Upgrade The Graphics - Topic

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Aug 5 2018 02:56pm

Sup guys, I am building a home theater RETRO-PC and i got my old work computer for free that I'll use, it is an Optiplex 7010 stats: i7-3770 @3.4 - 16GB ram - 120GB SSD running win 7 pro. I need to slap in a cheap 1-2gb gfx card with ddr5, any recommendations for a cheapo?

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Aug 5 2018 03:05pm

1030

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Aug 5 2018 05:30pm

I forgot to add, I dont want to upgrade the power supply either. Trying to do this as cheap as possible.

Do you know if I can run the 1030 with stock power? Also, looking to spend less that $50

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Aug 5 2018 06:26pm

Quote (pimpdawg @ Aug 5 2018 05:30pm)

I forgot to add, I dont want to upgrade the power supply either. Trying to do this as cheap as possible.

Do you know if I can run the 1030 with stock power? Also, looking to spend less that $50

What psu do you have right now.

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Aug 5 2018 06:43pm

Quote (kclla @ Aug 5 2018 08:26pm)

What psu do you have right now.

on board graphics, no dedicated card lol

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Aug 5 2018 07:27pm

Quote (pimpdawg @ Aug 5 2018 08:43pm)

on board graphics, no dedicated card lol

Power supply unit.

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Aug 5 2018 07:31pm

Quote (pimpdawg @ Aug 5 2018 07:30pm)

I forgot to add, I dont want to upgrade the power supply either. Trying to do this as cheap as possible.

Do you know if I can run the 1030 with stock power? Also, looking to spend less that $50

All the GTX 1030's should be fine just with the PCI-E slot power.

Here they are, just search for the make and model on Newegg.com and via the pics, you can see if they require cables from the power supply.

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#c=396&sort=price

There are GTX 1030's with DDR4 memory and DDR5 memory. Of the DDR5 memory versions, this is the cheapest...

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Q4648d/asus-geforce-gt-1030-2gb-video-card-gt1030-2g-csm

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kclla

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Aug 5 2018 07:47pm

Quote (Ghot @ Aug 5 2018 07:31pm)

Hes right you know, don't get scammed into buying the shitty DDR4 one. Like it's real bad.

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