Old PC GPU upgrade

[PC Projects]

- Budget:At most ~800 SEK (can go higher if it helps significantly)

- Zip Code or Location: Västmanland, Sweden

- Specific Use: Minecraft server, secondary gaming machine

- Any preferred components?: GPU that can game well with no external power required at 95W

- Any spare parts you can re-use?:No

- Overclocking your processor?:No

- Need an Operating System?: No

- Need a Monitor? / Mouse? / Keyboard?:No

- Need a Wireless Card or Adapter? No

- Need Another Component? (Specify): Possibly a good PSU

My current specs:

Intel Core i5-650 @ stock with stock cooler

12GB DDR2 RAM (2×4GB+2×2GB)

nVidia GeForce GT 330 OEM 2GB PCIe 2.0 (possibly 8x, has everything but that final piece at the edge)

Packard Bell iXtreme M5800 mobo (H57, LGA 1156, mATX)

WD Caviar Green 1TB w/ Windows 8.1

Packard Bell iXtreme M5800 case mATX

DVD+/-RW drive (probably gonna steal to use in my main)

~300W standard PSU

[Castdeath97]

How about a r9 280? Is it within the budget (sorry I don't know the Swedish currency) 

[PineappleHolidays]

So no external power connector ?

a GTX 750 / 750ti would fit the bill.

[FireFox]

When you say ''standard PSU'' what does that mean. Is it a stock ATX PSU or a piece of shit from Packard Bell that can't be changed out, if it is a standard ATX then I would scrap it and get a nice little 450w XFX unit.

 

When you build a new system in the future you can remove and re-use it.

[Jlryan]

If it's at all possible to budge up to ~1300SEK (though if that's too much then no worries), I'd definitely look at the GTX 750Ti. Very nice card, no external power required, consumes only 60w.

[xQubeZx]

What are you going to game on it? And a 750ti is probably the best you can get for the money. But isn't the CPU a bit on the weak side for a minecraft server? Or it probably works fine for 10ish people but more will probably be laggy.

[Lolucoca]

That's just around 80EUR... Get a used 750ti

[Arcanekitten]

How about a r9 280? Is it within the budget (sorry I don't know the Swedish currency) 

800 sek is about 95 dollars

[Arcanekitten]

If it's at all possible to budge up to ~1300SEK (though if that's too much then no worries), I'd definitely look at the GTX 750Ti. Very nice card, no external power required, consumes only 60w.

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If it's at all possible to budge up to ~1300SEK (though if that's too much then no worries), I'd definitely look at the GTX 750Ti. Very nice card, no external power required, consumes only 60w.

 

 

- Budget:At most ~800 SEK (can go higher if it helps significantly)

- Zip Code or Location: Västmanland, Sweden

- Specific Use: Minecraft server, secondary gaming machine

- Any preferred components?: GPU that can game well with no external power required at 95W

- Any spare parts you can re-use?:No

- Overclocking your processor?:No

- Need an Operating System?: No

- Need a Monitor? / Mouse? / Keyboard?:No

- Need a Wireless Card or Adapter? No

- Need Another Component? (Specify): Possibly a good PSU

My current specs:

Intel Core i5-650 @ stock with stock cooler

12GB DDR2 RAM (2×4GB+2×2GB)

nVidia GeForce GT 330 OEM 2GB PCIe 2.0 (possibly 8x, has everything but that final piece at the edge)

Packard Bell iXtreme M5800 mobo (H57, LGA 1156, mATX)

WD Caviar Green 1TB w/ Windows 8.1

Packard Bell iXtreme M5800 case mATX

DVD+/-RW drive (probably gonna steal to use in my main)

~300W standard PSU

either the 750(ti) or r7 260(x) if they fit in your budget

[PC Projects]

When you say ''standard PSU'' what does that mean. Is it a stock ATX PSU or a piece of shit from Packard Bell that can't be changed out, if it is a standard ATX then I would scrap it and get a nice little 450w XFX unit.

 

When you build a new system in the future you can remove and re-use it.

I have a much better rig already. I thought it might be nice to allow this machine to be more of a gaming machine.

What are you going to game on it? And a 750ti is probably the best you can get for the money. But isn't the CPU a bit on the weak side for a minecraft server? Or it probably works fine for 10ish people but more will probably be laggy.

Really? I thought that this CPU would be fine. I'm not looking to do more than 10 people anyway. It'd be a private little server for friends and family. If I wanted like 32 people, what sort of CPU would I need?

[Jlryan]

I have a much better rig already. I thought it might be nice to allow this machine to be more of a gaming machine.

Really? I thought that this CPU would be fine. I'm not looking to do more than 10 people anyway. It'd be a private little server for friends and family. If I wanted like 32 people, what sort of CPU would I need?

That CPU is fine, I've run servers with 40 people on with lesser hardware than that