Graphics card upgrade

[thatguy1215]

I have a pre built dell PC xps 8900  (ik ik but it's what I could afford at the time ) it currently has a gtx 730 in it was wanting to upgrade to a 1050ti since it's back Friday theres better deals, and I'm low funds , would that be a good choice and either a single fan or dual fan I'm kinda new at this? Specs page https://www.cnet.com/products/dell-xps-8900-mt-core-i7-6700-3-4-ghz-16-gb-1-tb/specs/

Edited November 20, 2018 by thatguy1215

[ZeouLs]

I like dual fans more cause in case one of the fans dies, I at least have one running for everyday tasks until I can repair/get my hands on a new card

[GoldenLag]

get a new PSU like the cx 450 (2017) from corsair and buy an rx 580. it all depends on budget. this is a all new upgrade option for about 250$

 

you can get an r9 290x used and an cx 550 (2017) from corsair new and that would be about 170$ upgrade depending on the used market. 

[PabloSL]

You can get a RX 570 for around the same price and it will perform way better than 1050ti, the only thing is power consumption

[Brent744]

My second build has an EVGA GTX 1050 Ti (single fan) and has been running solid for a couple years now. I highly recommend the 1050 Ti, you'll notice a huge difference in performance. If you plan to overclock the gpu go with a dual fan, if you do not plan to overclock a single fan is great as well.

But with an XPS 8900 you must have an intel 6th gen i5 or i7. If you're able to try and find a 1060 for an even better performance boost.

[r2724r16]

5 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

you can get an r9 290x

You sure a prebuilt chasis will have enough airflow for that? 

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, r2724r16 said:

You sure a prebuilt chasis will have enough airflow for that? 

yes, its not that hot.

 

also half the cards you get on the used market are blower style coolers making them perfect for bad airflow cabinets. 

[GoldenLag]

7 minutes ago, PabloSL said:

You can get a RX 570 for around the same price and it will perform way better than 1050ti, the only thing is power consumption

id get a new PSU anyway, also not rellying on board power is nice as you dont know what the boards are built for. so cards with power connectors are very nice.

[PabloSL]

3 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

id get a new PSU anyway, also not rellying on board power is nice as you dont know what the boards are built for. so cards with power connectors are very nice.

In that case I'd go 570

[GoldenLag]

Just now, PabloSL said:

In that case I'd go 570

Rx 580 4GB is slighly more or the same and worth the little extra.

[PabloSL]

Just now, GoldenLag said:

Rx 580 4GB is slighly more or the same and worth the little extra.

didn't know it was that cheap, go 580 then

[Brent744]

Here in Canada, The RX 570 is $35 more than the GTX 1050 Ti, The RX 580 (4GB) is $100 more. I suppose if you're talking in USD where the price gap is smaller, the RX 570 sounds to be the best bang for your buck.

[thatguy1215]

3 hours ago, Brent744 said:

My second build has an EVGA GTX 1050 Ti (single fan) and has been running solid for a couple years now. I highly recommend the 1050 Ti, you'll notice a huge difference in performance. If you plan to overclock the gpu go with a dual fan, if you do not plan to overclock a single fan is great as well.

But with an XPS 8900 you must have an intel 6th gen i5 or i7. If you're able to try and find a 1060 for an even better performance boost.

It has an i7 6700 I believe and dont plan on overclocking not till I can afford on building it myself and I can really only buy it from best buy or Amazon 

[Brent744]

20 hours ago, thatguy1215 said:

It has an i7 6700 I believe and dont plan on overclocking not till I can afford on building it myself and I can really only buy it from best buy or Amazon 

Personally im more of an nVidia fan than than AMD's Radeon series when it comes to GPU's. Definitely a GTX 1050Ti would be a nice upgrade, but consider the GTX 1060 (3gb version) as well. The 3gb version isn't priced that much higher than that a 1050Ti and will grant a much bigger performance boost.