GPU Reccomendation for an aging system

[davecarter]

After building my new rig this year I have given my nephew my old gaming pc, its an Intel core 2 quad Q6600 with 8GB of Ram. I bunged in an old 8800GT that I had lying around just so he could play some old games which was fine but of course now he is itching to play some newer releases.
I know he really needs a new board & processor but kids these days dont even have paper rounds so what would be the best upgrade GPU wise for less than 100 quid.
I was thinking something like a 750TI but will this be able to play games like Fallout 4 or GTA V

Any advice appreciated
Cheers

 

[davecarter]

Yes was thinking that, He was probably hoping to spend no more than 100 but I have just seen a you tube video of even latest titles like Battlefield 1 playing with this setup at over 30fps so definitely worth considering.
Its a shame the older Nvidia cards prices don't seem to drop a lot more even with the newer cards out, surely its just redundant stock

 

[davecarter]

Quite low I think as he only has a 19" monitor, probably 1280 x 720

 

[davecarter]

Go for the 470. It isnt that much behind the 480 and at that resolution it should fly.

Saying that, would you be able to run that card (or any modern card) in that board without a bios flash. I am guessing that you cannot get updates for that board anymore.

Maybe an older card would be best, after all. Hmmmmm tricky.

Yes that was my concern its an asus board , has the pci express interface changed to prevent newer cards running?

The last card I had in it was a GTX560ti which was fine but that was 5 years ago

 

[davecarter]

Cheers all I think the GTX 1050 is the best bet

 

[davecarter]

Yeah,compatability is another problem - something like a GTX750TI or GTX950 should be fine with a Core2 based system from what I gathered.

There are you tube videos of a GTX1050 plus q6600 combo but yes it would be a gamble, no harm in trying can always send it back if it doesnt work.

 

[davecarter]

Ask in the CS section if its compatible and about sending back if not. Should ensure less risk?

Ill do that thanks although I Have just established the motherboard has the ancient nforce 650i chipset so I think a GTX 750ti might be a safer bet