Will my pc rig work?

[Rewend Ibrahim]

Hello everyone,

so i'm planing to upgrade my gpu which is a gt 710 to a gtx 750 ti and these are my pc specs:

Motherboard: ASROCK 960GM-VGS3 FX 

Cpu: AMD FX 4300 @3.8GHZ

Ram: 2*4 gb ddr3 each stick runs at 333mhz

Power Supply: 340watt "it's a white power supply and maybe old"

And for the GPU: gtx 750ti

Note: the gtx 750ti requires a 3.0 pcie and i have a 2.0 pcie, will this work fine or it will reduce it's performance?

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[Rewend Ibrahim]

Dude this has nothing to do with what i'm talking about?

 

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4 minutes ago, Rewend Ibrahim said:

Hello everyone,

so i'm planing to upgrade my gpu which is a gt 710 to a gtx 750 ti and these are my pc specs:

Motherboard: ASROCK 960GM-VGS3 FX 

Cpu: AMD FX 4300 @3.8GHZ

Ram: 2*4 gb ddr3 each stick runs at 333mhz

Power Supply: 340watt "it's a white power supply and maybe old"

And for the GPU: gtx 750ti

Note: the gtx 750ti requires a 3.0 pcie and i have a 2.0 pcie, will this work fine or it will reduce it's performance?

The only thing that's an issue there is the PSU. 340W is a little low, especially for a 750Ti. Consider upgrading to something more along the lines of 400-450W. As for the GPU, PCIe is backwards compatible, so 750Ti will work with your PCIe 2.0 slots. It won't run at its full potential, but it's not going to halve its performance or anything drastic. Consider a mobo upgrade in future, however. PCIe 2.0 and DDR3 are both quite dated.

[ajcroteau]

Yes, it should work fine and with no loss in performance...

 

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Impact-of-PCI-E-Speed-on-Gaming-Performance-518/

 

 

[WWicket]

1 minute ago, Rewend Ibrahim said:

Dude this has nothing to do with what i'm talking about?

 

Yeah it does... it shows that PCIE vers. has very little impact on GPU performance within reason. You'll be fine. 

[Rewend Ibrahim]

@LeinadTM So if i upgrade my power supply, everything should be fine?

 

[Cyracus]

2 minutes ago, Rewend Ibrahim said:

Dude this has nothing to do with what i'm talking about?

 

that chart shows a much higher throughput card not even being hindered by being on pcie 2x16, your question whether pcie 2 will hold back a 750ti, no not in any way

[AnalogCanavity]

Just get a new PC

[WWicket]

2 minutes ago, Rewend Ibrahim said:

@LeinadTM So if i upgrade my power supply, everything should be fine?

 

As long as your PSU is actually putting out its rated wattage, you should be fine without upgrading.

[Rewend Ibrahim]

I'm confused because some of you say that the card won't lose any performance and others say that it will so...

[WWicket]

1 minute ago, Rewend Ibrahim said:

I'm confused because some of you say that the card won't lose any performance and others say that it will so...

You are confused. 

 

No one said it would significantly lose performance. It will work just fine.

[Rewend Ibrahim]

but 

1 minute ago, WWicket said:

As long as your PSU is actually putting out its rated wattage, you should be fine without upgrading.

But i don't know how to check if it's putting out it's rated wattage. How can i check that?

[Rewend Ibrahim]

2 minutes ago, WWicket said:

You are confused. 

 

No one said it would significantly lose performance. It will work just fine.

LeinadTM said "It won't run at its full potential, but it's not going to halve its performance". That's why is said i'm confused

[WWicket]

6 minutes ago, Rewend Ibrahim said:

but 

But i don't know how to check if it's putting out it's rated wattage. How can i check that?

With great difficulty. If it is a decent brand, it probably is. Otherwise, you can try it and see if everything runs fine or just order a new one. Unless the specs on the PSU are completely inaccurate, it isn't going to ignite or anything. Most likely (if the wattage is lower than rated) the GPU would not power up or the computer will shutoff randomly. It will probably have a negatively impact the life expectancy of some components, but really only the GPU would be worth worrying about, anyways.

[WWicket]

1 minute ago, Rewend Ibrahim said:

LeinadTM said "It won't run at its full potential, but it's not going to halve its performance". That's why is said i'm confused

The performance impact will be negligible.

[GrayTech]

22 minutes ago, Rewend Ibrahim said:

Power Supply: 340watt "it's a white power supply and maybe old"

Personally I would get a better PSU. Something like a Seasonic S12 II or Corsair CXM (gray label).

[Rewend Ibrahim]

So i'll be able to play at 40fps at medium settings on AAA games if i upgrade my psu and get a gtx 750ti?

[Rewend Ibrahim]

2 minutes ago, GrayTech said:

Personally I would get a better PSU. Something like a Seasonic S12 II or Corsair CXM (gray label).

well i'm on a budget right now and can't afford a 40$-60$ psu.

I would like to know what will be the best PSU for around 20-25$ and i have no problems with used parts. 

[WWicket]

4 minutes ago, Rewend Ibrahim said:

So i'll be able to play at 40fps at medium settings on AAA games if i upgrade my psu and get a gtx 750ti?

Will depend on the title. At 1080p, most will be around 40fps average, though minimums will be lower.

[GrayTech]

Just now, Rewend Ibrahim said:

well i'm on a budget right now and can't afford a 40$-60$ psu.

I would like to know what will be the best PSU for around 20-25$ and i have no problems with used parts. 

Personally I wouldn't buy a used PSU.

 

Choose one of those. I think Seasonic could have some good cheap options.

[Ordinarily_Greater]

16 hours ago, Zic05 said:

Just get a new PC

Why?

[AnalogCanavity]

7 hours ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

Why?

Because everything is so old and it will be better to wait for Ryzen 3 and upgrade then