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Can I upgrade from a GTX 1050 TI to a RTX 3060 without problems?

MaxtheHusk
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Hello! I want to upgrade my GPU from a GTX 1050 TI to a RTX 3060. My question is can I upgrade without any problems? Like the motherboard to not support it or something else? And forget about the availability and the price I am being theoretical now so ya. I just want to know if I can upgrade without problems. Thanks 🙂

My system specs: 

CPU:Intel Core i9 9900KF

GPU:Nvidia GTX 1050 TI

Motherboard:AsRock H310 M-HDV

PSU: 500W (I do not know its model)

RAM: 16 GB Crucial 2400 frequency 

Storage: 1 TB HDD, 240 GB SSD

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It looks like your mobo will accept everything fine.  You should only need to download new drivers after the install.

It must be true, I read it on the internet...

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Motherboards typically aren't an issue since PCIe is backwards and forwards compatible, so you could use even a modern GPU with PCIe 4.0 in an older motherboard with PCIe 2.0 (with some performance deficits).

 

The PSU could potentially be a problem if it's a cheap one. Nvidia recommends a 550w unit. But normally it should be fine, provided is has as many power connectors as the GPU needs.

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1 minute ago, Eigenvektor said:

The PSU could potentially be a problem if it's a cheap one. Nvidia recommends a 550w unit. But normally it should be fine, provided is has as many power connectors as the GPU needs.

@MaxtheHusk can you provide the model of your PSU? Without this information we can't tell you, since the wattage is borderline.

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  • CPU: Intel Core i9 9900K @ up to 5.3GHz, 5.0GHz all-core, delidded
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16 minutes ago, MaxtheHusk said:

Hello! I want to upgrade my GPU from a GTX 1050 TI to a RTX 3060. My question is can I upgrade without any problems? Like the motherboard to not support it or something else? And forget about the availability and the price I am being theoretical now so ya. I just want to know if I can upgrade without problems. Thanks 🙂

My system specs: 

CPU:Intel Core i9 9900KF

GPU:Nvidia GTX 1050 TI

Motherboard:AsRock H310 M-HDV

PSU: 500W (I do not know its model)

RAM: 16 GB Crucial 2400 frequency 

Storage: 1 TB HDD, 240 GB SSD

Bro ur motherboard isn't made for such heavy processor like 9900kf and yeah remeber to upgrade ur psu to atleast 650w or higher.

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20 minutes ago, MaxtheHusk said:

Hello! I want to upgrade my GPU from a GTX 1050 TI to a RTX 3060. My question is can I upgrade without any problems? Like the motherboard to not support it or something else? And forget about the availability and the price I am being theoretical now so ya. I just want to know if I can upgrade without problems. Thanks 🙂

My system specs: 

CPU:Intel Core i9 9900KF

GPU:Nvidia GTX 1050 TI

Motherboard:AsRock H310 M-HDV

PSU: 500W (I do not know its model)

RAM: 16 GB Crucial 2400 frequency 

Storage: 1 TB HDD, 240 GB SSD

You should be able to. Depends on the parts you have since its a pretty big graphics card, you might have to get a new case and you also might have to get a new power supply but this all depends what you got now.

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4 hours ago, MaxtheHusk said:

Hello! I want to upgrade my GPU from a GTX 1050 TI to a RTX 3060. My question is can I upgrade without any problems? Like the motherboard to not support it or something else? And forget about the availability and the price I am being theoretical now so ya. I just want to know if I can upgrade without problems. Thanks 🙂

My system specs: 

CPU:Intel Core i9 9900KF

GPU:Nvidia GTX 1050 TI

Motherboard:AsRock H310 M-HDV

PSU: 500W (I do not know its model)

RAM: 16 GB Crucial 2400 frequency 

Storage: 1 TB HDD, 240 GB SSD

Can you tell us about the PSU model ? So we can at least know if it gonna be okay if you’re really considered to upgrade to RTX 3060

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT @4,6 Ghz| Motherboard: MSI B550M Mortar | RAM: 2x8GB 3200MHz G.Skill Trident Z Neo CL16 | GPU: MSI RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio | PSU: Corsair RM750  | Case: NZXT H510 | Cooler: Cooler Master Masterliquid ML240L v2 | SSD: Samsung 860 Evo 500GB + Transcend MTE220S 512GB | HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 7200rpm | Monitor: Samsung 24" CFG70

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I dont know the model of the psu because I got this pc in 2018 as a prebuild and the seller didnt give details on the psu

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4 hours ago, MaxtheHusk said:

I dont know the model of the psu because I got this pc in 2018 as a prebuild and the seller didnt give details on the psu

pull the psu out of the case and read it off the label

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On 6/15/2021 at 3:34 PM, Acid9564 said:

Bro ur motherboard isn't made for such heavy processor like 9900kf and yeah remeber to upgrade ur psu to atleast 650w or higher.

Bro! His MB is fine for the i9-9900KF (it's even listed in the supported CPU list) - might not be ideal or one of the "best", but it'll do. As others said, unplugging the PSU and taking it out (maybe not completely, but enough to read its labels) will help determine if it's good enough, if not, you might have to upgrade it to at least a 650w(and maybe even go semi modular or full modular if your current PSU isn't - it's a QoL upgrade, trust me).

 

Then, as mentioned, the 30 series GPU are BIG BOI cards, so you'll have to look at the dimensions and what your current case can handle (I had to change my case to "futureproof" it for bigger 30 series cards).

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16 hours ago, MaxtheHusk said:

I dont know the model of the psu because I got this pc in 2018 as a prebuild and the seller didnt give details on the psu

We need to know this as otherwise you can have a non-functioning or potentially dead pc on your hands.

 

So open your case and have a look at the psu worst case you need to remove it.

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