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Gtx 1050ti with i3 540 Performance

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Hey i am planning to buy a gtx 1050ti and i have a pretty shit cpu namely i3 540 should even buy the graphics card or it will bottleneck the card to the extent of infinity 

Plz recommend any other gpu which wont be botllenecked that much

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CPU i3 540

Mobo intel DH55TC

RAM 8 GB DDR3

GPU NVIDIA GT 210

i know its a shit rig 

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What's the PSU?

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Do you plan on upgrading your rig further in the future then? If you do then a 1050ti is good. If you don't then a 750ti is enough. If your PSU is anything less than 300W, don't bother.

 

As for future upgrade, a new 400W quality PSU can make a 1050ti and new LGA 1156 core i7 possible and good. As long as you don't spend more than $75 for the CPU and $40 for a 400W PSU.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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I actually have an i3 (530 though)  paired with a 1050ti and yes the bottleneck is right there :P 

I get around 70ish frames in csgo and you really know when the cpu is working overtime. sometimes it even dips into below 40, sometimes its at 110 lol. what games are you going to play?

If I were to make a sensible decision I would probably go for a used 750ti as that would probably still be bottlenecked but can be had at around 40 bucks used :) 

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16 minutes ago, Nicnac said:

I actually have an i3 (530 though)  paired with a 1050ti and yes the bottleneck is right there :P 

I get around 70ish frames in csgo and you really know when the cpu is working overtime. sometimes it even dips into below 40, sometimes its at 110 lol. what games are you going to play?

If I were to make a sensible decision I would probably go for a used 750ti as that would probably still be bottlenecked but can be had at around 40 bucks used :) 

70fps on csgo dayum, i wouldn't even bother playing it.

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8 minutes ago, MrJarhead said:

70fps on csgo dayum, i wouldn't even bother playing it.

70fps on csgo is not enough? Wow.

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5 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

What's the PSU?

Stock 500 Watt Psu without Pci e power

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5 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

Do you plan on upgrading your rig further in the future then? If you do then a 1050ti is good. If you don't then a 750ti is enough. If your PSU is anything less than 300W, don't bother.

 

As for future upgrade, a new 400W quality PSU can make a 1050ti and new LGA 1156 core i7 possible and good. As long as you don't spend more than $75 for the CPU and $40 for a 400W PSU.

Is gtx 1050 good for rig cause i am not planning to upgrade the rig i would buy a new rig next year or so.  Keeping in mind in my country gpu sellers think we are stupid and we will buy a gtx 1050 if they sell it for 500 usd$

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5 hours ago, HelpMeOrIWillSuffer said:

70fps on csgo is not enough? Wow.

CS:GO needs 200fps to be playable even if you have 60hz :P

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5 hours ago, HelpMeOrIWillSuffer said:

70fps on csgo is not enough? Wow.

even to my eyes, 100fps doesnt feel smooth.

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8 minutes ago, Nakshatra said:

Is gtx 1050 good for rig cause i am not planning to upgrade the rig i would buy a new rig next year or so.  Keeping in mind in my country gpu sellers think we are stupid and we will buy a gtx 1050 if they sell it for 500 usd$

Still, what model is your current PSU? If you are building one next year, then you can buy a powerful PSU and mid-high end graphics card now. They can be reused in the future anyway

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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20 hours ago, Nicnac said:

I actually have an i3 (530 though)  paired with a 1050ti and yes the bottleneck is right there :P 

I get around 70ish frames in csgo and you really know when the cpu is working overtime. sometimes it even dips into below 40, sometimes its at 110 lol. what games are you going to play?

If I were to make a sensible decision I would probably go for a used 750ti as that would probably still be bottlenecked but can be had at around 40 bucks used :) 

What games do you play and can u share some benchmarks of games 

Thanks

 

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The i3-540 was before Intel stopped caring. A modern i3 will significantly outperform it. The highest I would go with that is a 750 Ti. You can get one used pretty cheap. Even that will be bottlenecked though. 

 

Honestly I suggest you save up and start from scratch. You can sell your old parts on Let Go, Offer Up, or Craigslist. 

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