New Graphics card in old computer

[karl01]

I've been out of the computer loop for years i have a very old computer
AMD phenom ii x3 720
4 gig Ram
Nvidia 260 Graphics card
500 watts PSU

I am interested in a new Graphics Card Nvidia 1650 Super, as my setup is so old, would this be possible or do i require a new computer. All my games i own are old i would like to get some new games and play at only 1080p.

 

[bru]

Well TPU graphics database puts the 1650 super @515% faster than your existing NVIDIA GTX 260.
Power wise it's 100w TDP vs the old card at 182w so no problem there.

The AM2+ boards had PCIE 2.0 16x slots. So no worries there either.

It should work unless a motherboard bios issue prevents it, but I would expect the phenom ii x3 720 will be a massive bottleneck.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

As said bios may be an issue
I have an old pc in the cupboard
May be a dual core socket 939 or something
It won't work with a gpu that isn't earlier than a gtx970

 

[Tetras]

I'm not totally sure how reliable this is, but I've looked up older motherboards here in the past: (I know it's not a popular website here ) https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Gigabyte-GA-MA790XT-UD4P/246

In theory the graphics cards which have benchmark scores (scroll down) should be compatible. I thought compatibility related to if they can support a graphics card with a UEFI rather than legacy BIOS, but then some older boards without UEFI can apparently still boot UEFI graphics cards if they have a newer BIOS

 

[almoststew1990]

I would suggest getting an older card that will still offer a big upgrade over your 260. Something like a 650ti or 750 will be a big upgrade, as well as being fairly low power. If you're not bothered about power and noise I'd suggest something like a AMD 7970 would be a great upgrade and they're dirt cheap on here (still quite expensive on eBay though...)

Ultimately it would be a waste of money to get a brand new graphics card as your CPU will limit what you can play.

Older cards will also play nicer with older BIOS based motherboards.