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Is a non-reference GTX 750 Ti GPU an option?

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Hi, I'm curious as to whether or not a non-reference GTX 750 Ti GPU a viable option. I'm looking to upgrade my current system from its current non gaming state, to a system that can play more modern games at a comfortable frame rate on medium and higher settings. I am not say a very hardcore performance enthusiast, neither do I have the budget to be one. So is it a viable option? 

 

My system specs are as follows>>(the ones that I think are needed for consideration)

Motherboard is a mini ITX with support for PCIe 3.0 from ASUS. (not entirely sure what it is currently)

CPU: Intel i5 3330 @ 3.0GHz

GPU: MSI GT 610 

RAM: 2 x 4GB from the lower tier of Kingston

 

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750ti is good for the price.

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Yeah, whats your PSU though?

750ti uses pretty much the same power as 610  :lol:

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I think he means more with the auxiliary power connections. If you get a 750ti that comes with a Molex->6 Pin PCIe you will be fine the system doesn't draw much more than 100W anyway.

 

MSI usually bundles those adapters.

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depending on what psu ur using you could buy an amd 270 for a few dollars more and its faster

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A 750Ti, 660 or a 660Ti is what your system can take without the CPU being the bottleneck.

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depending on what psu ur using you could buy an amd 270 for a few dollars more and its faster

if its cheaper where he lives

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Thanks for all the quick responses. My PSU is a Headway HMI-PS/500W. I think I might just go for either the MSI or ASUS one. 

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750ti is good for the price.

Not really, he should get a R7 265 which is faster.

If he wants to spend a bit more get a 270.

 

750ti is over-recommended on this forum.

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A 750Ti, 660 or a 660Ti is what your system can take without the CPU being the bottleneck.

He has a quad core Ivy Bridge CPU. :D

He will be fine even with a faster GPU....

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A 750Ti, 660 or a 660Ti is what your system can take without the CPU being the bottleneck.

Not at all. He has a pretty good cpu, it would take something like an R9 290x to bottleneck it.

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Actually what range of GPUs are possible before the bottlenecking starts?

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Actually what range of GPUs are possible before the bottlenecking starts?

There is no simple answer because each game is different.

But in general you CPU is good.

Why? Two reasons...

(1) It has good IPC. Ivy Bridge Architecture from Intel has very good instructions per clock which make them ideal for gaming

(2) It has 4 physical cores, so it will cope with the multithreaded games nicely as well.

 

If money is not a problem I even would not hesitate to pair a GTX780 or R9 290 with that CPU.

Quad Core i5 CPUs with Ivy Bridge Architecture are very good gaming CPUs.

 

A lot of people on this forum get carried away thinking you need unlocked CPUs working at 4Ghz+ for gaming. In reality you don't.

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Not really, he should get a R7 265 which is faster.

If he wants to spend a bit more get a 270.

 

750ti is over-recommended on this forum.

750ti uses less power, this forum is GREEN.  B)

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I don't know. The 750 Ti I think is priced a little high. You can get a R7 265 for the exact same price. But I hate AMD drivers, (just my opinion) But it is a hard choice with the R7 265 having much better performence, And the 750 Ti having better driver support.

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There is no simple answer because each game is different.

But in general you CPU is good.

Why? Two reasons...

(1) It has good IPC. Ivy Bridge Architecture from Intel has very good instructions per clock which make them ideal for gaming

(2) It has 4 physical cores, so it will cope with the multithreaded games nicely as well.

 

If money is not a problem I even would not hesitate to pair a GTX780 or R9 290 with that CPU.

Quad Core i5 CPUs with Ivy Bridge Architecture are very good gaming CPUs.

 

A lot of people on this forum get carried away thinking you need unlocked CPUs working at 4Ghz+ for gaming. In reality you don't.

Well money kinda is the "bottleneck" right now, since I am just working a part-time holiday job. So I think from what the responses have been, I will read up on the R9 270(X) and other cards of the similar price range. Thanks! 

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750ti will do well in that config.

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R7 265 is better performance for the same price.

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