I want to upgrade my graphics card but I don't know anything about computers.

[AddJaden]

Hi! I want to buy a new graphics card but I don't know anything about the parts in a computer. Here are my specs!

 

Operating System
    Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
    AMD FX-4300    32 °C
    Vishera 32nm Technology
RAM
    8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 803MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
    Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. 970A-DS3P (CPU 1)    28 °C
Graphics
    DELL 2009W (1680x1050@60Hz)
    2048MB ATI AMD Radeon R7 250 Series (MSI)    31 °C
Storage
    931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-22MFCA0 (SATA )    29 °C
Optical Drives
    HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NSC0 ATA Device

 

This is the card I want to buy:

EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti Superclocked 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card 02G-P4-3753-KR

My questions are:

 

Will the card work with my pc?

 

Will I need to upgrade any more parts with it?

 

Is it better than the one I have now?

 

If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated Thank You!

 

 

[3 Lions]

7 minutes ago, AddJaden said:

Will the card work with my pc?

 

Will I need to upgrade any more parts with it?

 

Is it better than the one I have now?

1) Yes it will work with your PC.

 

2) Ideally you should start thinking about upgrading to a new platform (new CPU, new motherboard & new RAM).

 

3) Yes it is better and faster than the R7 250 you have now ( https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-750-Ti-vs-AMD-R7-250/2187vsm8217 )

[YourCrush1234]

yes It will work

 

no you won’t for that combo. If you have a little extra cash you could get an fx 6300 with a rx 560. But that’s just my recommendation. 4300 with 750 will work fine.

 

Yes it is quite a bit of an upgrade.

[AddJaden]

7 minutes ago, YourCrush1234 said:

yes It will work

 

no you won’t for that combo. If you have a little extra cash you could get an fx 6300 with a rx 560. But that’s just my recommendation. 4300 with 750 will work fine.

 

Yes it is quite a bit of an upgrade.

Thank you so much for the help. Like I said i don't know anything about the parts of a pc. What part should i upgrade with the card i want to get?

 

[3 Lions]

1 minute ago, AddJaden said:

What part should i upgrade with the card i want to get?

Like I said before, ideally you should start looking for a new platform (new CPU, new motherboard & new RAM). 

[AddJaden]

Not trying to ask too much but do you have any suggestions on what models i should buy?

 

[AddJaden]

5 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Like I said before, ideally you should start looking for a new platform (new CPU, new motherboard & new RAM). 

Not trying to ask too much but do you have any suggestions on what models i should buy?

[3 Lions]

Just now, AddJaden said:

Not trying to ask too much but do you have any suggestions on what models i should buy?

What budget do you have? 

[YourCrush1234]

If your on a budget like me, you should upgrade your cpu to like an AMD Fx 6300 or fx 8350. Which will only be about 50-80

 for a gpu, you can run a 750, but I would recommend you getting something like a rx 560 or an rx 570, or maybe even an rx 580 if you plan to overclock. All these gpu’s will Work great with these processors. Your 4300 is a bit outdated, and you should plan to replace that first.

[AddJaden]

2 minutes ago, YourCrush1234 said:

If your on a budget like me, you should upgrade your cpu to like an AMD Fx 6300 or fx 8350. Which will only be about 50-80

 for a gpu, you can run a 750, but I would recommend you getting something like a rx 560 or an rx 570, or maybe even an rx 580 if you plan to overclock. All these gpu’s will Work great with these processors. Your 4300 is a bit outdated, and you should plan to replace that first.

 

17 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

What budget do you have? 

My budget is about 200 in all for new parts. I know thats not alot but im trying.

 

[YourCrush1234]

5 minutes ago, AddJaden said:

My budget is about 200 in all for new parts. I know thats not alot but im trying

 Hey I feel ya, a fx 6300 and rx 560 combo will be perfect for that budget. And that’s if you get the parts new off of amazon. shouldn’t be over $220 at the most

[AddJaden]

Just now, YourCrush1234 said:

 Hey I feel ya, a fx 6300 and rx 560 combo will be perfect for that budget. And that’s if you get the parts new off of amazon. shouldn’t be over $220 at the most

Thank you so much for the help! Just to clarify these are the right things and they are upgrades to what I have now?https://www.amazon.com/rx-560/s?page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Arx 560

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD6300WMHKBOX-FX-6300-6-Core-Processor/dp/B00NMXH5K0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1542563778&sr=8-2&keywords=fx-6300

 

[AddJaden]

5 minutes ago, YourCrush1234 said:

 Hey I feel ya, a fx 6300 and rx 560 combo will be perfect for that budget. And that’s if you get the parts new off of amazon. shouldn’t be over $220 at the most

And how much of a proformence upgrade do you think I will get?

[AddJaden]

11 minutes ago, YourCrush1234 said:

 Hey I feel ya, a fx 6300 and rx 560 combo will be perfect for that budget. And that’s if you get the parts new off of amazon. shouldn’t be over $220 at the most

I found a really good deal on a fx-8300. Do you think I should replace the 6300 with the 8300?https://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD8350FRHKBOX-FX-8350-8-Core-Processor/dp/B009O7YUF6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1542564170&sr=8-2&keywords=fx-8300

 

[YourCrush1234]

2 minutes ago, AddJaden said:

And how much of a proformence upgrade do you think I will get?

 That is the stuff! and you will be getting quite a bit of an upgrade! About a 181% upgrade for your gpu, and an 8% upgrade for the cpu! You don’t have to get a new cpu though, it only has 2 more cores and 2 more threads than your 4300. So you can scratch that if you want.

[AddJaden]

1 minute ago, YourCrush1234 said:

 That is the stuff! and you will be getting quite a bit of an upgrade! About a 181% upgrade for your gpu, and an 8% upgrade for the cpu! You don’t have to get a new cpu though, it only has 2 more cores and 2 more threads than your 4300. So you can scratch that if you want.

Thank you so much for the help! Have a great day and an amazing thanksgiving!

 

[3 Lions]

@AddJaden

 

If you don't mind going over $33 you should look at getting these...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$97.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$69.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - NT Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$65.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$233.97
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-18 13:08 EST-0500

 

[DOGEY]

5 minutes ago, YourCrush1234 said:

 That is the stuff! and you will be getting quite a bit of an upgrade! About a 181% upgrade for your gpu, and an 8% upgrade for the cpu! You don’t have to get a new cpu though, it only has 2 more cores and 2 more threads than your 4300. So you can scratch that if you want.

The upgrade on the card is good. But for 78$ and 8% difference on the CPU doesn't seem much. Better have some money left and with a good card.

[YourCrush1234]

2 minutes ago, AddJaden said:

Thank you so much for the help! Have a great day and an amazing thanksgiving

No problem, and hey you too

[3 Lions]

7 minutes ago, AddJaden said:

Thank you so much for the help! Have a great day and an amazing thanksgiving!

 

Have you seen my suggestion? 

[AddJaden]

1 minute ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Have you seen my suggestion? 

I had not. So you think I should get all three of those and it would give me the most performance upgrade?

[3 Lions]

6 minutes ago, AddJaden said:

I had not. So you think I should get all three of those and it would give me the most performance upgrade?

Yep, it would be the best route to go since all of AMD's FX CPU's are trash and worthless. 

 

Just so you know here are all the comparisons between the 2200G VS the FX CPU's that were mentioned in this thread...

 

R3 2200G VS FX 4300: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-3-2200G-vs-AMD-FX-4300/m441832vs2879

R3 2200G VS FX 6300: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-3-2200G-vs-AMD-FX-6300/m441832vs1555

R3 2200G VS FX 8300: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-3-2200G-vs-AMD-FX-8300/m441832vsm7163

 

As you can see the 2200G tears all three FX CPU's apart and the major plus going with the 2200G is you get decent on-board graphics meaning you wouldn't need to buy that 750Ti. 

Edited November 18, 2018 by LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo

[AddJaden]

1 minute ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Yep, it would be the best route to go since all of AMD's FX CPU's are trash and worthless. 

 

Just so you know here are all the comparisons between the 2200G VS the FX CPU's that were mentioned in this thread...

 

R3 2200G VS FX 4300: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-3-2200G-vs-AMD-FX-4300/m441832vs2879

R3 2200G VS FX 6300: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-3-2200G-vs-AMD-FX-6300/m441832vs1555

R3 2200G VS FX 8300: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-3-2200G-vs-AMD-FX-8300/m441832vsm7163

 

As you can see the 2200G tears all three FX CPU's apart and the major plus going with 2200G is you get decent on-board graphics meaning you wouldn't need to buy that 750Ti. 

OK thank you so much for the help! I should buy all three you suggested in the "$33 over" message you sent then?

[DOGEY]

9 minutes ago, AddJaden said:

I had not. So you think I should get all three of those and it would give me the most performance upgrade?

The onboard graphics are -63%. https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-750-Ti-vs-AMD-RX-Vega-8-Ryzen-iGPU/2187vsm441833

[3 Lions]

Just now, AddJaden said:

OK thank you so much for the help! I should buy all three you suggested in the "$33 over" message you sent then?

Yes you should.