Buying new graphics card

[Prithul0218]

Hi.

This is my first post here. Not sure if this is the right category to ask this question.

 

I have an old desktop . I bought this pre built desktop 3 years ago. and now I want to upgrade my graphics card. My budget is 100-180 USD. I like the GTX 1050 Ti. But, can I use it on my computer? if not, which graphics card will be good for me?
Here's my desktop specs:

Power supply: ThermalTake 450 watt (Model:LT-450NL2NK)

Motherboard: GIGABYTE H81M-S2PV Rev2.0

Processor: Intel Core i3 - 4160 @3.60 GHz

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz

Storage: 1TB HDD

Current graphics card: AMD Radeon HD5450, lol

Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64x

Monitor: 1366x768 resolution Dell monitor (Model: E1916HV)

 

I want to play games like GTA 5 at highest settings with more than 40 FPS.

I'm not a hardcore gamer. But, I might become a hardcore gamer after upgrading, who knows!?

[Droidbot]

upgrade to 8GB (4GB is not enough for GTAV) and get yourself an RX 470, 570, 480, or 580

[samcool55]

Something like a RX 470 - RX 570 should fit in your budget and is faster than the 1050ti.

[genexis_x]

14 minutes ago, Prithul0218 said:

1366x768 resolution Dell monitor

Your monitor resolution is a bottleneck. Unless you're upgrading your monitor soon, any entry level card like GTX 1050 or RX 460 is fine. If not, RX 470/570 or RX 480/580 or GTX 1060 6GB (don't go higher that that since your CPU will bottleneck)

16 minutes ago, Prithul0218 said:

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz

Upgrade to 8GB RAM if you play GTA V

16 minutes ago, Prithul0218 said:

Power supply: ThermalTek 450 watt

Hmm I guess it's Thermaltake? What's the exact model? (full name of the PSU)
If the PSU isn't good, it may not power up GPUs that require more power (like the RX 480) properly.

[Bananasplit_00]

if you have no 6 pin connectors then the 1050TI is good but i would look into getting a RX 570 or RX 470 seeing as they are better and you can get the chepest ones for about $170-$180(they start at $190 here ;-;)

[Prithul0218]

2 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

Your monitor resolution is a bottleneck. Unless you're upgrading your monitor soon, any entry level card like GTX 1050 or RX 460 is fine. If not, RX 470/570 or RX 480/580 or GTX 1060 6GB (don't go higher that that since your CPU will bottleneck)

Upgrade to 8GB RAM if you play GTA V

Hmm I guess it's Thermaltake? What's the exact model? (full name of the PSU)
If the PSU isn't good, it may not power up GPUs that require more power (like the RX 480) properly.

I'm not planning to upgrade my monitor any time soon at all. So i guess GTX 1050/ RX460 would be good for me. Which one should I get? The 2GB one or the 4GB one? And, from which manufacturer? In my place, there's GIGABYTE, MSI and ASUS for Nvidia graphics cards. And Sapphire and MSI for AMD.

 

And, my monitor uses a VGA cable, do I have to use a VGA to HDMI converter to use it with modern HDMI only GPU?

 

Okay, i can add in one more 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz RAM, would that be good enough?

 

Sorry, it's ThermalTake. The exact model is: LT-450NL2NK. Do i need to upgrade this? 

[Prithul0218]

2 hours ago, samcool55 said:

Something like a RX 470 - RX 570 should fit in your budget and is faster than the 1050ti.

I guess that's gonna be overkill for my 1366x768 monitor, and lower price is better for me, cause im short on money, I'd like to upgrade my RAM instead of buying a costly GPU. And stick with something like GTX1050/RX460

[AlMuhammadAli]

3 hours ago, Prithul0218 said:

Hi.

This is my first post here. Not sure if this is the right category to ask this question.

 

I have an old desktop . I bought this pre built desktop 3 years ago. and now I want to upgrade my graphics card. My budget is 100-180 USD. I like the GTX 1050 Ti. But, can I use it on my computer? if not, which graphics card will be good for me?
Here's my desktop specs:

Power supply: ThermalTek 450 watt

Motherboard: GIGABYTE H81M-S2PV Rev2.0

Processor: Intel Core i3 - 4160 @3.60 GHz

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz

Storage: 1TB HDD

Current graphics card: AMD Radeon HD5450, lol

Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64x

Monitor: 1366x768 resolution Dell monitor

 

I want to play games like GTA 5 at highest settings with more than 40 FPS.

I'm not a hardcore gamer. But, I might become a hardcore gamer after upgrading, who knows!?

The 1050ti will almost definitly bottleneck.

[Droidbot]

3 minutes ago, Prithul0218 said:

I guess that's gonna be overkill for my 1366x768 monitor, and lower price is better for me, cause im short on money, I'd like to upgrade my RAM instead of buying a costly GPU. And stick with something like GTX1050/RX460

The issue is that the 470 is like $50 more but beats the shit out of the 460 and 1050/Ti

 

 

[genexis_x]

2 hours ago, Prithul0218 said:

I'm not planning to upgrade my monitor any time soon at all. So i guess GTX 1050/ RX460 would be good for me. Which one should I get? The 2GB one or the 4GB one? And, from which manufacturer? In my place, there's GIGABYTE, MSI and ASUS for Nvidia graphics cards. And Sapphire and MSI for AMD.

 

And, my monitor uses a VGA cable, do I have to use a VGA to HDMI converter to use it with modern HDMI only GPU?

 

Okay, i can add in one more 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz RAM, would that be good enough?

 

Sorry, it's ThermalTake. The exact model is: LT-450NL2NK. Do i need to upgrade this? 

RX 460 with 4GB VRAM. Go for either Sapphire or MSI, both make good AMD cards.

Yes you need a converter.
Yes add more 4GB RAM. It's good enough.
PSU not that good but should work fine with a 75W GPU.

[Prithul0218]

2 hours ago, AlMuhammadAli said:

The 1050ti will almost definitly bottleneck.

Then what should i do, please explain it well, cause I'm not good at these kind of stuffs.

[Spenser1337]

5 minutes ago, Prithul0218 said:

Then what should i do, please explain it well, cause I'm not good at these kind of stuffs.

Get a new monitor?

 

1920x1080 monitors are like 40$ at a pawn shop 

[RAM555789]

1 hour ago, Spenser1337 said:

Get a new monitor?

 

1920x1080 monitors are like 40$ at a pawn shop 

The problem is not the monitor the problem is getting the guy the specs he needs to play at highest settings at 40+ fps. Just don't thats going to be possible with that i3.

[AlMuhammadAli]

2 hours ago, Prithul0218 said:

Then what should i do, please explain it well, cause I'm not good at these kind of stuffs.

Get a better CPU first.

[Prithul0218]

5 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

RX 460 with 4GB VRAM. Go for either Sapphire or MSI, both make good AMD cards.

Yes you need a converter.
Yes add more 4GB RAM. It's good enough.
PSU not that good but should work fine with a 75W GPU.

I saw benchmarks and GTX 1050 Ti is much better than RX460. (especially for GTA 5) Is there any problem if I go with GTX 1050 Ti?

[genexis_x]

7 hours ago, Prithul0218 said:

I saw benchmarks and GTX 1050 Ti is much better than RX460. (especially for GTA 5) Is there any problem if I go with GTX 1050 Ti?

No problem. More powerful than RX 460 and GTX 1050. Go for 1050TI if you can afford. RX 470/570 or 480/580 the best choice.

[Prithul0218]

No problem. More powerful than RX 460 and GTX 1050. Go for 1050TI if you can afford. RX 470/570 or 480/580 the best choice.

Thanks, but in which slot should I connect the GTX 1050 Ti on my motherboard? I'm not good in these kind of stuffs.

[genexis_x]

35 minutes ago, Prithul0218 said:

Thanks, but in which slot should I connect the GTX 1050 Ti on my motherboard? I'm not good in these kind of stuffs.

PCIe X16, the longest PCI slot.

If the GPU requires additional 6 pin PCIe power, remember to plug it in.