GTX 1050 MSI GAMING TI vs GTX 1050 TI Gigabyte Windforce 2GB OC

[Bogdan7585]

Hello, I am thinking about buying one of these cards: https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Windforce-128-bit-Graphic-GV-N105TWF2OC-4GD/dp/B01M6Y671T/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1532704710&sr=1-1&keywords=gtx+1050+windforce and https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GAMING-GeForce-GTX-1050/dp/B01MA62JSZ/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1532704834&sr=1-2&keywords=gtx+1050+msi+x, but I am not sure which one. Which one do you recommend? I need it for gaming purpose.

 

[aswindamara]

both are a good card, Gigabyte has a good airflow, since it used Windforce on their blade, i though it was a good blade tho.
and i don't even know what's good about MSI 1050, i think it was only standard Quality on it. you should see review on tomshardware, which one is good among 1050 series.

 

[Bogdan7585]

both are a good card, Gigabyte has a good airflow, since it used Windforce on their blade, i though it was a good blade tho.
and i don't even know what's good about MSI 1050, i think it was only standard Quality on it. you should see review on tomshardware, which one is good among 1050 series.

Sorry but I had to edit it, I meant the TI versions I mistakenly put the regular versions (dumb me) but I guess it goes the same for them too. Is there any performance/fps difference between these two?

 

[geofelt]

From a performance point of view, the two are identical.
I might favor the gigabyte unit which seems to have more and varied output ports.
The evga GTX1050ti SC does not have sexy dual fans which are not needed, but performs the same and costs $10 less
https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-04G-P4-6253-KR/dp/B01MF7EQJZ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1532705674&sr=1-1&keywords=gtx+1050ti++evga

 

[Bogdan7585]

Also can you please give me a link to that tomshardware review because I cant find it.

 

[Bogdan7585]

From a performance point of view, the two are identical.
I might favor the gigabyte unit which seems to have more and varied output ports.
The evga GTX1050ti SC does not have sexy dual fans which are not needed, but performs the same and costs $10 less
https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-04G-P4-6253-KR/dp/B01MF7EQJZ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1532705674&sr=1-1&keywords=gtx+1050ti++evga

I dont know about the EVGA one, since I favor the ones with dual fans and I am planning on overclocking, so I dont know how good will one fan handle higher clocks and with it higher temperatures probably. Also not sure if EVGA one has a 6 pin power connector.

 

[geofelt]

We all love to get something for nothing.

Graphics card vendors bin their chips and use the better ones in factory overclocked versions
that they can sell for more. You may be able to OC more, but then again, perhaps not.
They try to differentiate by adding cosmetics and fancy coolers which also sell for more.
I do think you get fair value from a modest factory overclocked card.
If you need more performance, they buy a higher tier card in the first place.

GTX1050ti is a cool running chip, it does not need aggressive cooling.

The evga GTX1050tiSC which I linked is mildly overclocked and has a boost clock of 1468.
The base GTX1050ti has a boost clock of 1392. A increase of some 5%
The top evga card is the GTX1050ti FTW gaming. It needs an aux 6 pin power connector. and has a boost clock of 1493. A added 1.7%
All, in all not a big difference.

FWIW, the boost clocks of the cards you listed are also 1468.

If you want stronger up your budget for a GTX1060.

 

[cryoburner]

None of the above. Why spend $200 on a 1050 Ti, when you can get a far better performing 1060 3GB for just around $30 more?

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#c=378&sort=price

Compare the performance of a 1050 Ti to a 1060 3GB...

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GTX_1050_Ti_G1_Gaming/29.html

 

[Bogdan7585]

Alright thank you guys I will save some more money and buy GTX 1060. Thank you for your suggestions.