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IX Apr 29, 2017 @ 11:25am

Getting new graphic card

I'm planning to replace my older graphic card and I'm thinking about buying the GTX 1050 Ti.(maybe another one from the GTX series)
I'm kind of concern about some side effects of getting one so here are my specs
Processor: AMD Phenom (tm) II X4 965 Processor
Memory (RAM): 8GB
CURRENT Graphic Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT

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DirtyFishy Apr 29, 2017 @ 11:26am

What side effects are you concerned about?

IX Apr 29, 2017 @ 11:27am

Originally posted by DirtyFishy:
What side effects are you concerned about?

Bottle necking, some fps drops, will the card fit, and all that

Last edited by IX; Apr 29, 2017 @ 11:29am

Astraea Kisaragi Apr 29, 2017 @ 11:31am

It will destroy your current card. While your CPU is no way a powerful one - yes you might experience some bottleneck - you need think in the way, that GPU is reusable even when you get a new PC.
I also have the GTX 1050 Ti, great card for such low power draw.

Last edited by Astraea Kisaragi; Apr 29, 2017 @ 11:32am

IX Apr 29, 2017 @ 12:46pm

Originally posted by Astraea Kisaragi:
It will destroy your current card. While your CPU is no way a powerful one - yes you might experience some bottleneck - you need think in the way, that GPU is reusable even when you get a new PC.
I also have the GTX 1050 Ti, great card for such low power draw.

I was planning to replace it but I can also get another GTX series like the GTX 970

Last edited by IX; Apr 29, 2017 @ 12:47pm

Smaug's Arrow. Apr 29, 2017 @ 12:49pm

Originally posted by Void:
Originally posted by Astraea Kisaragi:
It will destroy your current card. While your CPU is no way a powerful one - yes you might experience some bottleneck - you need think in the way, that GPU is reusable even when you get a new PC.
I also have the GTX 1050 Ti, great card for such low power draw.
I was planning to replace it but I can also get another GTX series like the GTX 970

Sure as long as you have an 850-1250 W psu

IX Apr 29, 2017 @ 12:52pm

Originally posted by CrassHopper.:
Originally posted by Void:
I was planning to replace it but I can also get another GTX series like the GTX 970

Sure as long as you have an 850-1250 W psu

Im not good at specs but i know enough but i need some clarification pls
Maybe a GTX 970

Last edited by IX; Apr 29, 2017 @ 12:55pm

Astraea Kisaragi Apr 29, 2017 @ 12:58pm

Don't get the 900 or older series. Focus on current Pascal. The 1060 will run circles arround the 970, especially the 6GB version

Smaug's Arrow. Apr 29, 2017 @ 12:58pm

Originally posted by Void:
Originally posted by CrassHopper.:

Sure as long as you have an 850-1250 W psu
Im not good at specs but i know enough but i need some clarification pls

But.... why are these goats chasing you! Ah, you should take this thread to the hardware forum.

Hanomaly Apr 29, 2017 @ 1:17pm

Originally posted by CrassHopper.:
Originally posted by Void:
I was planning to replace it but I can also get another GTX series like the GTX 970

Sure as long as you have an 850-1250 W psu

whaaat.. you don't need a 850w psu for a single gtx 970 O.O that would be waaay overkill. Unless you buy a really

brand psu that can't really output the power it claims, or something.. but if you get a decent brand you shouldn't need that level of overkill.

My bestie has two gtx 1070s with a 800w psu (and 3 monitors)
and i have a single gtx 1080 with a 650w psu (2 monitors) with plenty of power to spare.

Edit: Altho i see now maybe the OP meant to get a 1050ti and a 970, but even with that seems like way overkill to get a psu as big as you suggest.

Last edited by Hanomaly; Apr 29, 2017 @ 1:21pm

MancSoulja Apr 29, 2017 @ 1:22pm

Originally posted by CrassHopper.:
Originally posted by Void:
I was planning to replace it but I can also get another GTX series like the GTX 970

Sure as long as you have an 850-1250 W psu

What planet are you on?

I have a heavily overclocked 980 Ti and 6700K running on liquid with a 650w PSU

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IX Apr 29, 2017 @ 1:32pm

Originally posted by Hanomaly:
Originally posted by CrassHopper.:

Sure as long as you have an 850-1250 W psu
whaaat.. you don't need a 850w psu for a single gtx 970 O.O that would be waaay overkill. Unless you buy a really :mkguano: brand psu that can't really output the power it claims, or something.. but if you get a decent brand you shouldn't need that level of overkill.

My bestie has two gtx 1070s with a 800w psu (and 3 monitors)
and i have a single gtx 1080 with a 650w psu (2 monitors) with plenty of power to spare.

Edit: Altho i see now maybe the OP meant to get a 1050ti and a 970, but even with that seems like way overkill to get a psu as big as you suggest.

I meant that if the GTX 1050 bottlenecks the PC I have bad, I might as well get the GTX 970

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MancSoulja Apr 29, 2017 @ 1:49pm

Originally posted by Void:
Originally posted by Hanomaly:
whaaat.. you don't need a 850w psu for a single gtx 970 O.O that would be waaay overkill. Unless you buy a really :mkguano: brand psu that can't really output the power it claims, or something.. but if you get a decent brand you shouldn't need that level of overkill.

My bestie has two gtx 1070s with a 800w psu (and 3 monitors)
and i have a single gtx 1080 with a 650w psu (2 monitors) with plenty of power to spare.

Edit: Altho i see now maybe the OP meant to get a 1050ti and a 970, but even with that seems like way overkill to get a psu as big as you suggest.
I meant that if the GTX 1050 bottlenecks the PC I have bad, I might as well get the GTX 970

A bottleneck isn't something that's always present. it will vary from game to game. Some games you may have no bottleneck, others your GPU will bottleneck your CPU.

Every PC has a bottleneck.

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Erol NL Apr 29, 2017 @ 2:07pm

If you are buying a GPU that expensive i recommend upgrading your CPU instead. For graphic intensive games upgrading your CPU is almost always a better option than to buy a newer GPU.

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