i3-4160 onboard or install a nVidia 9600 GSO?

[garndawg]

I'm building a system for my sister and have a quick question for the Borg...

The system is a i3-4160 on a MSI H81M-E33 MB. I've got an older 9600 GSO video board in a box in the closet and wondering if that would be any improvement for the i3-4160.

Thumbs up or down? If no, is the 9600 GSO worth anything to sell?

I'm fairly up to speed on CPU's the the GPU's are really hard for me to keep track of.

Thanks in advance, folks!

 

[SPBHM]

I would expect the 9600GSO to be faster for old DX9 games, but it's pretty old and I'm not sure it's worth using it, unless you only play source engine games or something.

 

[Insert_Nickname]

The system is a i3-4160 on a MSI H81M-E33 MB. I've got an older 9600 GSO video board in a box in the closet and wondering if that would be any improvement for the i3-4160.

No. It'll actually be a downgrade for most things, especially for video acceleration. You also lose DX11 compatibility.

 

[TheELF]

Em, resistance is futile?!?!

The IGP is more than enough for everyday use and light gaming,plus that it has the ability to play upto 4K/h264@25fps movies also it's probably gonna be quieter.
Let your sister check thing out with the IGP and she finds anything too slow let her try the 9600.

 

[birthdaymonkey]

It's hard to find good benchmark comparisons for such old/slow graphics, but HD 4400 and 9600 GSO score almost the same in Passmark (540 vs 527).

I'd just keep the Intel graphics. The 9600 might have some value to someone with an older system that lacks decent IGP. Might be able to get $20 for it locally.