GTX 750TI Question

[Minxo]

I'm a little new to computers and things of that nature. I know a tiny bit, but not a lot to answer this question on my own. 

I have a OEM Dell Inspiron 620 (bad bad bad) and I have a very old inno3D GeForce 8400GS graphics card.

 

I was wondering if I got a 750TI would it be any good? Would it increase enough for me to play games pretty well? My budget is 200 dollars are lower. The most intense game I really ever play is BF3, but want to play some more demanding things in the future. 

 

My CPU is a i3-2100 @ 3.1 GHz.

My motherboard is a Dell branded, pretty standard motherboard, but it has a PCIe 2.0 slot. From my understanding PCIe 3.0 will fit in that slot, and it should be fine. Somebody re-assure me on this (Read stuff on here before, you guys are very trusty).

 

The reason I like this model is because I've checked out some benchmark stuff but those are with better grade PCs, and I like the benchmark results I see. The other reason is because my power supply is also just Dell OEM standard power supply, it doesn't have any extra plugins AT ALL, and the 750TI I was looking at getting (http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Superclock-Dual-Link-Graphics-02G-P4-3753-KR/dp/B00IDG3IDO/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394463421&sr=8-1-fkmr0&tag=viglink20237-20) just ran off of the motherboards power. 

 

Anybody that can reassure and give me some good information would be nice, just looking for a bit of an upgrade for Christmas.

 

 

[the jolly roger]

Ya i love the 750ti, amazing little budget GPU, can run BF3 at 1080p ultra setting at about 30-40 FPS, turn it down to high or medium and you can get 60 easy.

 

As for that particular model, it is fine, even running from motherboard power you can still overclock it, it is sooo efficient.

[elkenrod]

Absolutely, that card will make you very happy.

 

Though, you might want to wait for Black Friday before you pull the trigger on buying.  Those 750ti models are likely to come down.  Some are already at the $100 mark if you include MIR. 

[ObscureMammal]

 

I was wondering if I got a 750TI would it be any good?

 

 

I have a 750 Ti and it's a good GPU but for about $10-$20 more I'd recommend going with the r9 270x

 

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1043?vs=1130

[saya_kucing]

Yep. Should be good. (Y)

750ti from EVGA is a great choice - although anything at that range has a pretty good price/performance, as well as power consumption and form factor pros.

Was considering one for a 'small as possible' LAN rig.

[the jolly roger]

 

 

 

 

I have a 750 Ti and it's a good GPU but for about $10-$20 more I'd recommend going with the r9 270x

 

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1043?vs=1130

 

he stated that his OEM psu does not have extra power connectors, so the 750ti is best option because it runs off mobo power

[Minxo]

Ya i love the 750ti, amazing little budget GPU, can run BF3 at 1080p ultra setting at about 30-40 FPS, turn it down to high or medium and you can get 60 easy.

 

As for that particular model, it is fine, even running from motherboard power you can still overclock it, it is sooo efficient.

Alright, that just seems good to me already. I play nothing at 1080p right now except for League.

 

Absolutely, that card will make you very happy.

 

Though, you might want to wait for Black Friday before you pull the trigger on buying.  Those 750ti models are likely to come down.  Some are already at the $100 mark if you include MIR. 

I will surely tell my parents that

 

 

 

Yep. Should be good. (Y)

750ti from EVGA is a great choice - although anything at that range has a pretty good price/performance, as well as power consumption and form factor pros.

Was considering one for a 'small as possible' LAN rig.

Yeah, my thoughts too, I like the size. I still have to do some measurements though. 

 

Thanks all for the help

[Geekazoid]

@Minxo, the GTX 750 Ti is a fantastic budget card. You shouldn't be disappointed. Now, there are some AMD fanboys on here that will tell you that a AMD GPU around that price range will be better, but you gotta decide what YOU want, not what THEY want you to have.

[ObscureMammal]

he stated that his OEM psu does not have extra power connectors, so the 750ti is best option because it runs off mobo power

oh ya, oops I forgot about that. I have the same GPU and I'm pretty satisfied with it. It should be fine

[Minxo]

@Minxo, the GTX 750 Ti is a fantastic budget card. You shouldn't be disappointed. Now, there are some AMD fanboys on here that will tell you that a AMD GPU around that price range will be better, but you gotta decide what YOU want, not what THEY want you to have.

It's not the biggest thing in the world for me I just want something that I could play with a lot better

[Minxo]

oh ya, oops I forgot about that. I have the same GPU and I'm pretty satisfied with it. It should be fine

 

 

he stated that his OEM psu does not have extra power connectors, so the 750ti is best option because it runs off mobo power

Thanks for the info on that you two

[Kevinkt]

what's the watts on your PSU btw? even if it the card doesn't need a psu lead for power, you can run into a problem, 

[Minxo]

what's the watts on your PSU btw? even if it the card doesn't need a psu lead for power, you can run into a problem, 

the wattage is 300

[saya_kucing]

the wattage is 300

*cringe*

You could be pushing it.

The minimum power requirement is listed as 300W, but you should be fine as long as you're not running an incredible amount of lighting/fans/pumps etc.

It will put your PSU under more load, which it may or may not affect PSU lifetime depending on build quality.

I'm just the guy who like to have a few Watts of overhead though - so I could be being overly skeptical.

[Minxo]

*cringe*

You could be pushing it.

The minimum power requirement is listed as 300W, but you should be fine as long as you're not running an incredible amount of lighting/fans/pumps etc.

It will put your PSU under more load, which it may or may not affect PSU lifetime depending on build quality.

I'm just the guy who like to have a few Watts of overhead though - so I could be being overly skeptical.

Yeah, lol, I know it's bad

 

But it's literally only running everything it was OEM which is like the processor, 2 fans, and the 8400GS (which is my current BAD graphics card that doesn't use 6pins or anything, just like the 750TI)

[saya_kucing]

Yeah - should be fine. They'll list it as a little more than you'll need anyway, just to cover their butts.

[Minxo]

Yeah - should be fine. They'll list it as a little more than you'll need anyway, just to cover their butts.

*sigh of relief* that's good to hear -- thanks lots!