Considering on getting nvidia gtx 1050 (maybe thinking of 1050 ti as well)

[Andrew.Phourcheu]

Hey guys, I haven't check on gpu market for awhile (I hear that crypto mining cause gpu price to go up) and I am considering on getting NVidia gtx 1050 (https://www.bestbuy.com/site/pny-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050-2gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card-black/5711723.p?skuId=5711723 ) for about $109 at the moment and was wondering if it is a good steal or not. I have look into 1050 ti as well but the price is around $160-ish. I won't be consider on getting gtx 1050 ti unless the price drop to around $130 (maybe a bit of a stretch). Thank you guys for me helping.

 

Note:

This will upgrade from my NVidia gt 740

I won't be doing any crypto mining 

I will be play some game (at 2k with medium setting or 1080p with high setting)

I will be mostly use the gpu for school relating work (EE course related work).

 

 

[TechMan2175]

yes that will work just fine

[Zando_]

Erhm.... a 1050 is not going to be able to run any newer titles at 2K or even 1080p high. A 1050 Ti can do medium at 1080p, high in well optimized games (I had one, and they're great for 1080p stuff and old games, but 2K is far out of it's reach). You're looking at at least a 980/1060 6GB, preferably a 980 Ti/1070. 

[Jurrunio]

At this price point the RX 560 is also a viable option. 1440p with smooth frame rates is only achievable when watching videos. Even the least demanding game cant do 1440p medium settings with a 1050/RX560.

[Andrew.Phourcheu]

8 minutes ago, TechMan2175 said:

yes that will work just fine

okay good to hear.

[Andrew.Phourcheu]

8 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

Erhm.... a 1050 is not going to be able to run any newer titles at 2K or even 1080p high. A 1050 Ti can do medium at 1080p, high in well optimized games (I had one, and they're great for 1080p stuff and old games, but 2K is far out of it's reach). You're looking at at least a 980/1060 6GB, preferably a 980 Ti/1070. 

 

5 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

At this price point the RX 560 is also a viable option. 1440p with smooth frame rates is only achievable when watching videos. Even the least demanding game cant do 1440p medium settings with a 1050/RX560.

I would most likely to capped my games at 30 fps (since my primary platform is ps4). I would mostly play old games like Dragon dogma or maybe a small modded skyrim and witcher 3 or games that is accessible on pc (dark souls 1 etc)

[Zando_]

1 minute ago, Andrew.Phourcheu said:

 

I would most likely to capped my games at 30 fps (since my primary platform is ps4). I would mostly play old games like Dragon dogma or maybe a small modded skyrim and witcher 3 or games that is accessible on pc (dark souls 1 etc)

You probably don't want to do that. Have you played at 30fps extensively on PC? 30fps is fine on consoles, be that the TV doing it's magic trickery to turn 30hz to 60hz, or consoles being optimized amazingly well and running a smoother fps, but it's terrible on PC. Playable, but not very good. And PCs don't keep as constant an fps as consoles, so you'll be dropping to 24 or lower pretty often, and that's really tough to play with (trust me, tried it when I was testing my fps at 4K, and didn't turn down settings enough). 

[Andrew.Phourcheu]

9 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

You probably don't want to do that. Have you played at 30fps extensively on PC? 30fps is fine on consoles, be that the TV doing it's magic trickery to turn 30hz to 60hz, or consoles being optimized amazingly well and running a smoother fps, but it's terrible on PC. Playable, but not very good. And PCs don't keep as constant an fps as consoles, so you'll be dropping to 24 or lower pretty often, and that's really tough to play with (trust me, tried it when I was testing my fps at 4K, and didn't turn down settings enough). 

Yes I have playing video game on pc with 30 fps extensively. Okay I will consider carefully then.