RTX 3050 - starting at $249 (msrp)

Jono8 · 31 Jan 2022 at 15:08

Harlequin said:
6500xt would have worked

"worked" is a strong word to use when using it on PCI-E 3.0..

Bluntwrapped · 31 Jan 2022 at 15:23

Have you guys who are struggling with old motherboards tried the UBU bios updater, linked a few pages back?

Harlequin · 31 Jan 2022 at 15:28

Jono8 said:
"worked" is a strong word to use when using it on PCI-E 3.0..

Does RTX 3050 actually do anything at all on the above systems? No? Then a 6500XT will boot and give GTX 970 performance. Ergo, it is a far far cheaper option than spending £300 to find another £300 is needed for your `budget` purchase to actually be useable.

Therefore, yes a 6500XT would have been a far far better `working` option.

Malt_Vinegar · 31 Jan 2022 at 15:38

Bluntwrapped said:
Have you guys who are struggling with old motherboards tried the UBU bios updater, linked a few pages back?

Nope, happy to give it a go though!

Bluntwrapped · 31 Jan 2022 at 15:51

Malt_Vinegar said:
Nope, happy to give it a go though!

It should let you upgrade individual components of the bios, including the CPU microcode. Fingers crossed

Just topped the Time Spy Extreme RTX 3050 list with my overclock

Thanks again @Gibbo

Jono8 · 31 Jan 2022 at 16:00

Harlequin said:
Does RTX 3050 actually do anything at all on the above systems? No? Then a 6500XT will boot and give GTX 970 performance. Ergo, it is a far far cheaper option than spending £300 to find another £300 is needed for your `budget` purchase to actually be useable.

Therefore, yes a 6500XT would have been a far far better `working` option.

Touched a nerve here i think! I was only having a laugh.

Ahmet · 31 Jan 2022 at 16:06

Bluntwrapped said:
It should let you upgrade individual components of the bios, including the CPU microcode. Fingers crossed

Just topped the Time Spy Extreme RTX 3050 list with my overclock

Thanks again @Gibbo

Whats your overclock. wanna get ready for when i recieve mine

Joxeon · 31 Jan 2022 at 16:08

Could be that the cards are DOA or there is a setting that needs altering but I'm sure if the 3050 just wasn't supported on older systems then there would be a bit of noise on the internet about it.

Malt_Vinegar · 31 Jan 2022 at 16:26

Joxeon said:
Could be that the cards are DOA or there is a setting that needs altering but I'm sure if the 3050 just wasn't supported on older systems then there would be a bit of noise on the internet about it.

Well, I will know better on Weds when all the kit arrives

Unwilling to unseat the 6700xt from my rig to test it for the moment

Bug One · 31 Jan 2022 at 16:29

Ahmet said:
Whats your overclock. wanna get ready for when i recieve mine

Use the OC Scan function so it can work it out itself. Mine comes back with +176mhz GPU and +200mhz Memory. (without touching voltages)

Bluntwrapped · 31 Jan 2022 at 17:43

Ahmet said:
Whats your overclock. wanna get ready for when i recieve mine

Haggisman · 31 Jan 2022 at 19:09

Joxeon said:
Could be that the cards are DOA or there is a setting that needs altering but I'm sure if the 3050 just wasn't supported on older systems then there would be a bit of noise on the internet about it.

Nah, the card itself is fine, it works perfectly in my B550 motherboard (and my 6800 works fine in his).

Harlequin said:
Does RTX 3050 actually do anything at all on the above systems? No? Then a 6500XT will boot and give GTX 970 performance. Ergo, it is a far far cheaper option than spending £300 to find another £300 is needed for your `budget` purchase to actually be useable.

Therefore, yes a 6500XT would have been a far far better `working` option.

An even better option would have been "leave it as it is" since a 6500xt would have barely been an upgrade over his 1650s on PCIE 4.0, never mind on a PCIE 2.0 system!

PhoenixTank · 31 Jan 2022 at 19:52

Haggisman said:
An even better option would have been "leave it as it is" since a 6500xt would have barely been an upgrade over his 1650s on PCIE 4.0, never mind on a PCIE 2.0 system!

Agree entirely.
The angle of "a badly performing & working product is a better purchase than an unexpectedly incompatible good product" may well be true but isn't exactly sage advice, and repeating it several times adds nothing to further the argument.

Joxeon · 31 Jan 2022 at 20:15

Haggisman said:
Nah, the card itself is fine, it works perfectly in my B550 motherboard (and my 6800 works fine in his).

Have you tried forcing the motherboard to pcie X8 mode?.

Haggisman · 31 Jan 2022 at 20:27

Joxeon said:
Have you tried forcing the motherboard to pcie X8 mode?.

Unfortunately there isn't a BIOS option for that - in fact there are basically no BIOS options for anything to do with PCIE settings at all

Bluntwrapped · 1 Feb 2022 at 18:32

@Gibbo

Was wondering about the Palit warranty Gibbo. A Google mentions it being upgraded from 2 to 3 years, back in 2018.

Does this apply to the UK?

Jono8 · 1 Feb 2022 at 18:41

Bluntwrapped said:
@Gibbo

Was wondering about the Palit warranty Gibbo. A Google mentions it being upgraded from 2 to 3 years, back in 2018.

Does this apply to the UK?

From googling this i believe you are correct. The newer cards should be 3 years.

Haggisman · 1 Feb 2022 at 19:21

LeoK said:
For those that had issues, I wi be curious to know if you are able to get it working.

I’ve an old gigabyte G77-d3h motherboard. It sounds like it might not work. It would be a shame. It would make it easier to piecemeal upgrade

Can confirm that this is now working in a B450 board with a Ryzen 2700

Sadly, I wouldn't risk it with a board that old unless you were willing to take the chance of having to upgrade it

Malt_Vinegar · 1 Feb 2022 at 20:58

Ours is working fine now with the new parts. Much better all round tbh

.Lethal · 1 Feb 2022 at 21:01

Malt_Vinegar said:
Ours is working fine now with the new parts. Much better all round tbh

Glad to hear!

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