Small upgrade on prebuilt Dell

[Jacob96]

Hi, I'm upgrading my Dell  PC a bit for a second time and just want some input as to what needs upgrading. 

 

I have a Dell desktop that came with an i5-3330, 8gb of ram and a Dell 0XR1GT motherboard. I've upgraded the graphics card previously a few years ago to a GTX 660TI and the power supply to a Corsair CX600M 600W (https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139048&_ga=1.238606272.1599618611.1489996134 for exact specifications) 

 

I've been getting a bit flustered lately from FPS drop and newer games being more graphically demanding, I'm getting anywhere from 15-45 fps when playing. (ME:A and Nier).

 

I looked a bit online and am deciding to buy a GTX 1050TI and just want some opinions / other options I have. I'm also unsure as to what model/company I should get (EVGA, Zotac, etc). 

 

I believe it should be fine with my current rig but unsure about if it'd work out well with my power supply. Unsure about bottlenecks as well but I think that's fine as well. How much of an improvement should I expect when playing newer titles? 

 

Budget is around 200$~ with a bit of flexibility, planning on buying it in person at the store. 

[NTDaws]

Get a RX 480 4gb instead. if possible a 8gb

[genexis_x]

GTX1060, RX480 and RX470 would be better. However I'm concerned that the PSU will have a hard time to handle it.
1050TI will be the safest bet.
Your current i5 GPU will not bottleneck all the GPUs mentioned above

[NTDaws]

2 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

GTX1060, RX480 and RX470 would be better. However I'm concerned that the PSU will have a hard time to handle it.
1050TI will be the safest bet.
Your current i5 GPU will not bottleneck all the GPUs mentioned above

PSU is fine, green label CX power supplies are horrible.

[Droidbot]

Just now, Being Delirious said:

PSU is fine, green label CX power supplies are horrible.

Horrible value, but not the worst units in the world. They work perfectly fine, the design is a little old but what the hell

[Jacob96]

Ah alright. Is there a way to tell how much wattage I'd need depending on which graphic card I get? I'm planning on doing a bigger upgrade with the case/motherboard/ram later this year once the current semester is over so until then I think I'll just keep the current PSU. Budget is in Canadian currency as well, should've mentioned that as well 

[NTDaws]

5 minutes ago, Jacob96 said:

Ah alright. Is there a way to tell how much wattage I'd need depending on which graphic card I get? I'm planning on doing a bigger upgrade with the case/motherboard/ram later this year once the current semester is over so until then I think I'll just keep the current PSU. Budget is in Canadian currency as well, should've mentioned that as well 

It can handle up anything to a 1070

[Guest]

12 minutes ago, Being Delirious said:

PSU is fine, green label CX power supplies are horrible.

Still a green

[NTDaws]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Still a green

What?

[Guest]

Just now, Being Delirious said:

What?

http://www.corsair.com/en-eu/cx-series-cx600m-modular-atx-power-supply-600-watt-80-plus-bronze-certified-modular-psu

[NTDaws]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

http://www.corsair.com/en-eu/cx-series-cx600m-modular-atx-power-supply-600-watt-80-plus-bronze-certified-modular-psu

Why are you quoting me this?

[NTDaws]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

http://www.corsair.com/en-eu/cx-series-cx600m-modular-atx-power-supply-600-watt-80-plus-bronze-certified-modular-psu

nvm

[NTDaws]

Upgrade the psu eventually to a EVGA G2 550W or 650W

[Jacob96]

20 minutes ago, Being Delirious said:

Upgrade the psu eventually to a EVGA G2 550W or 650W

Alright, I'll keep that in mind in the future. Just a last question, is there any brands of graphic cards I should buy from/avoid? Or does that not really matter? Currently thinking of http://www.ncix.com/detail/evga-geforce-gtx-1060-sc-b9-134742.htm?promoid=1652 or http://www.ncix.com/detail/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1060-windforce-ef-134496.htm?promoid=1652

[NTDaws]

52 minutes ago, Jacob96 said:

Alright, I'll keep that in mind in the future. Just a last question, is there any brands of graphic cards I should buy from/avoid? Or does that not really matter? Currently thinking of http://www.ncix.com/detail/evga-geforce-gtx-1060-sc-b9-134742.htm?promoid=1652 or http://www.ncix.com/detail/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1060-windforce-ef-134496.htm?promoid=1652

Avoid Gigabyte. Everything else is fine, I would look at the Zotac AMP! Editon for the 1060 https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01I5O5AP2/?tag=pcp0f-20