4k cheap graphics card

[Burnedice25]

So here's the story..

Me and my brother are building a bit of a man cave (with a drum kit, couch etc, etc,) and i was in charge of the media center. We both decided that a emulation machine would be fantastic for when mates come over and we can play mario kart and stuff, but he kinda screwed me over by buying a 4K TV.
It was a crazy good steal, for 70 bucks, but now i need to buy a graphics card for the PC i was going to use.

Specs:
i5 2500

8gb DDR3

ON BOARD GRAPHICS

240 watt PSU

 

From what ive seen, a GTX 1650 might be good enough for us, but the recommenced PSU for a 1650 is 300 watt, (it's possible to run it off a 240, just not reccomeneded)
what should i do? 

(games we are looking to play are emulators of course, but also some modern party titles like Rocket League all at 4K, medium-high settings, 60+ FPS)

Thanks 

[GDRRiley]

1650 is the fastest you can get without a pcie 6 pin

[AndreiArgeanu]

The TV isn't locked to 4K, you can run it at 1080p. But for light 4k gaming the 1650 is ok, though the 1650 super offers so much more performance for a little more money. Either way your probably need a new power supply, the 1650 would most likely push the power supply beyond it's limits, or very close to it's maximum capacity leading to potential overheating, and also an increased chance of the PSU giving up. However a new PSU does mean an extra 50$, but it also comes with many advantages, especially when considering future upgrades.

[Burnedice25]

3 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

The TV isn't locked to 4K, you can run it at 1080p. But for light 4k gaming the 1650 is ok, though the 1650 super offers so much more performance for a little more money. Either way your probably need a new power supply, the 1650 would most likely push the power supply beyond it's limits, or very close to it's maximum capacity leading to potential overheating, and also an increased chance of the PSU giving up. However a new PSU does mean an extra 50$, but it also comes with many advantages, especially when considering future upgrades.

a PSU upgrade isnt an option. i'm upgrading a SFF prebuilt and the motherboard has a weird power connector and mounting fo rth epsu is not standard.

And i know the TV isnt locked at 4K, its just if we have a 4k tv might as well use it yeah?

Is undervolting the GPU an option for me?

[Burnedice25]

6 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

1650 is the fastest you can get without a pcie 6 pin

should i under volt the GPU?

 

[AndreiArgeanu]

Just now, Burnedice25 said:

a PSU upgrade isnt an option. i'm upgrading a SFF prebuilt and the motherboard has a weird power connector and mounting fo rth epsu is not standard.

And i know the TV isnt locked at 4K, its just if we have a 4k tv might as well use it yeah?

Is undervolting the GPU an option for me?

That could probably work, as long as you don't go too far, otherwise it might be unstable and crash under load.

[Burnedice25]

1 minute ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

That could probably work, as long as you don't go too far, otherwise it might be unstable and crash under load.

with the GPU under volted, will i still get decent FPS when gaming with decent settings?

 

[AndreiArgeanu]

Just now, AndreiArgeanu said:

motherboard has a weird power connector

You can get adaptors for those connectors.

Also another quick thing, remember to get a low profile 1650 so it can actually fit in the Sff.

[AndreiArgeanu]

Just now, Burnedice25 said:

with the GPU under volted, will i still get decent FPS when gaming with decent settings?

Most likely, decent, but lower than normal, since the GPU won't boost as high.

[Burnedice25]

3 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

You can get adaptors for those connectors.

Also another quick thing, remember to get a low profile 1650 so it can actually fit in the Sff.

yeah, dont worry, I have the gigabyte model in mind https://www.pccasegear.com/products/50013/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1650-d6-oc-low-profile-4gb

 

has a SFF bracket included. 

[Burnedice25]

4 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

You can get adaptors for those connectors.

Also another quick thing, remember to get a low profile 1650 so it can actually fit in the Sff.

Also, the PSU mounting thing is super weird, so it cant fit anything else