What graphics card GTX 1050 TI, 1070?

[Yoyoshi]

Hey I'm looking to upgrade my graphics card, but I'm not sure which one too upgrade too. I've looked at the GTX 1050 TI as a cheaper option, but wasn't sure whether the 1070 was worth it. My budget is around 700 max CAD. In terms of what I want play games at 60FPS at 1080p. 

 

I think I'll need a new power supply with a better graphics card with my current power supply of only 400W. 

 

My current computer specs are:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770

Graphics: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850
RAM: 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM

Motherboard: GIGABYTE B75M-HD3

Power Supply: Alpha 500W Power supply

 

Any help is appreciated.

[Bajantechnician]

4 minutes ago, Yoyoshi said:

Hey I'm looking to upgrade my graphics card, but I'm not sure which one too upgrade too. I've looked at the GTX 1050 TI as a cheaper option, but wasn't sure whether the 1070 was worth it. My budget is around 700 max CAD. In terms of what I want play games at 60FPS at 1080p. 

 

I think I'll need a new power supply with a better graphics card with my current power supply of only 400W. 

 

My current computer specs are:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770

Graphics: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850
RAM: 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM

Motherboard: GIGABYTE B75M-HD3

Power Supply: Alpha 500W Power supply

 

Any help is appreciated.

what settings whill you be playing at? a 1050ti will not cut it if over med settings at minimum 60fps

[zombienerd]

700 CAD can get you a 1080.  I put your parts into pcpartspicker and your 500w supply should be okay as long as it's a quality unit.

 

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126110

[Yoyoshi]

4 minutes ago, Bajantechnician said:

what settings whill you be playing at? a 1050ti will not cut it if over med settings at minimum 60fps

Oh i was thinking at least running at high settings at least. So I guess then I'll have to go 1060 or higher?

[Lare111]

1060 6GB would be a nice upgrade from HD 7850. However if you can afford you should pick a 1070 (ti). With 1060 you would have to lower many settings in new demanding games and 1070 would last longer.

[TSL]

17 minutes ago, Yoyoshi said:

Oh i was thinking at least running at high settings at least. So I guess then I'll have to go 1060 or higher?

Get the most powerful GPU you can afford. 1070 will be best bet for 1080p at high settings

[Yoyoshi]

8 minutes ago, Lare111 said:

1060 6GB would be a nice upgrade from HD 7850. However if you can afford you should pick a 1070 (ti). With 1060 you would have to lower many settings in new demanding games and 1070 would last longer.

 

8 minutes ago, TSL said:

Get the most powerful GPU you can afford. 1070 will be best bet for 1080p at high settings

 Okay thanks, I might as well get the best that i can afford now. I guess the only thing i'm concerned about is the power supply, but another has mentioned it should be okay with the 400W as long as its quality. Should i just play it safe and buy a larger power supply?

[Nicnac]

35 minutes ago, Bajantechnician said:

what settings whill you be playing at? a 1050ti will not cut it if over med settings at minimum 60fps

Really depends on what you play. I can play all my games at 60fps minimum with my 1050 ti

[TSL]

Just now, Yoyoshi said:

 

 Okay thanks, I might as well get the best that i can afford now. I guess the only thing i'm concerned about is the power supply, but another has mentioned it should be okay with the 400W as long as its quality. Should i just play it safe and buy a larger power supply?

Is the 400w a good quality PSU? If it is it might be OK, just running way out of it's efficiency range. You won't have much overclocking headroom so if you can - look towards replacing it with a nice 550-650w unit.

[TSL]

Here's a good video regarding the PSU: 

 

[Lare111]

My PC with i7 6700 + OC'd 1070 + 2 x SSDs and 1xHDD consumes about 200-270W while gaming and 280-290W when running Intel Burn Test and Furmark simultaneously. 400W PSU is enough as long as it's good quality.

[Nicnac]

13 minutes ago, Lare111 said:

My PC with i7 6700 + OC'd 1070 + 2 x SSDs and 1xHDD consumes about 200-270W while gaming and 280-290W when running Intel Burn Test and Furmark simultaneously. 400W PSU is enough as long as it's good quality.

That is even less than I expected and I thought I'd like to calculate my wattage for always just the minimum ^^

[Yoyoshi]

22 minutes ago, TSL said:

Is the 400w a good quality PSU? If it is it might be OK, just running way out of it's efficiency range. You won't have much overclocking headroom so if you can - look towards replacing it with a nice 550-650w unit.

Thanks for the video it was quite informative. I'm not sure whether my PSU is good quality, but I think I'll just spend a a little more for a good quality one to be on the safe side.