Upgrading a PC

[BillyBobJr_]

I am upgrading a PC that currently contains:

 

AMD Athlon X4 860K (4.3GHz overclocked)

AMD F2A78M-HD 

16GB DDR3 RAM

Dodgy and unbranded '500w variable' PSU

Radeon R7 240 GPU

 

I am considering upgrading to a 1050ti and a new PSU. I'm wondering if the 1050ti is a good option and is compatible with this hardware. Currently it runs games like GTA 5 at 30 fps at 720p. Does anyone have any estimate to the performance increase with this card? I'm still open to suggestions for a budget PSU. 

[Ausfernando]

2 minutes ago, BillyBobJr_ said:

I am upgrading a PC that currently contains:

 

AMD Athlon X4 860K (4.3GHz overclocked)

AMD F2A78M-HD 

16GB DDR3 RAM

Dodgy and unbranded '500w variable' PSU

Radeon R7 240 GPU

 

I am considering upgrading to a 1050ti and a new PSU. I'm wondering if the 1050ti is a good option and is compatible with this hardware. Currently it runs games like GTA 5 at 30 fps at 720p. Does anyone have any estimate to the performance increase with this card? I'm still open to suggestions for a budget PSU. 

45 FPS High settings 1080p

[Nicnac]

your athlon will bottleneck.

[haqtech]

oh man, it's time to upgrade the whole thing... I'm new to this forum, but this is a useful resource I use: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-cpus,3986.html 

 

#IamIntel

[BillyBobJr_]

I know i should upgrade the whole thing but the small issue is: I have little money. Honestly just let me know if its not worth doing at all.

[GratoNite]

I think it's worth it, you're jumping 2 tiers above. if you can tho, go for 1060 6GB, it will last longer, my 1050Ti struggles with most AAA games right now, even at lowest settings it couldn't achieve 60fps. i'm on 1080p

[AssAss1n]

19 hours ago, GratoNite said:

I think it's worth it, you're jumping 2 tiers above. if you can tho, go for 1060 6GB, it will last longer, my 1050Ti struggles with most AAA games right now, even at lowest settings it couldn't achieve 60fps. i'm on 1080p

I honeslty can't believe how your 1050 Ti struggles with 1080p games on low settings.

[AssAss1n]

On 12/11/2017 at 12:05 AM, BillyBobJr_ said:

I am upgrading a PC that currently contains:

 

AMD Athlon X4 860K (4.3GHz overclocked)

AMD F2A78M-HD 

16GB DDR3 RAM

Dodgy and unbranded '500w variable' PSU

Radeon R7 240 GPU

 

I am considering upgrading to a 1050ti and a new PSU. I'm wondering if the 1050ti is a good option and is compatible with this hardware. Currently it runs games like GTA 5 at 30 fps at 720p. Does anyone have any estimate to the performance increase with this card? I'm still open to suggestions for a budget PSU. 

Your CPU is old, but it can probably use all of 1050 Ti's power. If i were you, I would buy GTX 1060 6GB and upgrade the rig later on. but 1050 Ti is also a very good choice. 

 

I am not sure what the guy above says, GTX 1050 Ti can play almost all of the games on high 1080p while delivering very smooth framerate.

[BLVCKRIPPER]

I would go for a 1050ti /new power supply (least 450 Watts for later upgardes(I would go for a known company like: be quiet; corsair; evga; etc)) and a new Case with enough space for future upgrades.

small list of possible parts:

GPU: 150€

https://geizhals.de/zotac-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-mini-zt-p10510a-10l-a1525245.html?hloc=de

Case:40-50€

https://geizhals.de/fractal-design-core-2300-fd-ca-core-2300-bl-a1124244.html?hloc=de

PSU:47€

https://geizhals.de/be-quiet-system-power-8-500w-atx-2-4-bn241-a1361850.html?hloc=de

[GratoNite]

On 12/12/2017 at 3:33 PM, AssAss1n said:

I honeslty can't believe how your 1050 Ti struggles with 1080p games on low settings.

I'm playing Assassin's Creed Origins, 1080p, settings all the way to the left, on certain indoor locations it plays at 60, however when i'm outside especially in big towns, the fps is around 40ish. and still can't go 60 fps, i achieved 60 fps by turning down resolution to 1600x900 but it's blurry af.

My 1050 Ti is accompanied with Ryzen 7 1700 and 16 GB of DDR4 Ram (both not overclocked)

[BillyBobJr_]

Thanks for all the help guys these are the parts i think I'll go for. Let me know if you think they are a good choice.

 

1050ti: https://www.novatech.co.uk/products/asus-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-phoenix-4gb-gddr5-graphics-card/ph-gtx1050ti-4g.html#utm_source=affiliatewindow&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=PCPartPicker

 

PSU: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CP-9020097-UK-PLUS-Power-Supply/dp/B00X8QBT6M/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1513197569&sr=1-1&keywords=psu&th=1

 

[DragonTamer1]

The PSU is listed as a tier 6 unit which is near the worst reliability. For a low power system it is likely not going to blow up, however longevity in a PSU is always worth investing in.

 

I would recommend looking at this list, and pick a unit from tier 1 to 3, tier 4 at the lowest (tier 1 and 2 are probably way out of your budget, but you can sometimes find a good deal on one or even a used one like I did)

 

 

[BillyBobJr]

Okay so now I'm just swapping out the power supply on the PC but I'm having trouble getting the 24 pin connector. I am squeezing the latch in and it looks like it should come out but it won't budge. Anyone got any suggestions?