Gigabyte GV-N1030OC-2GI Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 OC 2G Graphics Card

I bought this GPU after doing hours of research. I had less than $100 to put into a PC that I had invested $127 into in hopes of reaching an FPS average that would allow me to play online racing and flying simulators without the latency that would hinder my ability to be competitive or cause grief to those playing on the same server due to my inconsistency in the game's sync. I bought an older Dell Optiplex 790 retired workstation PC from the FB marketplace for $100 that came with an Intel I7 CPU, 8GB RAM, DVD-RW, front multi card reader, 1GB GPU, and 300w PwrSply, but no wi-fi card, input devices, display or cords. I had a small junk pile of old keyboards, mice, cables, etc due to being very low income because of decisions made 25yrs earlier. Anyways, I get a lot of use from repairing broken things as well as giving new life to older items in which people have lost interest or have upgraded from. I found this and pulled the trigger with the order. While waiting on its arrival I installed 4GB of RAM for $23 to give me 12GB RAM. I also downloaded iRacing, War Thunder, Project Cars 2, and a lower level MS store flight sim in anticipation. With the original 1GB GPU, iRacing would run at 70FPS at the lowest settings which isn't suitable for dirt racing as dynamic HDR graphics are required to compete at any level. War Thunder wouldn't run at all on minimum settings without consistent tearing and lockups. Project Cars 2 would run barely on min while the low min req need flight sim would run but was full of lag with settings higher than midrange. After I installed and properly set up the drivers and config of the GeForce GT 1030 2GB I decided I had no idea what I was doing when reading stats. This GPU runs all the above games on at least medium settings without any lag or graphic degradation during play. I can run iRacing on their recommended cap of 84FPS with most graphical "extras" and aids on high while running car and track textures on ultra-high. I also use med resolution shadows, reflections, dynamic tire and track, and pit crews. I am amazed that I have a PC that I have less than $250USD invested yet it performs as well, if not better than most $500-$1100 "gaming PCs" sold in department stores. I have used this PC with GeForce 1030 2GB GPU for a while now without unwanted issues. I am so pleased I have built a custom sim racing cockpit, FFB competition-level racing wheel and pedals, flight stick(HOTAS), soundbar w subwoofer, BlueTooth and WiFi dongles, and a wireless mouse. I now have a decent gaming setup that I use for sim car, truck, FPV drone racing/flying as well as shooter games, streaming, mild video editing, web surfing, watching movies and bragging to those that spent 5X more for the same level of usefulness. my recommendations? Buy the damn card if you have a decent CPU, power supply, and amount of RAM if you want a mid-level gaming machine that doesn't cost more than it realistically should. You get what you pay for and a lot of times we often pay a lot of money to get ripped off on good products.

Great graphics card for casual to medium gaming. Runs Rocket League, CSGO, the 2011 version of Skyrim, and Fallout:NV at high/ultra settings in 1920x1080 at well over 60 fps. Also runs Fortnite at medium-high settings in 1920x1080 at around 50-60fps. Can run pretty much any non AAA title, as well as most AAA titles released before 2015/16 at decent settings (depending on your CPU and RAM, of course). It is very easy to install, just pop it into your PCI-e 16 slot on your motherboard, as it only requires 30W of power. It can fit into most medium to large sized cases (the actual dimensions of the card are 4.38in x 6.6in x 1.1in for WxLxH, not what it says on the Amazon page). It is also very quiet, even when it is running games. Overall, if you are looking to upgrade your system without spending over $100 and still getting solid performance for its price point, I highly recommend it.

I am at a time in my life when I have more work than time most days and that doesn't leave a lot of time for gaming. That being said, I do use 3D applications like Blender in my work and occasionally I will sit down for a short gaming session. The computer I have came with Integrated Intel UHD Graphics which is not bad for basic tasks but would fall short on things like rendering graphics, modern games, etc.I picked up this card because it seemed like a reasonable trade-off between price point and performance. My Blender projects render well with this card, but I am doing small scene renders not making a movie or anything like that. I have played a couple of games, Arma, 7 Days to Die, etc and the games played smoothly with no noticeable lag.The card was easy to install and neither Windows 10 or Linux (Mint and Manjaro) have had any issues recognizing the card and installing the correct driver. The card is running at a comfortable 35° C right now even though I have a bunch of programs running as well as my browser.