Windows 10: Need Some Graphic Card advice

My pc's cards fan after 4 years just started making a whinning noise I don't know if I could take it out and grease the fan or not but I would rather just get a new card......Say $100 or less....And I'm not a gamer.

My pc is a 2013 HP P-6 2400T / Intel 3.1 CPU / 12 gb's memory with a 300w PSU and the bus support is PCI Express 2.0 the whinning card is a Nvidia Geforce GT 620 1 gb.

I am just looking for the best card I can install moving up from the GT620 that will fit my specs and I have come up with(say staying with Nvidia anyway)the Geforce GTX 750 (1 GB).

I know the PSU is limiting me for the higher number cards but also can I put a card for a PCI Express 3.0 into one that is 2.0 ?....These slots are backwards compatible correct ?

So if anybody has suggestions on the best card I can upgrade too please give me your suggestions....This is my first forray into graphics cards.....Also another brand becides Nvidia is ok with me!

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need some advice....

o.k...so 5700 need an anti virus....will it come with an anti virus?

and how about the music player? have the music player improve?

 

need some advice....

The 5700 is a better and more advanced product but is not as easy to use as it uses a the symbian series 60 operating system. If you want something simple stick with the 5300 or try the 5700 before you buy.

 

Personally, I'd strongly suggest you upgrade your psu to a decend 600-800 watt one and then get a GTX 9** series video card. One that has at least 4GBs of VRam is gonna be needed for any newer game.

 

Thanks BRKKAB for your response but if you notice I stated that "And I'm not a gamer"......I have this pc hooked up to my 55" Vizeo 4K tv by HDMI and all I want is the best picture for watching online movies and tv shows.

 

Then you're still gonna want to follow my recommendation with one exception. For 4K you're gonna need a GTX 1070 or GTX 1080. Earlier video cards don't do 4K. You need a GTX 1070, GTX 1080, GTX 1080 ti (releasing soon) or a RX 480 video card for anything 4K.
You're not getting true 4K without those video cards.

 

I had the same problem some years ago, Graphic Card fans failing after a relatively short time. I eventually got one with a passive heatsink which solved the problem.
Not sure they make a low power GT 900 or GT 1000 series yet with a passive heatsink. So you are probably looking at the right sort of thing.
MSI make a passive heak version of the GT 730, The GTX 750 cards have fans they take a bit more power.
A PCI-E 3.0 Card is backwards compatible with PCI-E 2.0 slot.
I stick with Nvidia on the principle of the devil you know.

You can oil the fan bearings usually by peeling off a label, they may only last a short time as the bearings will be worn. You may find a replacement fan if it is a common size.

The TV will be upscaling most content to 4K anyway.

 

Thanks Helmut for your advice.....I thought about a passive card but don't have enough knowledge to know if they are the way to go or not.......Seems like you are doing fine with one I guess one just needs to make sure and have good air flow.....I'll check into passive cards a liitle more.

Thanks for confirming the 3.0 to 2.0 thought so but wasn't for sure.....And yeah as far as working on the fan it's 4 years old it's time for a new card.

And as far as me having a 4K tv I could care less about 4K all I care about is watching the best 1080P I can get.

Thanks again for all the replys.....I need all the help I can get on graphic cards!

 

If you can stretch your budget to $110US, you can get a card based on the nVidia GTX 1050 chipset. Example:

EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING, 02G-P4-6150-KR, 2GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC)-Newegg.com

A 300W PSU is the recommended minimum.

The lower end 1050 (75W) cards don't require an auxiliary PCI-E power connector. There are higher end 1050 cards (120W) that need a 6 pin PCI-E connector. Don't get one of those.

I don't think that you need a low profile card, but you may want to double check before buying a new card.

 

Thanks bobkn.....I definitly don't need a low profile card I have plenty of room inside the case.

I'll check into that card.....Thanks for the recommendation!

 

The reference to a low profile card is more for the metal mounting bracket, the SFF/Small Form Factor and/or UltraSFF cases may need it. Some cards come with both brackets but may give up the DVI or VGA socket or have it mounting in a separate slot.

 

I see what you are saying Berton......I just bought the card that bobkn recommended so we shall see when it arrives.

I will keep everyone updated after I get it installed.

One question on installing is since I'm updating from a Nvidia card(GT 620) to another Nvidia card(GTX 1050) do I have to unistall the old drivers first before I install the new drivers from Nvidia's website or will I be ok since it is from the same manufacturer.......Let me know......Thanks!

 

You may want to get back to the basic Windows drivers but best to uninstall any software that came with the older card. There usually is a CD or DVD with the drivers and software for the new card.

 

Through my research on this everybody says to throw that cd in the trash because it will probably not have the newest updated drivers and you will want to go to the manufacturers website(Nvidia) and download the latest drivers for your card.

Does that sound about right everybody ?

 

Yes. My suggested procedure is:

(Download the current drivers from nvidia.com. Don't do anything with them yet.)

Uninstall the current drivers. Shut down the PC. (Do NOT restart, to avoid having drivers re-install for the old card.)

Swap cards.

Start up the PC.

Install the drivers you previously downloaded from nVidia. (I usually do a "custom" install. I leave off all the 3D drivers. I don't know why they install by default. Few people have 3D capable monitors. I choose to install just the graphics drivers and PhysX. If I was a gamer, the Geforce Experience might be helpful, but I don't want it.)

I'm flattered that you took my recommendation, and hope that you like the new card.