Advice regarding upgrading GPU for old PC

[igalkop]

Hello
I have an pretty old PC (from 2010) which has the following components:

CPU Intel Core u7 860

MB Intel DP55WG

GPU Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT !G DD2

 

I am about to move my PC to my young kid. He is not a gamer, but I want him to have a PC which will be able to play games from last years with reasonable resolution.

I have found the following GPU: https://www.newegg.com/global/il-en/asus-geforce-gt-710-gt710-sl-1gd5-brk/p/N82E16814126221

 

I would like to know 

1. Will the new GPU will work with my MB & CPU?
2. Will I actually gain any gaming performance by replacing my old  GPU with this new one?

 

 

[eeeee1]

i doubt you will gain any more than 10 frames. it is still a pretty old card.

[boggy77]

it's definitely better, but still won't allow you to play any sort of modern-ish games.

i would look at a radeon rx560 as a minimum.

[jaslion]

That gt 710 will not play any game what so ever. It's a display adapter card to display office and a web browser but will not play games even something like terraria chugs on it.

 

Got a budget? Also what is the psu in this machine?

[Eighjan]

4 minutes ago, igalkop said:

Hello
I have an pretty old PC (from 2010) which has the following components:

CPU Intel Core u7 860

MB Intel DP55WG

GPU Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT !G DD2

 

I am about to move my PC to my young kid. He is not a gamer, but I want him to have a PC which will be able to play games from last years with reasonable resolution.

I have found the following GPU: https://www.newegg.com/global/il-en/asus-geforce-gt-710-gt710-sl-1gd5-brk/p/N82E16814126221

 

I would like to know 

1. Will the new GPU will work with my MB & CPU?
2. Will I actually gain any gaming performance by replacing my old  GPU with this new one?

 

 

Better off with a new 'board...

That one only supports Gen.2 PCI-e.

[FloRolf]

Please don't get a GT710, it's actually dogshit. 

You should instead get on Craigslist or whatever and shop for a used low powered card like a GTX1050/TI or even RX560/570 as suggested above. 

That'll set you back 80-100 USD but at least you don't feel like you wasted your money. 

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, Eighjan said:

Better off with a new 'board...

That one only supports Gen.2 PCI-e.

It's a cheap starting computer doesn't matter that it has pcie 2.0 still plenty for any budget gpu.

[FloRolf]

1 minute ago, Eighjan said:

Better off with a new 'board...

That one only supports Gen.2 PCI-e.

New board = new CPU = new memory

 

PCIe 2.0 is perfectly fine for low powered GPUs. He just wants a PC for his kiddo. 

[iBabySlapper]

Yeah, RX 570s and 580s can be had for pretty cheap online. Or something slightly older than that like a GTX950. Anyhow, go used. The GT710 isn't worth 40 of your dollars.