide.
Does the PSU installed in the Optiplex have one? If so, what are the specs of the PSU in question?

The motherboard, in & of itself isn't going to have much bearing on gaming performance. Anything supporting the i3-2100 is going to have very similar functionality.

Personally, I wouldn't invest any more in that platform other than a decent PSU that can be reused in future, and additional RAM if you can find it cheaply (4GB is pretty low these days, aim for 8GB minimum).
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A 650TI is a 110W GPU, and should need a 6pin PCIe connector from your PSU - regardless of what your motherboard can provide.
Does the PSU installed in the Optiplex have one? If so, what are the specs of the PSU in question?

The motherboard, in & of itself isn't going to have much bearing on gaming performance. Anything supporting the i3-2100 is going to have very similar functionality.

Personally, I wouldn't invest any more in that platform other than a decent PSU that can be reused in future, and additional RAM if you can find it cheaply (4GB is pretty low these days, aim for 8GB minimum).
 
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Barty1884

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Wow, yeah - I wouldn't be trying to run a 650TI (110W) and a 65W CPU + the balance of your components on what is likely a 6 year old PSU (that won't have a PCIe connector anyway).

At this point, upgrading the motherboard and CPU, and the PSU to run the 650TI..... you're looking at a new build totally, and may aswell jump to something new, replacing the RAM.

You could reuse the storage and OS, but otherwise, you're looking at a whole new build.

What kind of budget are you looking at?

I'd suggest you're looking at a minimum of around $300 to get something worthwhile.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($108.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix - Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $315.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-02 12:48 EDT-0400

Maybe a little less, but I'd prefer the Ryzen option.

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CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($79.44 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($54.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix - Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $271.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-02 12:49 EDT-0400
 
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DonONeill

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Ok I'm getting to understand what's ahead of me.lol
Just for the sake of it!
If I keep the i3 and install the video card and upgrade the psu to 600w with a 6pin PCIe connector, more RAM
would that work until I get some cash together?
The motherboard is a e93839 ka0121.

Thanks in advance.
 
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