Need advice finding a used card for 2d.

[narsbars]

Hundred dollar budget. Looking for advice for a used card to run current 1440 monitor my wife is using, no gaming, brand X and an upcoming 2K monitor that is coming, I need rock solid, no flicker, and no noise. Her ears are so good she hears bats hunting mosquitos. I already have a Bequiet case. Would an old 1070TI work? I can't think of anything in my price range.

 

[Nobu]

ASUS GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 HDMI DVI Graphics Card (GT1030-2G-CSM) https://a.co/d/dsNTKby

That's about the only fanless option. Next best would be to remove, unplug, or disable/set lowest speed the fans on a higher end gpu with a good cooler and reduce the power limit -- long as your case has good airflow, it should be fine.

Depending on what "2D" means, and whether it can be accelerated with a gpu, you might be fine with the 1030 anyway. Often, you're better off with a better CPU.

 

[narsbars]

ASUS GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 HDMI DVI Graphics Card (GT1030-2G-CSM) https://a.co/d/dsNTKby

That's about the only fanless option. Next best would be to remove, unplug, or disable/set lowest speed the fans on a higher end gpu with a good cooler and reduce the power limit -- long as your case has good airflow, it should be fine.

Depending on what "2D" means, and whether it can be accelerated with a gpu, you might be fine with the 1030 anyway. Often, you're better off with a better CPU.

It is still running an old AMD 3600 XTI, maybe I will look for a used upgrade, it is a 570. 2D meaning no gaming, just some online light weight gaming, very light weight, and office apps. LOL, maybe I should give her my 5900 and look for a 5800X3D. I like the idea of a better card with a downvolt. The case does a good job and I added quiet fans.

 

[E4g1e]

It is still running an old AMD 3600 XTI, maybe I will look for a used upgrade, it is a 570. 2D meaning no gaming, just some online light weight gaming, very light weight, and office apps. LOL, maybe I should give her my 5900 and look for a 5800X3D. I like the idea of a better card with a downvolt. The case does a good job and I added quiet fans.

I would not recommend giving her your 5900X since it is way, way overkill for those apps that she runs on her PC. Unfortunately, you gave her a platform that requires a discrete GPU just to even work at all. However, the AM4 platform that currently holds that system's current Ryzen 5 3600XT will usually support an APU. Instead of wasting your money on a discrete GPU which may bottleneck the performance of any decent newer-gen CPU, I'd just recommend replacing the 3600XT with a new Ryzen 5 5600G and forego the discrete GPU, in this particular case.

And that RX 570 has to go since it contributes to a rather noisy PC. Unfortunately, any decent-performing used discrete GPU will be almost as loud as that RX 570. And a quieter lower-performing GPU will only cause a bigger bottleneck on the CPU, resulting in a woefully imbalanced performance which will be felt even in non-intensive apps.

 

[Zepher]

get a 5600G processor
or an Intel Arc A380
this one is an open box for $90, new is $110

https://www.neweggbusiness.com/product/product.aspx?item=9b-14-930-076r

 

[Dreamerbydesign]

Pick up a used Quadro P400 or something similar on eBay. I have bought a few here on the forum for cheap. I think I paid less than $20 for one shipped.

I use them all the time for office systems.

A quick look ok eBay has many under $40. 2gb of ram is plenty for 1440p non gaming. Can drive up to 4 displays also if needed in the future.

 

[DooKey]

I'd just grab a fanless GT 1030 off of eBay for cheap.

 

[Dopamin3]

get a 5600G processor

I like this option assuming the motherboard has display outputs and you have at least 16GB of RAM. Depending on pricing and availability pretty much any Cezanne or Renoir APU would work.