[SOLVED] Best sub-par GPU for i5-8400?

[ironstem]

I'm wondering what's the best GPU for my processor, which is an i5-8400. Just to make this clear, I am not changing the processor. If I change it up now, the entire build will fall.

The kind of performance I want when I first upgrade can be a GTX 10 series card. I was thinking of getting a low profile GTX 1050ti (the best seller on Amazon) so I can at least have a chance with the games I want to play in the future, then maybe one or two years later I can upgrade to a GTX 16 series card, pretty much as a final upgrade. Someone has said a GTX 1650 super is good enough, then again I'm not that specialized when it comes to bottlenecking and making sure things are balanced correctly.

 

[geofelt]

A balanced gamer will budget about 2x the cost of the processor for the graphics card.
On ebay, the i5-8400 sells for about $120 so a $250 graphics card would be appropriate.
I figure a GTX1050ti is about 1:1.

If you are looking at a low profile card, I am guessing that you have a pre built pc that you want to upgrade.
If so, your power supply will limit what you can do.
The psu on a pre built is only strong enough to run the originally installed components.
A GTX1050ti is about the strongest card you can run on a psu which does not have an aux 6 pin pcie graphics cable.

 

[ironstem]

A balanced gamer will budget about 2x the cost of the processor for the graphics card.
On ebay, the i5-8400 sells for about $120 so a $250 graphics card would be appropriate.
I figure a GTX1050ti is about 1:1.

If you are looking at a low profile card, I am guessing that you have a pre built pc that you want to upgrade.
If so, your power supply will limit what you can do.
The psu on a pre built is only strong enough to run the originally installed components.
A GTX1050ti is about the strongest card you can run on a psu which does not have an aux 6 pin pcie graphics cable.

Oh hey, you're the same guy from yesterday. So you're saying the GTX 1050ti is the best for now, right? I'm getting the low profile one since I might use it for something else in the future, so it basically has multiple purposes for me.

If you're saying a $250 card is appropriate, then I should be good when I get this graphics card. Keep in mind that next year, probably around my birthday, I'll get the GTX 1050ti, then maybe another year or two after that, I'll get something better. Alright, thanks.