Is this graphics card great for whats needed.

[arbiterrecon]

For christmas im updating my fiancee PC, all she does is play the Sims 3 and it is buggy and slow and she always complains about it.

Anyways here are her specs.

• 
  MOBO: Gigabyte - GA-P55A-UD4P ATX LGA1156 Motherboard
  CPU: Intel - Core i5-760 2.8GHz Quad-Core Processor
  Memory: Corsair - 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
  PSU: Cooler Master - eXtreme Power Plus 500W ATX Power Supply
  GPU: geforce GT 730
  Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (OS and the sims 3 on here)
  Storage: Hitachi - Travelstar Z7K500 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (photos, videos, etc.)

As you can see her GPU is pretty bad, so im was going to put in a new GPU.

Im looking at The Sims 3 GPUs to see which cards work well

I have been thinking about the GTX 1050 or maybe the GTX 1050 ti version. Wanted some feedback and what cards yall might think will make her be able to run on ultra.

Thanks in advance.

 

[bjornl]

Any current video card will allow her to play that card on ultra. The best video card which does not require any thing from the powersupply is the 1050ti, but a 1050 should also help her out if the TI is a stretch on the budget..

 

[bjornl]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from arbiterrecon : "good GPU for this build?"

For christmas im updating my fiancee PC, all she does is play the Sims 3 and it is buggy and slow and she always complains about it.

Anyways here are her specs.

• 
  MOBO: Gigabyte - GA-P55A-UD4P ATX LGA1156 Motherboard
  CPU: Intel - Core i5-760 2.8GHz Quad-Core Processor
  Memory: Corsair - 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
  PSU: Cooler Master - eXtreme Power Plus 500W ATX Power Supply
  GPU: geforce GT 730
  Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (OS and the sims 3 on here)
  Storage: Hitachi - Travelstar Z7K500 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (photos, videos)

As you can see her GPU is pretty bad, so im was going to put in a new GPU.

Im looking at The Sims 3 GPUs to see which cards work well

I have been thinking about the GTX 1050 or maybe the GTX 1050 ti version. Wanted some feedback and what cards yall might think will make her be able to run on ultra.

Not familiar with AMD GPU so if anyone could recommend something from them that would give ultra 1080p for sims 3

A 1050ti should be wonderful. The system is old and not very powerful, but the 1050ti is great at games which don't need too much from the CPU. It is quite a lot more powerful than the 1050.

But before you buy anything. Check the task-manager to see if you are CPU bound by the game. It is an old CPU and so this is a possibility. No sense upgrading anything in that system if the CPU is not up to the game.

For christmas im updating my fiancee PC, all she does is play the Sims 3 and it is buggy and slow and she always complains about it.

I have been thinking about the GTX 1050 or maybe the GTX 1050 ti version. Wanted some feedback and what cards yall might think will make her be able to run on ultra.

Not familiar with AMD GPU so if anyone could recommend something from them that would give ultra 1080p for sims 3

Tom's Gpu Hierarchy List
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

GTX 1060 ($344.37 On Amazon) = RX 580 ($296.89 On Amazon), RX 570 ($229.89 On Amazon)

GTX 1050 Ti ($157.99 On Amazon) = my choice

GTX 1050 ($119.99 On Amazon) = RX 560, RX 460

A 1050ti should be wonderful. The system is old and not very powerful, but the 1050ti is great at games which don't need too much from the CPU. It is quite a lot more powerful than the 1050.

But before you buy anything. Check the task-manager to see if you are CPU bound by the game. It is an old CPU and so this is a possibility. No sense upgrading anything in that system if the CPU is not up to the game.

So open the sims 3 up and start up a game and then open task manager and see if the CPU is maxing out?

A 1050ti should be wonderful. The system is old and not very powerful, but the 1050ti is great at games which don't need too much from the CPU. It is quite a lot more powerful than the 1050.

But before you buy anything. Check the task-manager to see if you are CPU bound by the game. It is an old CPU and so this is a possibility. No sense upgrading anything in that system if the CPU is not up to the game.

So open the sims 3 up and start up a game and then open task manager and see if the CPU is maxing out?

Yup.