Gigabyte H81M-S2H Compatibility

[Kon-Elf]

I have a Gigabyte H81M-S2H(V2) Motherboard
Power Supply = 350 W (ThermalTake is brand)
I3 Processer @4gz (Hyper_Threaded) (4 Logical Cores)

I am trying to purchase a EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 but I want to make sure it is compatible with my Motherboard.
The slot is a 16x but I think its only a 2.0? The EVGA is a 3.0, I don't understand PCI much other than the size.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487297&ignorebbr=1

My MSI 730 burnt up a few nights ago and I only have 200$
I figured this card would be more than enough for PUBG (Player Unknown Battlegrounds)

Motherboard: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-H81M-S2H-rev-10#ov

 

[wagex]

2.0 is plenty, i still dont think any cards in existence will bottleneck from it, should work fine... im gaming on 2.0 with a 1060 dont seem to have any performance issues.

 

[Kon-Elf]

Wb the power supply? Is it enough juice?

 

[EarthDog]

The gtx 1050 is a 75W card. Your cpu is likely 65W... 50W for everything else is overestimating and you cant overclock....


...yes. its fine assuming most of the label wattage is on the 12v. Which specific psu is it? Can you post an image of the label that shows the breakdown?

 

[DaveB]

I have a Gigabyte H81M-S2H(V2) My MSI 730 burnt up a few nights ago and I only have 200$

A lot of millennials seem to be putting the $ sign behind the amount these days. I don't know if that's supposed to be cool or something but it's just wrong. So $200 please.

As posted by others, a GTX 1050 will run fine in a PCIe 2.0 H81 motherboard and your 350W PSU is way big enough.