Marvel Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 Hi guys, I am looking for a new graphic card to play BoS. As I read in the minimum specifictions for Bos, the minimum GPU is a GeForce GTX 660. I have this pc, an Acer Desktop Aspire M3985 (with a NVidia Ge Force GT 620, 4 Gb ram): http://icecat.us/it/p/acer/dtsjqeb032/aspire-m-pc-m3985-15519266.html https://www.manualslib.com/manual/406083/Acer-Aspire-M3985.html https://www.acer.com/ac/en/AE/content/support-product/4240?b=1 I had bought a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 but after several failed attempts to make it works on my pc, I have returned to Amazon; I updated the bios also but without success. So, I ask to you, if does exist a GPU higher than GeForce GTX 660, it will work on my pc. Many thanks for your help. Ciao! Marco
1PL-Husar-1Esk Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 Why 1060 doesn't work, motherboard compability issue? If yes going higher will result same. I have 1070 @3440x1440 and it's doing its job OK.
Dakpilot Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 Your motherboard should work fine with GTX 1060 < it is PCie 3.0 and H2 LGA 1155 Ivy bridge chipset should be compatible Maybe the 300W Power supply is not up to the job? especially if it is a low quality one only intended for the 620 GPU, pre built PC's often have little or no headroom for upgrades That is the only simple possibility I can think of, if this is the actual issue, it is likely you will need new PSU for any type of GPU upgrade as GTX10XX series are using less power than earlier versions Cheers Dakpilot
1PL-Husar-1Esk Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) Yes good power supply is like strong healthy human loungs. Edited February 2, 2017 by 307_Tomcat
Marvel Posted February 3, 2017 Author Posted February 3, 2017 Hi guys many thanks for your replies. Why 1060 doesn't work, motherboard compability issue? If yes going higher will result same. I have 1070 @3440x1440 and it's doing its job OK. Tomcat, you have a PC similar to mine in features? Your motherboard should work fine with GTX 1060 < it is PCie 3.0 and H2 LGA 1155 Ivy bridge chipset should be compatible Maybe the 300W Power supply is not up to the job? especially if it is a low quality one only intended for the 620 GPU, pre built PC's often have little or no headroom for upgrades That is the only simple possibility I can think of, if this is the actual issue, it is likely you will need new PSU for any type of GPU upgrade as GTX10XX series are using less power than earlier versions Cheers Dakpilot I changed power supply also. Now I have a 550W PS, but GC was not working... Maybe a damaged/not working GC? Ciao! Marco
SJ_Butcher Posted February 3, 2017 Posted February 3, 2017 which power supply do you have? I hope is not a generic cheap trash....
Marvel Posted February 3, 2017 Author Posted February 3, 2017 Corsair VS series 550W: http://www.monclick.it/schede/corsair/CP-9020097-EU/vs-series.htm I think (hope) is sufficient .... Marco
SJ_Butcher Posted February 3, 2017 Posted February 3, 2017 Yes, is enough for a GTX 1060 for example. Do you have that card in your hands or a friend with that card to test?
Marvel Posted February 3, 2017 Author Posted February 3, 2017 No, I returned it to Amazon. Unfortunately I had any friends to test the GC....
1PL-Husar-1Esk Posted February 3, 2017 Posted February 3, 2017 Tomcat, you have a PC similar to mine in features? Marco Unfortunately not in case of yours judge. This game was more but still is CPU hungry. I have i7 6700@4,8Ghz, 16GB ddr4@3300mhz on Asus Ranger IV fulled by 850W XXX psu. BTW I'm playing rof and bos only
Marvel Posted February 6, 2017 Author Posted February 6, 2017 A friend told me that the main problem is the MB. Being my pc a preassembled the MB is anonymus, with no code, it has only a written "Acer Inc.", so is difficult to determine if the GTX 1060 could work on it.... What do you think about? Ciao! Marco
ShamrockOneFive Posted February 9, 2017 Posted February 9, 2017 A friend told me that the main problem is the MB. Being my pc a preassembled the MB is anonymus, with no code, it has only a written "Acer Inc.", so is difficult to determine if the GTX 1060 could work on it.... What do you think about? Ciao! Marco It's got a PCI-E 16x slot. It should be fine and the chipset is Ivy Bridge so I don't see any issues there with the architecture. Are you sure the card was in working order and not dead on arrival? 1
Marvel Posted February 10, 2017 Author Posted February 10, 2017 Hi ShamrockOneFive, I am am not sure the card was working. I tried to test it as I could but I have not a friend to ask him to test on his pc the card, so I really don't know if the card was working.Besides I had to return to Amazon within a month the card to have the total refund of it..... So I decided to save money till end of the year and then purchase a gaming pc made specifically.... Ciao! Marco 1
ShamrockOneFive Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Hi ShamrockOneFive, I am am not sure the card was working. I tried to test it as I could but I have not a friend to ask him to test on his pc the card, so I really don't know if the card was working. Besides I had to return to Amazon within a month the card to have the total refund of it..... So I decided to save money till end of the year and then purchase a gaming pc made specifically.... Ciao! Marco Good call. A friend of mine bought a PC that wasn't really gaming oriented, tried to make it into one, ended up with a huge set of hassles trying to make it work. If you can, just build it yourself. I've been building my own gaming PC's for years and years and that's always been a more pleasant experience. You can re-use a lot of stuff like monitors and keyboards and mice and spend money on the vital stuff: CPU, memory, drives (if needed), GPU, etc.
Marvel Posted February 14, 2017 Author Posted February 14, 2017 Yes, I also finally got to the conclusion that it is better to build from scratch a gaming PC that groped to patch up what you already have ... Ciao! Marco
SJ_Butcher Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 wait until march when AMD launch their new CPUs, better performance/value than current overpriced intel chips, Ryzen is gonna kill intel sales
Marvel Posted February 17, 2017 Author Posted February 17, 2017 Great news SJ_Butcher!! I should to look for a new gaming pc near the end of the year, so I hope new pc features will be available. Thanks! Ciao! Marco
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