is GT 1030 good for light gaming?

[Kalm_Traveler]

15 minutes ago, not so Important said:

by 8-11 year old games i had in mind S.T.A.L.K.E.R series games ( if you dont believe me, go check it), I am interested in opinions but nobody also heard that my PSU DOESNT CONTAIN EXTERNAL POWER CONNECTORS.

I understand that, but you can definitely find a reliable PSU upgrade for a very low price that will fit a small budget - even if that requires you to wait a little longer. As you see, many of us strongly recommend that. 

[not so Important]

Just now, Kalm_Traveler1 said:

I understand that, but you can definitely find a reliable PSU upgrade for a very low price that will fit a small budget - even if that requires you to wait a little longer. As you see, many of us strongly recommend that. 

the cheapest "reliable" psu here is over 50 euros my friend

[Kalm_Traveler]

Just now, not so Important said:

the cheapest "reliable" psu here is over 50 euros my friend

And do you have any way to earn over 50 euros? 

 

I was able to buy a fully modular 450w EVGA 80+ gold rated PSU from their weekly B stock sales for $20 a few months ago. It works great in my local file server pc, and would be great in a lower-end gaming PC with a 1050 Ti as well. 

[not so Important]

1 minute ago, Kalm_Traveler1 said:

And do you have any way to earn over 50 euros? 

 

I was able to buy a fully modular 450w EVGA 80+ gold rated PSU from their weekly B stock sales for $20 a few months ago. It works great in my local file server pc, and would be great in a lower-end gaming PC with a 1050 Ti as well. 

thats a bargain

[Jurrunio]

2 hours ago, not so Important said:

i'd go with a gtx 750ti anyday but my psu doesnt contain a 6pin connector

plenty of 750ti without 6pin power connector... its reference TDP is just 60w

[Origami Cactus]

I haven't seen this mentioned on this thread enough: THE 90€ GT 1030 IS PROBABLY THE DDR4 VERSION WHICH IS COMPLETE TRASH. If you are buying a gt 1030 make sure it is the DDR5 version!!!

@not so Important

[TH3R34P3R]

5 hours ago, not so Important said:

the asus version of a GTX 750TI does REQUIRE a 6pin connector which my PSU doesnt have

i never said the 750ti...

 

i said 1050ti

[AngryBeaver]

1 hour ago, not so Important said:

PSU DOESNT CONTAIN EXTERNAL POWER CONNECTORS.

Once again I will point out that the 1050 and 1050ti's by and large don't require any external power. They are 100% powered by the motherboard and would work in this situation.

 

If you just want people to agree that a 1030 is the best move, then you probably came to the wrong place. The 1050 is a better card from a perf/$ point of view and for slightly more you can get a 1050ti which gives you another perf boost.

 

Also maybe I missed this, but have you ever given us details about the rest of your system? If it is prebuilt give us a model and brand. If not give us all the information you know off hand. 

 

The more information you can give us, the more accurate and relevant the response will be. That being said the 1050(TI) would still work in pretty much any system, just some system setups might require the LP version (low profile).

[K86twCuCgDzvF2yHrqKq8FAJNW]

On 12/1/2018 at 12:03 PM, not so Important said:

so, i need to pick a card that could run older titles such as S.T.A.L.K.E.R, Cossacks, Survarium, Banished etc.. would GT 1030 be able to run those games? im not into AAA games because they only focus on MP experience and i am a SP guy.

 

The GT 1030 I would get has these specs:

Asus GT 1030 2gb

Core Clock 1531mhz

Memory Clock Speed 6008mhz

Cuda Cores 384

 

Also I could over clock it it has big fan

for very light gaming. gtx 1060s are starting to drop in price

 

[ItsBlck]

I would like to mention that 

1) the 750ti comes in low profile so get one of those, it does not require the 6 pin atx cable. 

2) The original video you had showcased of the gt 1030 vs gtx 750ti was with a PENTIUM G4560 which would be the main bottleneck in that system. 

3) Some benchmark websites declare a 20% better performance with the 750ti so the 4-3 fps improvement in the video is purely bittlenecked. 

4) Sure go with the 1030 if you want. Even Austin Evans used it for their video, which shows that it is a (not too) decent card. 

I hope you make your mind up.

[not so Important]

58 minutes ago, AngryBeaver said:

Once again I will point out that the 1050 and 1050ti's by and large don't require any external power. They are 100% powered by the motherboard and would work in this situation.

 

If you just want people to agree that a 1030 is the best move, then you probably came to the wrong place. The 1050 is a better card from a perf/$ point of view and for slightly more you can get a 1050ti which gives you another perf boost.

 

Also maybe I missed this, but have you ever given us details about the rest of your system? If it is prebuilt give us a model and brand. If not give us all the information you know off hand. 

 

The more information you can give us, the more accurate and relevant the response will be. That being said the 1050(TI) would still work in pretty much any system, just some system setups might require the LP version (low profile).

those are out of my budget mate

[SenKa]

If you cant afford a GTX 1050, then you probably cant afford anything worth while. I will reiterate that the GTX 1050 and 1050Ti's are very easy to find that dont need external PSU power; meaning your PSU is a non-issue. As for your GT 1030, the GDDR5 version is decent enough; but the DDR4 version performs worse than any other modern GPU on the market. If you want an idea of how the GDDR5 version performs, here you go:

 

 

[not so Important]

Just now, SenpaiKaplan said:

If you cant afford a GTX 1050, then you probably cant afford anything worth while. I will reiterate that the GTX 1050 and 1050Ti's are very easy to find that dont need external PSU power; meaning your PSU is a non-issue. As for your GT 1030, the GDDR5 version is decent enough; but the DDR4 version performs worse than any other modern GPU on the market. If you want an idea of how the GDDR5 version performs, here you go:

 

 

i do acknowledge that the ddr4 version is complete utter shit

 

[ItsBlck]

In the end, but a gt 1030 or save some money to get a gtx 1050

[not so Important]

2 minutes ago, ItsBlck said:

In the end, but a gt 1030 or save some money to get a gtx 1050

is there a card that's performing as good as gtx 1050 but cheaper?

[ItsBlck]

13 minutes ago, not so Important said:

is there a card that's performing as good as gtx 1050 but cheaper?

A used low profile version of the RX 560 is a good contender. It is very close to the same performance but at (I'm in the UK) £30 less (€33)

[not so Important]

Just now, ItsBlck said:

A low profile version of the RX 560 is a good contender. It is very close to the same performance but at (I'm in the UK) £30 less (€33)

10 euros cheaper, yikes

[ItsBlck]

Just now, not so Important said:

10 euros cheaper, yikes

I found a pre owned rx 560 for £89 here on ebay

[not so Important]

Just now, ItsBlck said:

I found a pre owned rx 560 for £89 here on ebay

link?

[ItsBlck]

Just now, not so Important said:

link?

Here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sapphire-Radeon-RX-560-Gaming-OC-4GB-Graphic-Card/113414471728?epid=245223729&hash=item1a68078030:g:6AwAAOSwkXRbZPsS

 

Also a rx460 is a little slower but still much better than gt 1030 and can be found on ebay for a bit less than an rx 560.

[ItsBlck]

Which country do you live in? I could hunt for better deals that way

[not so Important]

2 minutes ago, ItsBlck said:

Here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sapphire-Radeon-RX-560-Gaming-OC-4GB-Graphic-Card/113414471728?epid=245223729&hash=item1a68078030:g:6AwAAOSwkXRbZPsS

 

Also a rx460 is a little slower but still much better than gt 1030 and can be found on ebay for a bit less than an rx 560.

System Requirement:

400 Watt Power Supply (Suggestion)

1 x 6-pin AUX Power Connector

 

i dont have neither of them 

[not so Important]

1 minute ago, ItsBlck said:

Which country do you live in? I could hunt for better deals that way

lithuania

[ItsBlck]

Dammit! I have one question:

Do you trust your PSU? Is it certified(80 plus) or from a reputable company? 

If yes then try buying a small sata to 6 pin atx adapter which can power the gpu. 

Otherwise you are really trapped into only being able to buy a gt 1030 or a low profile rx 460/560 for about the same (or a little less)than a gtx 1050

[not so Important]

1 minute ago, ItsBlck said:

Dammit! I have one question:

Do you trust your PSU? Is it certified(80 plus) or from a reputable company? 

If yes then try buying a small sata to 6 pin atx adapter which can power the gpu. 

Otherwise you are really trapped into only being able to buy a gt 1030 or a low profile rx 460/560 for about the same (or a little less)than a gtx 1050

idk if its 80+ rated or if its a reputable bran, but its fujitsu, i bought this prebuilt so i can slap in a graphics card and game lol