gt 730 upgrade?

[budgetpcguy]

i was thinking about upgrading to the gt 1030 from a gt 710 would it be worth the upgrade?

[Electronics Wizardy]

yea its a big jump. Id look for a used gpu though, you can normally get a much better bang for the buck.

[Snipergod87]

How much are you looking to spend?

For the price of a 1030, you could get a GTX 760 or possible a GTX 770 (used of course)

Or a GTX 950

[Lurick]

If you do go for the 1030 though, make sure you get the one with GDDR5, not DDR4

[budgetpcguy]

3 hours ago, Lurick said:

If you do go for the 1030 though, make sure you get the one with GDDR5, not DDR4

ya i will make sure this is the one im looking at https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GeForce-GV-N1030D5-2GL-Computer-Graphics/dp/B071DY2VJR/ref=sr_1_1/146-2272342-3474468?ie=UTF8&qid=1533942860&sr=8-1&keywords=gt+1030+graphics+card (i need a low profile to fix in my small pc case)

[Streetguru]

8 minutes ago, budgetpcguy said:

i was thinking about upgrading to the gt 1030 from a gt 710 would it be worth the upgrade?

What's your current PC/CPU?

What's your budget/country for the upgrade?

[budgetpcguy]

3 hours ago, Snipergod87 said:

How much are you looking to spend?

For the price of a 1030, you could get a GTX 760 or possible a GTX 770 (used of course)

Or a GTX 950

i dont think any of those have a low profile version i need a low profile card to fit in my pc

[budgetpcguy]

3 hours ago, Streetguru said:

What's your current PC/CPU?

What's your budget/country for the upgrade?

core i3-2130 at 3.4ghz 130$ united states

 

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, budgetpcguy said:

i dont think any of those have a low profile version i need a low profile card to fit in my pc

Just run the case with the side panel off to get a better GPU

CPU is really low end...

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, budgetpcguy said:

core i3-2130 at 3.4ghz

If the rest of the parts are ATX an upgrade to an R3 2200G is going to get you a better CPU and GPU
 

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[budgetpcguy]

3 hours ago, Streetguru said:

Just run the case with the side panel off to get a better GPU

CPU is really low end...

its not about the side of the case its a small dell and the pcie slot is at the top next to the roof of the case so i need a small graphics card

[Streetguru]

Just now, budgetpcguy said:

its not about the side of the case its a small dell and the pcie slot is at the top next to the roof of the case so i need a small graphics card

Get a dremel or some bolt cutters.

 

Or maybe just a new case if it's standard ATX parts.

 

as a used GPU is likely to get you 50% or more performance compared to a GT 1030

[budgetpcguy]

3 hours ago, Streetguru said:

Get a dremel or some bolt cutters.

 

Or maybe just a new case if it's standard ATX parts.

 

as a used GPU is likely to get you 50% or more performance compared to a GT 1030

its the custom made for case bull that dell does but i did break off some parts so that the 730 fits

 

[Streetguru]

6 minutes ago, budgetpcguy said:

its the custom made for case bull that dell does

The motherboard may still be ATX

 

Either way keep saving there are better low profile options, but I'd highly suggest you just get an R3 2200G system so you aren't CPU bottlenecked with any futre GPU

There is a low profile RX 560 at $129, it's normally about twice as fast as the GT 1030, LP model is likely a bit slower of course due to power/cooling

*although there's a chance the dell PC needs a BIOS update or just won't work with polaris, can always return the card if that ends up being the case

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RYWfrH/msi-radeon-rx-560-1024-4gb-lp-oc-video-card-radeon-rx-560-4gt-lp-oc

[budgetpcguy]

3 hours ago, Streetguru said:

The motherboard may still be ATX

 

Either way keep saving there are better low profile options, but I'd highly suggest you just get an R3 2200G system so you aren't CPU bottlenecked with any futre GPU

There is a low profile RX 560 at $129, it's normally about twice as fast as the GT 1030, LP model is likely a bit slower of course due to power/cooling

*although there's a chance the dell PC needs a BIOS update or just won't work with polaris, can always return the card if that ends up being the case

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RYWfrH/msi-radeon-rx-560-1024-4gb-lp-oc-video-card-radeon-rx-560-4gt-lp-oc

i dont think its atx but here is a picture

[Streetguru]

1 hour ago, budgetpcguy said:

 

RIP, just some dell thing then.

 

I mean you can toss a GPU into it and be fine

 

but it might be better for the long run if you get the bare minimum R3 2200G system, gives you an upgrade path and a better CPU/GPU

 

Can reuse your storage and just live without a case for a bit

Wouldn't buy a GT 1030, go for a low profile RX 560 or GTX 1050 instead, as you're likely to upgrade the CPU eventually anyways.
 

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Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg Business)
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