

Possible Vid Card Upgrade Ti 1050?
#1
Posted 25 April 2017 - 11:18 AM
so trolling PCG site i stumbled across this epic Case mod, and it got me thinking about a vid card again. http://www.pcgamer.c...r-trek-shuttle/
I decided to look up exactly how old my vid card is, and i guess i had it longer than i thought. I did buy it for my old comp, but i built a new one not long after and swapped cards. So while my I5 3350 was built in 2014, the card i got i think 1 1/2 years prior. According to wiki the card launched in 2011 so we are talking a 6 year old card.
Trying to do a little research on numbers its kind of hard as the comparisons just never go back even a few years let alone 5+. Honestly i don't have issues playing now, outside of random occasions i'll get a dip. But i recall when i did my previous upgrade it made hitting lights far easier. I do notice from time to time that lights will warp in the game. But i just don't know if that is my system/card even with the frame rates staying up, or it is some sorta Lag/server delay.
I don't have a ton of money and i'd really like to put off the card for a while, But this card could be mine for about 150.. which perhaps i could swing. I always use nivida/asus products for over 10 years now and with zero issue with them i'll stick with it.
This is basically the only game that would get any kinda bonus from a new card. My other main gaming that runs into comp issues are strat games, and vid card is no help, only a large CPU upgrade would help them. But i do wonder if the light warping is an effect of my card, or something else.
So what do you folks think, Is this card going to up my game, or should i just hold off a bit longer?
#2
Posted 25 April 2017 - 11:46 AM
considering whatever you are running is 6 years old and that the latest GPUs that have come out all pretty much crap from a great hieght on GPUs that old, you old card would have to be an enthusiast model to out perform a modern budget card. So unless it's a ~580 GTX it will be an upgrade. But since you haven't stated what your current GPU is no one can say how much an improvement there would be.
#3
Posted 25 April 2017 - 12:01 PM
#4
Posted 25 April 2017 - 12:36 PM
NO GOD NO
GODS NO DO NOT GET A 1050!
1060 6gb hands down, best budget card available for this generation of cards.
ok well I did see the TI has 4 gb, so there is that.
#5
Posted 25 April 2017 - 12:47 PM
JackalBeast, on 25 April 2017 - 12:35 PM, said:
1060 6gb hands down, best budget card available for this generation of cards.
If the OP had double the budget he could get a 1060 6GB Asus card. https://www.newegg.c...N82E16814126122
But I get the feeling he doesn't have the bones for that.
#6
Posted 25 April 2017 - 12:47 PM
That said, I've never bought an open box off NE so can vouch for that, but have read positive reviews regarding it.
If you are really set on spending sub $200, do yourself a favor and get the 1060 3gb then (ewww), it is a better card.
The 1050 is like some sort of aborted fetus that came back to life in the form of an aborted fetus. Yes i meant that.
It's redundant.
Here this should make it clear:
http://gpu.userbench...0-Ti/3646vs3649
#7
Posted 25 April 2017 - 12:51 PM
Ghogiel, on 25 April 2017 - 12:47 PM, said:
But I get the feeling he doesn't have the bones for that.
Right, I get that. Sales happen quite a bit, and I've been seeing the 6gb on NE and elsewhere go for ~230-250.
#8
Posted 25 April 2017 - 12:53 PM
JackalBeast, on 25 April 2017 - 12:47 PM, said:
That said, I've never bought an open box off NE so can vouch for that, but have read positive reviews regarding it.
If you are really set on spending sub $200, do yourself a favor and get the 1060 3gb then (ewww), it is a better card.
The 1050 is like some sort of aborted fetus that came back to life in the form of an aborted fetus. Yes i meant that.
It's redundant.
Here this should make it clear:
http://gpu.userbench...0-Ti/3646vs3649
lol even with a 1050TI this is what his upgrade would look like XD
http://gpu.userbench...0-Ti/3161vs3649
#9
Posted 25 April 2017 - 12:54 PM
honestly the 6gb (I have) is better but really only marginally than the 3gb, which surprises me, even though it probably should not.
http://gpu.userbench...-3GB/3639vs3646
well at least until the VRAM starts getting gobbled up, than it matters lol.
Ghogiel, on 25 April 2017 - 12:53 PM, said:
http://gpu.userbench...0-Ti/3161vs3649
whoa. alrighty then.
#10
Posted 25 April 2017 - 01:25 PM
Ghogiel, on 25 April 2017 - 12:47 PM, said:
But I get the feeling he doesn't have the bones for that.
Thanks for the site link, That is exactly the kinda info i needed! You guys rock!
If i did go with something like that, i would have to wait a few months, aka save more. The good news is i am laid up right now, so i don't have to buy gas for my car. (Don't leave your house for a month, but get to upgrade your vid card..).
What peaked my interest was the whole 135 dollar price tag. As far as open box, Asus/nivida is fantastic with their CS, so i know if i had an issue with them i could just send it in and get either fixed or a refurbished one back. But typically newegg is good with any issues, even if you have to jump through some phone call hoops.
My TI 550 has 1 gig ram, so It should be a nice upgrade in that area. I know with out a doubt it will help me on my HUGE map civ V games. It won't improve my turn time, but it will help keep the whole map loaded into ram, instead of getting Grey spots on areas you haven't clicked on in a while. So really Only Civ V and this are the two games that the card would help with but future games perhaps. I know i'll be getting Star Citizen when it lauches, so it does make me wonder if it would be a good option in that. Id like to use the card for at least 4 years.
But really the biggest issue, Will this help with the light warping, or is that not my issue? I can deal with lower visual settings a while longer.. I really wanted to wait till next December when i am a bit more solvent.
BTW that site i was able to input my chip, that TI 1050 card should double my FPS with my chip, and when i upgrade my CPU in a few years would push the FPS another 50%, (says 50 FPS with my chip, 80 FPS with a good I7, so in a few years it could be another 200 dollar upgrade for a nice gain.)
Edited by JC Daxion, 25 April 2017 - 02:25 PM.
#11
Posted 25 April 2017 - 01:42 PM
However actual warping? things marching in place, then you teleport to a new position? As in not a hanging or stutter kind of thing, I would say it would more like a network related issue and not GPU. First thing to do would be use an ethernet cable and not wifi, that may sort out any warping right there. (I have to use cable myself as wifi makes me warp every 5-10secs in MWO even if pingtest looks fine with no jitter)
If there are still issues with warping, tracert mwos game server, there should be an IP address for it somewhere, But if it's not happening on every server it's probably not your routing, but it wouldn't hurt to see what is going on there. So while still on the ethernet cable just check if any nodes time out or look slow af.
#12
Posted 25 April 2017 - 02:25 PM
Maybe i should just watch prices, early summer typically has nice sales as they wanna move stock for the late summer tech rush.

#13
Posted 25 April 2017 - 02:40 PM
#14
Posted 25 April 2017 - 08:39 PM
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edit: also you might want to look into upgrading to an i7 Sandy Bridge instead of your i5 Sandy Bridge... MWO is a very CPU dependent title and having the extra threads to handle background processes allows the main cores to handle the ridiculous amount of Draw Calls that MWO using the CryEngine makes. You GPU is old but your CPU is also not well equipped to handle the strain that the game engine unnecessarily puts on it.
Edited by KekistanWillRiseAgain, 25 April 2017 - 08:44 PM.
#15
Posted 25 April 2017 - 08:52 PM
I also wouldn't buy any less than a GTX 1060 3GB, because the performance gulf, between it and the 1050 Ti, is massive.
#16
Posted 25 April 2017 - 10:30 PM
LT. HARDCASE, on 25 April 2017 - 08:52 PM, said:
I also wouldn't buy any less than a GTX 1060 3GB, because the performance gulf, between it and the 1050 Ti, is massive.
a used 980 is still way better and cheaper than a 1060 6GB (cause going 3gb is a terrible idea since games are becoming even more VRAM hogs), to the point where 4GB is about the minimum required cause even MWO will eat all 3GB and become a bottleneck once you start getting to high framerates. My 780ti sc will max out the 3GB VRAM but i keep it locked at 60fps because I only have a 60htz monitor, which prevents teleporting Lights from too many frames produced to what can be shown and frame loss from excessive VRAM usage causing stuttering.
#17
Posted 25 April 2017 - 10:52 PM
#18
Posted 25 April 2017 - 10:55 PM
Vxheous Kerensky, on 25 April 2017 - 10:52 PM, said:
an i5 is not going to "bottleneck" a 1060... that is crazy person talk
#19
Posted 25 April 2017 - 11:08 PM
#20
Posted 26 April 2017 - 01:19 AM
or a used/reduced 980 if you can
personally having a lot of fun with my 1060

Vxheous Kerensky, on 25 April 2017 - 10:52 PM, said:
well no not really
aside from MWO there are not many games being so heavy on the CPU, maybe battlefield in multiplayer
but if he doesn't chase high fps gaming and hopes to get 144fps on a 144hz display then the i5 will be fine
a lot of people still play with sandy bridge, or hell bulldozer
Edited by Peter2k, 26 April 2017 - 01:24 AM.
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