MSI hawk gtx 460 1gb 256bit (@1000mhz OC) vs gt 1030 (stock speed)

[huybv1998]

This morning, while tidying up my warehouse, I just found my brother's 7-years old gaming PC which he leaves when he studies aboard. After opening pc case,i saw it feature core i7 920
asus p6x58de motherboard
12 gigs of ram (6x 2gb stick ddr3)
MSI hawk gtx 460 1gb 256 bit version (check in gpu-z)
a 2TB HDD
cooler master silent pro m2 850w PSU

My question is that can the gtx 460 msi hawk version (with heavy OC) match the new gt 1030 (at stock speed) ? I I heard someone say that the gtx 460 hawk version is about 5-10% faster than the reference gtx 460 1gb due to stock speed (675 mhz with ref card at stock speed and 810mhz with hawk version at stock speed)

https://www.cnet.com/products/msi-n460gtx-hawk-talon-attack-graphics-card-gf-gtx-460-1-gb/specs/

https://www.cnet.com/products/zotac-geforce-gt-1030-graphics-card-gf-gt-1030-2-gb/specs/

Also, can someone recommend me a budget gpu to upgrade my brother's old pc without bottlenecking the i7 920 ?

 

[Likwid]

Maybe you can get used gtx 970 for 120-140$ should be good gaming pc them, after that get 6 core xeon from ebay

[NelizMastr]

The 460 is about on par with the 1030, albeit with less RAM and 5x power consumption.

[Jurrunio]

Wow, mean looking coolers that arent oversized like they are now.

 

I'd use a 1060 3gb (because 1060 6gb is expensive as f) for a system like that. For used cards, the 970, (if cheap) 780ti and R9 290 still are good cards. Make sure you get a new PSU first, since the old one could be unsafe for use after so long.