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You could wait for the AMD 560, will be released next month and should be cheaper than the 1050Ti and at least as fast as the TI
the ti is. It's almost as powerful as the 1060 3gb.. the 1060 is still "alot" better. But the gains on avg are only 10-20 fps depending on games, the gains in textures and in general aren't really that significant, to warrant spending an extra 60-70bucks.
That said, I just got the Rx470 8gb OC version for £160. So if you hunt around, esp now that there's even newer hardware coming out, you'll probably be able to get a 1060 6gb card for around 170-190, you just need to hold back on spending and wait for the oppurtune moment.
You don't want to buy a 1050ti now.. then find out next week that you could have gotten a 1060 for the same price.
The nv GTX 1050ti, 1060 3/6gb or even the 1070.. are all good cards, very powerful, but Nvidia sacrifices textures for power.. now if you like your games to look good.. power isn't as important. The texture output on the Rx 470/480 is significant over the 1060/1070, about on par to the 1080. Which is over 150 bucks more.
Personally I want my games to look good, getting that extra 10-15 fps, just isn't important.
You can play most games at 30fps.. and above 60.. it's actually pretty hard to tell if there's any real difference. It's only when you're spending 1-2k dollars/pounds on 4k tvs/monitors and VR systems.. that you really only actually need a 1080+ If you're using 1080p.. it really isn't worthwhile.
And if you're going for a 1070/1080 then you'll want the new cpu which properly supports dual monitor output, then you'll want a proper 27" + monitor on 4k standard.. probably even a curved screen.. you'll also be looking at buying a decent high end mechanical keyboard and a decent mouse.. which will put you out 200-300 bucks.. then it's worthwhile. But if you're on a budget, using a 1080p tv/monitor, which can only output 60-62fps.. you're actually wasting your time getting the 1070/Rx480/1080 cards. You'll never use them to their capability.
The funny thing is, people go on about cards like the 1080, but even at 350$£ it's actually still only a mid end card. You can get video cards for 4-5k each that are much better hardware.. but at that cost.. you have to expect it.
Your cpu is plenty for the 1050 and it's more than enough for 90% of games. People who buy i7's.. don't need i7's.. an i5 is plenty. The Fx770k is a good enough mid range cpu that'll last a good few years yet. Also the 770k is unlocked and can be safely overclocked and it uses alot less power, so cheaper bills.
Oh and make damn sure your motherboard will support either amd or nvidia.. cos if it's an amd only cpu/vc.. buying a 1050 will be a huge let down when it refuses to run it.
Of course you can exchange the GPU as you please (It's PCI-e after all). Just be sure your PSU is able to provide enough power for it.