Wait for gpu prices to fall or buy a gtx 1050 or ti now?

[misterjjg]

So I’m building my first pc and I was wondering what I should do. I bought a ryzen5 1600 (have 16gb vengeance lpx at 3000) and I’m struggling whether to buy a gtx 1050 since its cheaper than the 1050 ti at the moment. Or save for the 1050ti or just save up and wait for gpu prices to fall. I’m doing some streaming, gaming in 1080p, and some light editing. Gpu is the last thing I need to buy and struggling on what to do. Any feedback would help! Thanks for your time!

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, misterjjg said:

 

You should never buy your PC in parts, return the R5 1600 if possible and just do an R3 2200G or R5 2400G build.

If not just use a GT 1030 or Used GPU until prices settle.

[AntiTrust]

Kinda hard to say, waiting for prices to fall could take a long time because there is a lot of pent up demand now. I would just save up and try to get the best price you can right now on a GPU that will meet your needs, 1050ti would probably be good. 

 

 

 

 

[AntiTrust]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

You should never buy your PC in parts

 o rly

[Glennieboyyy007]

how expensive are the 1050 and 1050ti?

[misterjjg]

18 minutes ago, Glennieboyyy007 said:

how expensive are the 1050 and 1050ti?

1050 is about 150 and 1050ti is averaging 250

[Glennieboyyy007]

well, the 1050 has the "normal" price (150 euro in the netherlands), but the 1050ti is about 75 euro more. i'd say get the 1050 or get a used 1050ti for around 150-175 euro

[Thony]

By the time prices fall, you will have saved for another GPU

[Kenjo]

1 hour ago, misterjjg said:

So I’m building my first pc and I was wondering what I should do. I bought a ryzen5 1600 (have 16gb vengeance lpx at 3000) and I’m struggling whether to buy a gtx 1050 since its cheaper than the 1050 ti at the moment. Or save for the 1050ti or just save up and wait for gpu prices to fall. I’m doing some streaming, gaming in 1080p, and some light editing. Gpu is the last thing I need to buy and struggling on what to do. Any feedback would help! Thanks for your time!

Whats your current GPU ? if you have one, if its a 360-280-380(amd) you are better off not getting a 1050 since all those cards are faster .... Dont be fooled by the "new" pascal architecture... currently on a 280x/770 and both those cards are faster than a 1050/1050ti.... hang in there

 

[misterjjg]

Thanks for your guys’ input I’m just go to save up for a better gpu! 

[just tilt]

13 hours ago, Streetguru said:

You should never buy your PC in parts

What makes you say that?

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, just tilt said:

What makes you say that?

Because he's now stuck with an R5 1600 being forced to pay for overpriced GPUs instead just being able to use his budget on an alright R5 2400G

[just tilt]

Just now, Streetguru said:

Because he's now stuck with an R5 1600 being forced to pay for overpriced GPUs instead just being able to use his budget on an alright R5 2400G

Oh you mean if you plan your rig out badly/buy it in a prolonged period of time (prices can fluctuate) you end up having an imbalanced system, I get it.