Asus Geforce GT 440 1GB GDDR5

[Sir Asvald]

Hi, there!

 

I'm new to the forum. Anyway, I was given a free Asus Geforce GT 440 for free because my friend had built a new PC. The GPU is currently horrible and old. I've also made a decision to move from console to PC (YAY!). I've got an issue. My dad won't let me buy a new card because he said that I've got one. I do, but its rubbish no current games play it, and I want to try out H1Z1, but obviously I cant' play on medium settings because of the card.

 

I don't know that to do!  

[ForFour]

show him how your games run and say those are the lowest settings

[Garuger]

Secretly buy a 750 ti.Heck i secretly build 1000 euros pc without my parents knowing

[Suffokation]

Tell him to stop being arrogant and make him sit down and play the games on it...

[manikyath]

if the 440 is anywhere near the 640 you'll still have better graphics than on consoles.

 

EDIT: low end gpu gaming hints: (coming from a guy that used to do 1440p on a GT640)

- turn off anti aliasing.

- turn off shadows, reflections and other raytracing-like effects.

- set textures to medium or high depending on the game, and the amount of Vram (probably gonna be medium for you)

- lower viewing distance one notch, this wont be visibly annoying in most cases.

- does the game have fancy effects like "soften", etc? turn them on and off a few times, see what it does to performance, and see if you actually like the effect.

- try lowering your screen resolution for really demanding games, in the end pixels arent everything.

[Pelop17]

Hi, there!

 

I'm new to the forum. Anyway, I was given a free Asus Geforce GT 440 for free because my friend had built a new PC. The GPU is currently horrible and old. I've also made a decision to move from console to PC (YAY!). I've got an issue. My dad won't let me buy a new card because he said that I've got one. I do, but its rubbish no current games play it, and I want to try out H1Z1, but obviously I cant' play on medium settings because of the card.

 

I don't know that to do!

Welcome to the forum

If I were you I would sell the asus one get some money , save more and build a console pc of budget 500 $

[Garuger]

show him how your games run and say those are the lowest settings

And respond back in my day we played in spectrum this looks fine to me

[Garuger]

if the 440 is anywhere near the 640 you'll still have better graphics than on consoles.

i have a GTS450 D:

[OfficialJsP]

if the 440 is anywhere near the 640 you'll still have better graphics than on consoles.

 

yeah its nothing like the 640 the 440 is 2 years older than it

[Unlikelyjoker]

Make him play

[Sir Asvald]

Welcome to the forum

If I were you I would sell the asus one get some money , save more and build a console pc of budget 500 $

My current build is:

 

i5 4690 

8GB RAM

1x 120GB SSD

2x 250GB Drives (had them from my old system)

Asus Z-97A 

Coolermaster K280 

 

overall price was £440

[Badger906]

i spent about 8 years with a pc so bad i could only play games at 800x600 on lowest quality and even then most of the time my framed dipped below 30fps! but in that time i saved up all my money and eventlly ended up with a damn decent gaming pc!!

sadly by that time i was 18 and had a job.. so my dream pc id waited years for was upgraded beyond recognition within months!!

 

basically what I'm saying is if you've got strict parents theres not much you can do.. so just feel lucky you can play games at all!!

 

could always sell you console... or sabotage your computer like i did once so my mum and dad bought me a new one... ha was so funny how the family computer started working again as soon as i had my own... 

[minibois]

Sell the GPU for nothing and get a new one

[Garuger]

My current build is:

 

i5 4690 

8GB RAM

1x 120GB SSD

2x 250GB Drives (had them from my old system)

Asus Z-97A 

Coolermaster K280 

 

overall price was £440

Excellent build i suggest a 750ti or a GTX 960, R9 280 or 285

[Sir Asvald]

Excellent build i suggest a 750ti or a GTX 960, R9 280 or 285

I can't buy one because my dad said " i have one" a crappy Gt 440

[Garuger]

i spent about 8 years with a pc so bad i could only play games at 800x600 on lowest quality and even then most of the time my framed dipped below 30fps! but in that time i saved up all my money and eventlly ended up with a damn decent gaming pc!!

sadly by that time i was 18 and had a job.. so my dream pc id waited years for was upgraded beyond recognition within months!!

 

basically what I'm saying is if you've got strict parents theres not much you can do.. so just feel lucky you can play games at all!!

 

could always sell you console... or sabotage your computer like i did once so my mum and dad bought me a new one... ha was so funny how the family computer started working again as soon as i had my own... 

Just build it in secrecy . Use an old tower or the one you have and upgrade the inside . Not knowing anything about pc it is an advantage you have over your parents they wont notice a difrence

[Garuger]

I can't buy one because my dad said " i have one" a crappy Gt 440

Buy it without knowing he wont understand much since he has no idea of pc.And upgrade it while he is in his job . First step is to find a shop you have easy acces to then book the gpu you want online . After he leaves for job or just find a good excuse or just cover it with other sport activity and conceal it in a back while you are returning . Just think ways to bypass it , it is easy

[Sir Asvald]

Buy it without knowing he wont understand much since he has no idea of pc.And upgrade it while he is in his job . First step is to find a shop you have easy acces to then book the gpu you want online . After he leaves for job or just find a good excuse or just cover it with other sport activity and conceal it in a back while you are returning . Just think ways to bypass it , it is easy

My dad is a System Analyst. He's been building PC's and working with them for the past 23 years..

[Garuger]

My dad is a System Analyst. He's been building PC's and working with them for the past 23 years..

Wellllllll oc till you burn it and then say you must buy a new one because it was faulty and too old or tamper with it until it burns by itself .What screen analysis you play ? and what games you aim to play ?because my 450 can play some games in high settings with the oc i have done to it. But still i dont think he will undestand a big difrence if you just change the gpu maybe trying to match the colors of the new one with the old one thus the difrence be even smaller .Match size / color and you can still deceive him.Deceive young one JOIN THE DARK SIDE

[Sir Asvald]

if the 440 is anywhere near the 640 you'll still have better graphics than on consoles.

 

EDIT: low end gpu gaming hints: (coming from a guy that used to do 1440p on a GT640)

- turn off anti aliasing.

- turn off shadows, reflections and other raytracing-like effects.

- set textures to medium or high depending on the game, and the amount of Vram (probably gonna be medium for you)

- lower viewing distance one notch, this wont be visibly annoying in most cases.

- does the game have fancy effects like "soften", etc? turn them on and off a few times, see what it does to performance, and see if you actually like the effect.

- try lowering your screen resolution for really demanding games, in the end pixels arent everything.

 

 

 

My friend let use his account for H1Z1. I did exactly that. With medium at 1366x768 i get around 25 fps.

[Jumper118]

I can't buy one because my dad said " i have one" a crappy Gt 440

sell i on ebay then say you dont have one

[NeatSquidYT]

 

(coming from a guy that used to do 1440p on a GT640)

[GlassBomb]

@Abdul201588

 

Your overall system is quite good. It's really the graphics card that is holding it back... by a lot...

Try to ask your father if you do some chores for a week or two if that will be enough for you to get something like a GTX 750ti, or a R7 260X.

 

Or if you are able to manage to save up some money here and there so that you can buy it yourself.

[Sir Asvald]

I have a job, I work 3 days a week. I have enough money to build another computer. I built the computer myself. I don't understand why he won't let me buy it.

[AlbertScrub]

what PSW do you have?