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Friend needs an upgrade (GPU)

Stingray321
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Finally managed to get my best mate off his PS4 and into PC gaming by selling him my old PC for a fraction of the cost, however the 1050 ti it uses probably won't do so well outside of CS:GO. 

 

He's looking to upgrade to another card so that he can play games like overwatch, rainbow 6 siege and BF1 on high/ultra settings above 50fps at least. 

 

Are there any cards that can do this for under £300? I've heard the RX 580 is good but I'd like a second opinion.

 

Thanks!

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3 minutes ago, Stingray321 said:

Finally managed to get my best mate off his PS4 and into PC gaming by selling him my old PC for a fraction of the cost, however the 1050 ti it uses probably won't do so well outside of CS:GO. 

 

He's looking to upgrade to another card so that he can play games like overwatch, rainbow 6 siege and BF1 on high/ultra settings above 50fps at least. 

 

Are there any cards that can do this for under £300? I've heard the RX 580 is good but I'd like a second opinion.

 

Thanks!

find a used 1070

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7 minutes ago, Stingray321 said:

Finally managed to get my best mate off his PS4 and into PC gaming by selling him my old PC for a fraction of the cost, however the 1050 ti it uses probably won't do so well outside of CS:GO. 

 

He's looking to upgrade to another card so that he can play games like overwatch, rainbow 6 siege and BF1 on high/ultra settings above 50fps at least. 

 

Are there any cards that can do this for under £300? I've heard the RX 580 is good but I'd like a second opinion.

 

Thanks!

1050ti will be fine unless you mean the card itself is faulty. I have a 1050ti in my system and it comfortably runs Crysis 2 so

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16 minutes ago, Stingray321 said:

however the 1050 ti it uses probably won't do so well outside of CS:GO. 

are you kidding me? this card lets you play basically everything at medium or high 1080p

 

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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6 minutes ago, tp95112 said:

1050ti should be able to play all those games, why not see see first before you resort to needing to buy  a new card

 

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

are you kidding me? this card lets you play basically everything at medium or high 1080p

 

I'm just looking for potential upgrades in the future. I found that the 1050 didn't play BF1 to the standard I wanted. 

 

If he wants to upgrade in the future when he gets more demanding games I wanted to have an answer for him.

 

But yes I will see how the 1050 performs before recommending anything.

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1 minute ago, Stingray321 said:

 

I'm just looking for potential upgrades in the future. I found that the 1050 didn't play BF1 to the standard I wanted. 

 

If he wants to upgrade in the future when he gets more demanding games I wanted to have an answer for him.

 

But yes I will see how the 1050 performs before recommending anything.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050-ti,4787-4.html

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Just now, Stingray321 said:

 

I'm just looking for potential upgrades in the future. I found that the 1050 didn't play BF1 to the standard I wanted. 

 

If he wants to upgrade in the future when he gets more demanding games I wanted to have an answer for him.

 

But yes I will see how the 1050 performs before recommending anything.

1050TI is a lot better then the 1050, it has more VRAM & more cores

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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