help choosing a GPU

[Lucifer02]

At this point of time my PC has 

an i7-4790 @3.60GHz

8GB DDR 3 RAM
1tb Segate HDD

a really shady powersuply (will be replaced)

no GPU (will upgrade to either a GTX 960 or GTX 950 or GTX1050 or GTX 760 (Whichever I am able to get for the best Price )

and a GIGABYTE H8TM-S2PH mother board 

I put these into https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator and they gave me these results( In the image)

 

Now since i live in UAE it's really hard for me to be able to buy reasonable price components therefore i am settling for second hand parts. 

So from the second hand market i am able to find a few GPUs 

1)ASUS NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 760 DirectCU II OC 2GB (http://tnydu.biz/DUi9fA)

2)GTX 960 $123 

3)GTX 950 $136 (http://tnydu.biz/DUibPO)

4)AVGA GeForce gtx 1050 2GB in box for $136 (http://tnydu.biz/DUi96t)

It would be great if anyone could help me choose from these 3 graphic cards or give me a better alternatives which will be compatible with my PC(with its new PSU)

P.S. I know the cable management is shitty i'll get onto doing it when i get my new PSU

 

 

Thank you so much for taking your time to read this hope you can help me out.

 

[Zando_]

The 960 or the 1050 Ti. Just look up benchmarks for your favorite game and see which does better. 

[MilfShake]

The 960 is faster and costs less than the 950, and 1050 performs the same as 960.

 

There's no thinking, get 1050 because it's the lastest generation and performs that same as 960

[Thinkfreely]

So go with the 1050 or 1050 ti. Newer tech with a much lower TDP, so performance wise it will be very similar to 960 but won't draw nearly as much power.

[Nicnac]

ugh those are all kinda expensive... I can get a 970 for the price of that 960.... 

i'd say go 1050 as well

[Megah3rtz]

9 minutes ago, MilfShake said:

The 960 is faster and costs less than the 950, and 1050 performs the same as 960.

 

There's no thinking, get 1050 because it's the lastest generation and performs that same as 960

GTX 960 is equal to the 1050 TI. 

[MilfShake]

Just now, Megah3rtz said:

GTX 960 is equal to the 1050 TI. 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gigabyte_geforce_gtx_1050_ti_g1_gaming_oc_review,13.html

[Lucifer02]

what if i were able to get the GTX 960 for $110 should i still go for the GTX 1050 for $137.

 

[Thinkfreely]

Also invest $5 is some canned air and give that girl a good blowing ;D

[Lucifer02]

guys a reminder this is a 1050 not a 1050ti 

[Thinkfreely]

Just now, Lucifer02 said:

what if i were able to get the GTX 960 for $110 should i still go for the GTX 1050 for $137.

 

Depending the PSU yeah.

[Lucifer02]

7 minutes ago, Thinkfreely said:

Also invest $5 is some canned air and give that girl a good blowing ;D

i have this electrical blower and will blow the crap out of her but i'm just waiting for my new psu and gpu (she's put down now)

[Megah3rtz]

43 minutes ago, MilfShake said:

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gigabyte_geforce_gtx_1050_ti_g1_gaming_oc_review,13.html

does all of those tests (except DOOM) being DX12 make a difference? 

[Lucifer02]

****UPDATE***

I found a Nvidia Gtx 1050 ti 4gb Graphic Card new with 1year warranty for $130 http://tnydu.biz/DUiauF would this be the best choice? 

@Thinkfreely  @MilfShake @Nicnac @Megah3rtz @Zando Bob

[Nicnac]

1 minute ago, Lucifer02 said:

****UPDATE***

I found a Nvidia Gtx 1050 ti 4gb Graphic Card new with 1year warranty for $130 http://tnydu.biz/DUiauF would this be the best choice? 

@Thinkfreely  @MilfShake @Nicnac @Megah3rtz @Zando Bob

Definitely. 1050ti is a great card, I have one, too

[Lucifer02]

and guys will my cpu or motherboard bottleneck my GPU??

@Thinkfreely @MilfShake @Nicnac @Megah3rtz @Zando Bob 

 

[Zando_]

Just now, Lucifer02 said:

and guys will my cpu or motherboard bottleneck my GPU??

@Thinkfreely @MilfShake @Nicnac @Megah3rtz @Zando Bob 

 

Probs not. Should be fine.

[Megah3rtz]

12 minutes ago, Lucifer02 said:

and guys will my cpu or motherboard bottleneck my GPU??

@Thinkfreely @MilfShake @Nicnac @Megah3rtz @Zando Bob 

 

No, you have a very good CPU (better than mine.)  that should last you another 4-5 years.

25 minutes ago, Lucifer02 said:

****UPDATE***

I found a Nvidia Gtx 1050 ti 4gb Graphic Card new with 1year warranty for $130 http://tnydu.biz/DUiauF would this be the best choice? 

@Thinkfreely  @MilfShake @Nicnac @Megah3rtz @Zando Bob

Yes, grab that. Fantastic deal. 

[Lucifer02]

25 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

No, you have a very good CPU (better than mine.)  that should last you another 4-5 years.

Yes, grab that. Fantastic deal. 

so after buying the GPU how do i make sure everything is fine. Like are there any tells on the hardware i should look for that will tell me if it's damaged and is there any software which can also identify these problems?

[Megah3rtz]

Just now, Lucifer02 said:

so after buying the GPU how do i make sure everything is fine. Like are there any tells on the hardware i should look for that will tell me if it's damaged and is there any software which can also identify these problems?

Run Unigine superposition and make sure you get similar results as other GTX 1050 TI's. 

 

Download HW monitor or MSI Afterburner and make sure your GPU doesn't raise above 80C while you run superposition. 

[Thinkfreely]

5 minutes ago, Lucifer02 said:

No, you have a very good CPU (better than mine.)  that should last you another 4-5 years.

Yes, grab that. Fantastic deal. 

Yes on both counts. That CPU performs almost dead even with Skylake so your good for a while.

[Ordinarily_Greater]

6 hours ago, Lucifer02 said:

At this point of time my PC has 

an i7-4790 @3.60GHz

8GB DDR 3 RAM
1tb Segate HDD

a really shady powersuply (will be replaced)

no GPU (will upgrade to either a GTX 960 or GTX 950 or GTX1050 or GTX 760 (Whichever I am able to get for the best Price )

and a GIGABYTE H8TM-S2PH mother board 

I put these into https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator and they gave me these results( In the image)

 

Now since i live in UAE it's really hard for me to be able to buy reasonable price components therefore i am settling for second hand parts. 

So from the second hand market i am able to find a few GPUs 

1)ASUS NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 760 DirectCU II OC 2GB (http://tnydu.biz/DUi9fA)

2)GTX 960 $123 

3)GTX 950 $136 (http://tnydu.biz/DUibPO)

4)AVGA GeForce gtx 1050 2GB in box for $136 (http://tnydu.biz/DUi96t)

It would be great if anyone could help me choose from these 3 graphic cards or give me a better alternatives which will be compatible with my PC(with its new PSU)

P.S. I know the cable management is shitty i'll get onto doing it when i get my new PSU

 

 

Thank you so much for taking your time to read this hope you can help me out.

 

The GTX 960 seems promising but what is the brand?

[Lucifer02]

3 hours ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

The GTX 960 seems promising but what is the brand?

NVIDIA 

but i've managed to obtain a NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti for $123 so i'm going for the 1050Ti  

[Ordinarily_Greater]

7 hours ago, Lucifer02 said:

NVIDIA 

but i've managed to obtain a NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti for $123 so i'm going for the 1050Ti  

So like a reference card? Great job then

[Lucifer02]

On 6/15/2017 at 4:43 PM, Ordinarily_Greater said:

So like a reference card? Great job then

i'm on a really tight budget and i live in UAE so shipping cost for that will skyrocket the prices for me