Best GPU for Core 2 Duo E6550 @2.33GHz ?

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I have the GT 710, and I can see that it bottleneck the CPU.
Suggest a good graphics card for E6550!

And would plugging a PCIex3.0 on a PCIex1.1 have any effect on frame rate? What other effects does that have?

300W PSU
4GB DDR2
PCIex 1.1

For gaming (GTA V, FC4, FC Primal, etc.)

I've selected the GT 1030, would that be overkill for the CPU?


Don't tell me upgrading old PCs are not worthy!!

Thanks.
 
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You can go for a GTX 1050, it will be fine. You will have a good 720p performer below 40 to 60 FPS. GTA V, FC primal etc. are AAA games that will not fare better with that PC as they are heavy on CPU also. You will see dips to 20s in those games. But games like overwatch, CS GO, Paladins, DOTA 2, LOL will work very nicely at 60 FPS at 720p.

And, no that PCI E link will not create a difference in performance in your system. Also, you need more RAM, at least 8 GB. All in all, your system unfortunately wont be able to handle AAA games released 2012 and above at 60 FPS high settings at 720p, but you will feel the difference of upgrade definitely. Also, research on whether your motherboard will be compatible with the latest gen graphics...
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You can go for a GTX 1050, it will be fine. You will have a good 720p performer below 40 to 60 FPS. GTA V, FC primal etc. are AAA games that will not fare better with that PC as they are heavy on CPU also. You will see dips to 20s in those games. But games like overwatch, CS GO, Paladins, DOTA 2, LOL will work very nicely at 60 FPS at 720p.

And, no that PCI E link will not create a difference in performance in your system. Also, you need more RAM, at least 8 GB. All in all, your system unfortunately wont be able to handle AAA games released 2012 and above at 60 FPS high settings at 720p, but you will feel the difference of upgrade definitely. Also, research on whether your motherboard will be compatible with the latest gen graphics cards as they usually require UEFI on the motherboards to work. I had tried gtx 1060 for a couple of days on my old BIOS based AMD phenom II 720 PC and it worked. But, your mileage may vary, so check it beforehand.
 
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The GT 1030 is your best bet for the money. The CPU will likely bottleneck the GPU a bit but the 1030 is so cheap that there is no use getting anything less. You shouldn't see any significant FPS reduction with PCI-e 3.0 in a 1.1 slot. The 1030 will be significantly faster than the 710.

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GT-1030-vs-Nvidia-GeForce-GT-710/m283726vsm21096
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GeForce-GT-740-vs-Nvidia-GT-1030/m13294vsm283726
 
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Thanks for answering!
The GT 710 and C2D now handles GTA V 1080p High Settings - MXAA at 12-16 fps ; really surprised with that.
Hope the addition of GT 1030 would increase the fps to at least 20.

I cannot plug in a GTX 1050, cuz the PC is OEM manufactured and have a 300W PSU, so the 1030 wouldbe mine.

Thanks again!

 
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Thanks for answering!!
GT 1030, I'm coming!!

 
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