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Found out which iGPU youve got from Intel (https://ark.intel.com/products/90729/Intel-Core-i3-6100-Processor-3M-Cache-3-70-GHz-), then compared it to the card you wrote, youve got on www.videocardbenchmark.net. I suggest a GTX 1050 Ti, but I think u dont really need it if the only think u wanna do is emulating GC games.

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Hi everyone! I'm just about finished building my pc, however I am not sure if I should upgrade my graphics card. Right now I have an Nvidia GeForce GT 610. I am planning to use my computer to emulate GameCube games. Should I upgrade my graphics card? And if so, which one?

 

Thank you in advance!!

 

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What processor do you have? if it's like Coffee Lake that iGPU is actually faster than the GT 610

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other components? CPU, memory, power supply

 

GC games don't need a lot of processing power so that card should be OK, will you be playing other games as well?

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2 hours ago, Princess Cadence said:

What processor do you have? if it's like Coffee Lake that iGPU is actually faster than the GT 610

I have an i3-6100

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2 hours ago, aezakmi said:

other components? CPU, memory, power supply

 

GC games don't need a lot of processing power so that card should be OK, will you be playing other games as well?

i have an i3-6100, 4gb of DDR3L - 1600mHZ and a 500W SeaSonic PSU

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Your iGPU is faster than ur actual GPU, so u could just use this one for more power or upgrade ur actual GPU.

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2 minutes ago, FPVogel said:

Your iGPU is faster than ur actual GPU, so u could just use this one for more power or upgrade ur actual GPU.

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Thanks for showing me this! Which website did you use to find this information? And is there a graphics card you can suggest? Preferably in the $100-200 range 

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1 minute ago, FPVogel said:

Found out which iGPU youve got from Intel (https://ark.intel.com/products/90729/Intel-Core-i3-6100-Processor-3M-Cache-3-70-GHz-), then compared it to the card you wrote, youve got on www.videocardbenchmark.net. I suggest a GTX 1050 Ti, but I think u dont really need it if the only think u wanna do is emulating GC games.

I'll probably stick with my iGPU but I can always upgrade later. Thank you so much for your help!

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