GTX 750 ti Upgrade + bottleneck/wattage(1050 Ti in mind)

[Oz Oner]

I have come to the decision to finally upgrade my current GPU to something "Better"

This is my current system :

FX-6300 Black edition OC @ 4.1 - stock cooler
MSI Twin Frozr 750 ti
Crucial Ballistix Sport 2x4 GB DDR3
Asrock 980DE3/U3S3
Corsair VS450 450 Watts
Zalman Z3 plus - stock fans running at high on fan controller
Now i've been looking around for a GPU upgrade and im totally lost.
A friend told me a 1050 Ti should be a decent enough upgrade but im not really sure if i've got enough wattage for it/ I think my cpu is gonna bottleneck aswell.

And does anyone know if there is any other gpu that will be a decent enough upgrade from my 750 Ti without costing too much (200~ euros)

could anyone help me out? im trying not to upgrade anything else on my PC besides the GPU and CPU cooler (very soon).


Thank you in advance,


Oz

 

[Barty1884]

A 1050ti is in the same range as a 960, so a decent improvement over a 750ti.

1050TI's are 75W cards vs 60W of the 750TI , so unless you're right on the upper end of your PSUs true performance, you should be fine.
The VS lineup isn't the best, but *should* be capable of running a 1050ti in place of your 750ti.

The setup (including the 1050ti) would pull somewhere in the 250-275W range, absolute theoretical max - before the OC is considered.
Considering you're still running the stock cooler, I assume you're OC'd without additional voltage, therefore no real additional power draw.

The FX-6300 shouldn't bottleneck a 1050ti much, in most cases. Especially with a solid OC. I'd suggest a 1050TI and a decent aftermarket cooler to push a better OC (which will depend on your motherboard too). Ideally replace the PSU too, but on a tight budget you should be fine - but I'd put that next on your list to replace.

 

[DonAlexi777]

The vs lineup Can deliver enough Power for the gtx 1050ti Also a good option might be the r9 380 4gb

 

[Barty1884]

It can, generally; Yes. Depending on the age of the unit & how hard it's been pushed though, there's not exactly a 100% guarantee, but the odds are good.

While a 380 is a good card, it's really tough to recommend it these days. A new 4GB 380 is ~$200, vs $130 for a 1050ti, consumers much, much more power (~190W vs 75W) and perform very similar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzvJngtD6pM

There will be more comprehensive benchmarks out there, but ultimately, the 380's and 1050ti's trade blows, with the TI coming out ahead more often than not.

......and I certainly wouldn't use a 500W VS for a 380.