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Low profile GPU for office PC?

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Hi, 

I've been asked to upgrade my friend's brother's PC. Its one of those standard office ones. He has a Core 2 duo vpro cpu. 

He wants to be able to play Overwatch on it. 

My questions are,  is it worth it to just install a low profile gpu like gtx1050? Or should i rebuild him a better one from scratch? 

Will installing a newer gpu to an older build cause bottlenecks? Am i stupid to think this would work?

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This is the most powerful card that'll fit. It also doesn't cost a fortune. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137081

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You could get a new GPU, but (and especially with a Core 2 Duo) you may want to look into a new build sometime soon. 

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12 minutes ago, o0NotSoToxicPoisoN0o said:

Hi, 

I've been asked to upgrade my friend's brother's PC. Its one of those standard office ones. He has a Core 2 duo vpro cpu. 

He wants to be able to play Overwatch on it. 

My questions are,  is it worth it to just install a low profile gpu like gtx1050? Or should i rebuild him a better one from scratch? 

Will installing a newer gpu to an older build cause bottlenecks? Am i stupid to think this would work?

it should work but make sure the case has adiquate cooling and ventilation before plopping a GPU in, also look at how many PCI slots there are available for a GPU, in my experience, low profile cases sometimes have no room for the cooler. 

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23 minutes ago, o0NotSoToxicPoisoN0o said:

 

My questions are,  is it worth it to just install a low profile gpu like gtx1050? Or should i rebuild him a better one from scratch? 

Will installing a newer gpu to an older build cause bottlenecks? Am i stupid to think this would work?

i'm guessing there should be some bottlenecks, but it'll still be mostly playable. you can upgrade to a core 2 quad or quad core Xeon to help, they're very cheap and will help alleviate the bottleneck.

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17 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

i'm guessing there should be some bottlenecks, but it'll still be mostly playable. you can upgrade to a core 2 quad or quad core Xeon to help, they're very cheap and will help alleviate the bottleneck.

Theres a guy on facebook selling an old Core 2 extreme x9650 cpu for $80, do u think that would be a good substitute?

 

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22 minutes ago, o0NotSoToxicPoisoN0o said:

Theres a guy on facebook selling an old Core 2 extreme x9650 cpu for $80, do u think that would be a good substitute?

 

It may help, but ideally a new build would outperform this system, even a basic Core i3 machine. 

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