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Gtx 750ti or gtx 960 for a smooth medium setting gameplay

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RussianSensation said:
No, I am saying get a 750Ti/950/960, skip the PSU for now. Also, I would never recommend a 400W PSU because the incremental price to go from 400W to 650W is very minimal and a 650-700W PSU will last for 10+ years, give you a peace of mind for 98%+ of CPU/GPU upgrades and overclocking should you ever venture into that area as you may developer desire to explore that aspect of PC DIY building.

Usually the difference in price today between a high-quality 450W, 550W and 650W PSU is just $10-20. It's not worth it at all to buy 400-500W PSUs, with one possible exception being a desire to have a fanless platinum 500-520W unit.

You could try a GTX950/960 and see if it works. Those GPUs with your CPU do not use a lot of power. If you can find a GTX750Ti for $100, that's a solid upgrade from what you have for basic 1080P gaming.

P.S. With barely any research, here is proof why buying 400W PSUs is a waste of money for US customers.

Newegg.com has 750W XFX Core Edition 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (P1-750S-NLB9) for $74.99 - $5 w/ promo code EMCKAAS23 - $35 rebate = $34.99. Shipping is Free.

Newegg.com has 850 Watt XFX Core Edition PRO850W 80 Plus Bronze Certified Active PFC Power Supply (P1-850S-NLB9) for $84.99 - $35 rebate = $49.99. Shipping is Free. This unit is a rebadged SeaSonic which is a top tier PSU manufacturer.

$35-50 over 10 years is not that expensive if you think about it. Just something for you to keep in mind when you decide to do a full system overhaul in 2-3 years. A lot people keep sticking to 300-430W garbage PSUs for years and get ripped off by massive price premiums for perf/watt GPUs which is a brilliant strategy on behalf of GPU makers but a horrible strategy for a PC gamer.
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RS. Have you ever just purchased what you wanted without worrying about the price of everything? You might be due.😛
 
RussianSensation said:
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Or he can take advice from EVGA and disable GPU fans. It will improve his overclocking, save power end ultimately increase perf/watt

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veltix said:
@Seba
So at most gtx 750ti i can get the get to have 30-40/50fps. The following games on medium.
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Does it matter? With your current HD 5450 you can not play anything. With a GTX 750 Ti you could play a lot of games, some with settings at maximum or close to maximum.

Do you have money for a platform upgrade, a new power supply (a good one) and a better than GTX 750 Ti graphics card?
 
Seba said:
Does it matter? With your current HD 5450 you can not play anything. With a GTX 750 Ti you could play a lot of games, some with settings at maximum or close to maximum.
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I agree with you. Maybe 750ti i get it. For casual playing(Go thru cod stories amd bf stories, ac unity stories, crysis 3 stories,metro last ligh stories). For multi players, need to get a brandnew rig (i5 4460, gtx 970/980ti).

Btw any brands of gtx 750ti will do? Like asus, evga and msi?
 
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@keysplayer
@Seba
@iiiankiii
@AtenRa
What if i change psu. And i5 650 on gtx 780ti or gtx 770, will this processor bottleneck the gpu?
 
veltix said:
@keysplayer
@Seba
@iiiankiii
@AtenRa
What if i change psu. And i5 650 on gtx 780ti or gtx 770, will this processor bottleneck the gpu?
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YES!! How many times do we have to tell you? AGAIN, nothing above GTX 750TI will be worth it. Your CPU SUCKS by today's standard for gaming. The best it push is a GTX 750TI. AGAIN, there's no way around it. You either upgrade your entire system OR you stick to a GTX 750TI. You won't be able to cheap out, here.
 
veltix said:
@iiiankiii
Ok. Btw ddr3 ram can fit into ddr4 motherboard? Ill be getting i5 6500.
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No but some Skylake motherboards can accept DDR3L. If you are upgrading the CPU and the power supply, might as well look into a different class of GPU. In the context of your 300W PSU and an outdated CPU, the 750Ti or even 950 can make sense but with a better CPU and PSU, 950/960 GPUs are poor value for the $. At that point, it's better to hunt down an R9 290 if you are going with an i5 6500, or wait for a deal on a 970/390 that's bound to happen in the next 2 months as holiday sales heat up.
 
@[member=Russian Sensation]
See if theres anything wrong with my future build :
mobo+cpu : gigabyte ga b150m d3v ddr3+ i5 6500
Hdd: western d 1tb blue
Gpu: gtx 970
Psu:sf leadex gold 650w
Case:fractal core 1100matx
Ram:Kingston pc 1600mhz 8gb
Ssd:samsung evo 850 250gb
 
Go with DDR4, if building a Skylake PC. If you want DDR3, better use a Haswell.

Also, choose a proper case. Fractal Design Core 1100 is for office PCs. Look for a case that can take a 12.1"/310mm long graphics card, without removing various case parts (such as drive bays).
 
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@[member=Seba]
Does mhz matters? If its 2k mhz it launch the applications very fast 5 or 1 secs? Like u click ie it launch the ie in 1 sec? Or games that u click 1 sec launch? Yes or no?
 
For those scenarios (faster loading of the programs), a SSD is the answer.

Regarding memory speed: Skylake seems to somewhat better benefit from faster memory than previous Core CPU generations (up to and including Haswell).
 
@[member=keysplayr ]
With a build of i5 4590 8gb ram 1tb hdd gtx 750 1gb . Good for casual gaming med and or high setting?
 
Charlie98 said:
I wouldn't spend any money on a GPU until you replace that HP PSU. Even a Corsair CX430 (found on sale often for ~$20 or so, AR) will be more reliable than the OEM PSU... and then I would worry about the GPU.

I would take the GTX960, by the way.
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Would one of those PSU's be good with the 750 Ti? I thought i read somewhere that a 600w would be better.
 
john925 said:
Would one of those PSU's be good with the 750 Ti? I thought i read somewhere that a 600w would be better.
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EVGA, for example, suggest 300w or better for the GTX750Ti... in fact, I have run a GTX560Ti 448 with the CX430 PSU and it held up pretty well. That is not to say the CX series is the best PSU on the market, but it's capable and better than an OEM unit for a reasonable cost.
 
Charlie98 said:
EVGA, for example, suggest 300w or better for the GTX750Ti... in fact, I have run a GTX560Ti 448 with the CX430 PSU and it held up pretty well. That is not to say the CX series is the best PSU on the market, but it's capable and better than an OEM unit for a reasonable cost.
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Ok cool thanks. I just didn't want to burn anyone anything out
 
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