Posted by hosler

Go check your PCI versions before you buy anything new.

PCI Express is backwards compatible so that has no bearing on an upgrade.  

That's usually true but some cards won't go down to version 1.0. The only reason I'm bringing it up is because it sounds like op inherited some old hardware.  

Posted by Toad

Here is a video of someone benchmarking their GTX560 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYVxU6hPU8I

Here is a video of someone benchmarking their GTX950 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oUuOrzPchY

There is a huge difference in Ark Survival and many other games as well. The fact that your friend is offering you a refund is just sketchy too lol. It just makes no sense at all to me why you would want to spend MORE money on something that is simply worse, which won't be able to play modern games with good settings at a reasonable fps.

Also, you would probably need to open up the PC to check the power supply unless it says it on the outside where you plug it in. However, all you would need to do would be just unscrewing a panel and putting it back on so it shouldn't be difficult.

Thanks for the heads up and the video, very helpful. This is why I came here first, to mak sure I can find a better option for those 100$, and yeah I have no problem by opening the pc

Posted by hosler

That's usually true but some cards won't go down to version 1.0. The only reason I'm bringing it up is because it sounds like op inherited some old hardware.

Will do, the hardware is about 4 years old, probably 3 only, he said. But he is pretty clumsy orna liar, he told me he can run LoL, skype and a filming software all at the same time smoothly. This crap can not even open chrome while running Runescape with play dooh graphics...  

get an rx 460