MSI Computer Video Graphic Cards GeForce GTX 1050 TI GAMING X 4G, 4GB

Finally arrived 1 Month late - still showing as lost/no delivery. It works with the Dell SFF 3470/3471 small desktops who have an PSU of 200 Watts. Mine has 200 W and this card will work with it. I use MSI Afterburner but only installed the drivers Windows downloads and the nVIDIA control panel on Microsoft Store. Should Dell guide you to the GT 730 only then just go with this GT 1030 since it works and doesnt overstress the PSU, as long you dont overclock this Graphics. I have the 9th gen i3-9100 quad core no hyperthreading but boost enabled processor in my new rig. That combined with total of 24 GB of RAM and this GT 1030 is an well matched system. On an test game (H&G) the Processor load hovers around 65%, the max RAM used is about 10.5 GB of RAM and the GT 1030 is loaded to about 99% on medium settings and at 1080p resolution which gave around 40 FPS (at 720p and low settings the GT 1030 is loaded to about 68% using 8 GB of system RAM, which gives around 60 FPS) . With MSI Afterburner I limited the max Temperature of the GT 1030 to 68 Celsius with 87% power and fan on auto (50% fan speed when 68 Celsius is reached at about 1300 MHz clock speed average - it clocks down at max temp) to maximize card longevity. At normal office work and entertainment like movie watching, etc the GT 1030 has an average temperature of around 41 degrees Celsius at 700 Mhz clock and fan at 35%. So be aware that this GT 1030 is by all means the bottle neck of this system and most likely any new processor with enough RAM will outperform this Graphic card. So low end new processors match well with this Card. The integrated UHD 630 of the processor had way more stutters and probably half as much FPS as the game was with this card way more playable, had better graphics and a very smooth picture scroll when turning around (FPS). With the integrated graphics (UHD 630) the total system RAM used was as high as 50% meaning around 12 GB.So overall I just recommend this GT 1030 since it gives an way better experience and is a very good match to any low powered systems and low end new gen processors. With this particular game the GT 1030 was pegged at 99%, while the CPU hovered around up to max 75% and the RAM today needed for this system would be about at least 12 GB (I had 24 GB total RAM installed). All mayor components match each other very well with this system. The box states the transistors are "military grade" and have an aluminum core, while the card lasts 40 years normal office use at 60 Degrees Celsius (365000 hours) and 10 years for gaming when at 70 Degrees Celsius (112000 hours). While both fans, of the CPU and GT 1030 are on there is an noticeable humming sound when the graphics are not temp limited which could get annoying over time for students, etc (people used to total silence environment). While on entertaining (watching movies, Youtube, etc) the fans humming is not noticeable. The Dell SFF I have has only one single fan for the CPU and no desktop chassis fans whatsoever, additionally to the PSU fan. So the GT 1030's fan will provide a better air flow within the chassis as to help cool surrounding components as well as it moves air within the chassis. Thats a good thing although not totally silent. On 99% load, 68 Celsius temp limit, the GT 1030 fan is not noticeable louder as at normal 35% speed - again, no overclocking. To overclock (which I am not a friend of since it shortens the GT 1030's life span) the PSU must be at least 300 Watts. So in my case with an 200 Watt PSU I would never risk to overclock this GPU. It works and is an good GPU for medium games, Foto rendering and video editing. At least an 100% improvement over the UHD 630 integrated Graphics the i3-9100 came with. However the GT 1030 is not noticeable lowering the work load of the processor since it has similar loads with integrated or this dedicated card - indicating the GT 1030 is not helping the CPU processing its chores. I recommend this GT 1030 since its for sure an improvement over any integrated Intel graphics (dunno about the Ryzen integrated Vega 11 of ATI, since that should be similar to the GT 1030). Get the GDDR5 instead of the GDDR4. On my system the Memory speed of the GT 1030 clocks at 3000 Mhz while the card states its capable of 6000 Mhz - PCIe states 4 lanes used (or something) which maybe the cause of that.

My PC was made in Dec-2018- with a Celeron G3930, 180W power supply and has 8g of ram. I am very happy with a 40% increase in benchmarks with the Novabench test. I also checked performance using Resident Evil 6 system testing program (online download benchmark program) . Results were over 12,000--very favorable for such a budget computer. The stock configuration PC could barely make 2000 on this test. I tried a passive cooling card a year ago and it didn't fit= the heat sink hit on a white power plug before the card seated. So, I just waited for a better card- this one is it. Look carefully at the front lower left box corner, for the 2gb gddr5, LOW profile. OC label. Do not buy the gddr4 versions as they are much slower. As you can see in the picture, there is plenty of room for this card. MSI claims a 10 year life under normal usage. The OC version , means you can overclock the card with the MSI software.IMPORTANT- I had black screen on boot up after installing the card- to fix it, I did this-Turn off the computer and unplug.Remove Graphic card.Plug the monitor back to your regular system video output.Turn on the computer.Click on the windows button on the keybotd and type msconfig.Select the Boot tab and click on the box that says Safe boot with minimal selected.Apply then click apply, okDo a normal shut down and unplug.Install Graphic card move the video cable back to the new card.Restart- Go to device manager and verify a 1030 driver on display adapters- ( some systems you may have to also disable (do not delete) the onboard factory video driver to get the card to work)Go back to the msconfig and uncheck the safe boot-Restart your computer and everything should be working fine with the new video card.I am very pleased with the much improved system performance- very snappy and multiple screens are not an issue anymore. If a septuagenarian can install this video card installation, almost anybody can.

Definitely recommend it. I was installing this inside my HP Elite desk 800 G2 desktop. Had to remove the blue connector that was for the front USB ports of the computer and installed the gpu. Had a scare when I was getting a black screen. And then I pulled the GPU out and started the computer back up without plugging the USB connector back in found out that all I had to do during the black screen after a beep noise was press enter on my keyboard and then it was very simple put the GPU back in and went through the of listening for the beep sound and pressing enter on my keyboard. And then after about 4 minutes I got to my desktop screen signed in downloaded the NVIDIA drivers for it and then it detected my GPU after restarting my computer. It was a very simple process. This is a very good card. I ran a bunch of games on it cyberpunk 2077, mad max, Mafia 3, Mafia 2, Need For Speed Most Wanted 2005, Need for Speed carbon, they all can run maxed out on this computer at 1080p 30fps, was able to definitely run Crysis at maxed out 1080p 30fps if you're looking for a budget computer with this card as well, as I said at the beginning of my review HP Elite desk 800 G2 sff small form factor PC along with the CPU will get you around $500. And all those games I've mentioned in my review you can run. Definitely recommend this card. Had no issues got it used.

Ive had the card for about 2yrs now and no issues. Able to play DaysGone with Med settings. Lags a little in some areas. Ive used with 3d animation and Photoshop. Not super fast but does the job.