Old AMD Athlon II and new GTX 1050 Ti bottleneck

[Bikemaster47]

Hi,

I decided to change my current GPU on something more efficient but I have some hesitation.
Here's my config:

MB: Asus M4A89GTD-USB3
CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 450 @ X4 3750 Mhz 1.36V
VGA: MSI GTX 750Ti 2GB OC
RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu 4x2GB 1600Mhz @ 1580Mhz 1.57V
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W
OS: Windows 7 x64 Professional

I know that my hardware isn’t up to date but I don’t want to spend a lot of money for a whole new platform. I’m thinking about GTX 1050 and GTX 1050 Ti 4GB (IMO 4GB option is much better). In many games my GPU works 99% instead of CPU. I’d like to choose best GPU for my old CPU.

In Passmark Performance test my CPU has over 4200 pts.

Thx mates!

 

[EpIckFa1LJoN]

I wouldnt get the 1050 Ti, its about $30 more than the 1050 for only 10% more performance. doing the math its 30% more in cost for only 10% more performance. Some games are coming out now that will require more than 2GB of VRAM, but with the CPU you will most likely be unable to play them well anyways, as they also would require quad-core processors.

Get the 1050 if the CPU does bottleneck just upgrade that too when you can.

 

[maxalge]

Hi,

I decided to change my current GPU on something more efficient but I have some hesitation.
Here's my config:

MB: Asus M4A89GTD-USB3
CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 450 @ X4 3750 Mhz 1.36V
VGA: MSI GTX 750Ti 2GB OC
RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu 4x2GB 1600Mhz @ 1580Mhz 1.57V
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W
OS: Windows 7 x64 Professional

I know that my hardware isn’t up to date but I don’t want to spend a lot of money for a whole new platform. I’m thinking about GTX 1050 and GTX 1050 Ti 4GB (IMO 4GB option is much better). In many games my GPU works 99% instead of CPU. I’d like to choose best GPU for my old CPU.

In Passmark Performance test my CPU has over 4200 pts.

Thx mates!

you are already at max for that cpu



get a phenom 2 quad core if you want that 1050 ti



passmark is meaningless

 

[Bikemaster47]

I think my processor at current OC level isn't that bad..
I made quick benchmark to make it clear.... or maybe I'm wrong 😉

http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/2685098

 

[dudeman509]

I don't think you'd see any performance benefit from 750 ti to 1050 with that CPU.

It's time to upgrade the CPU/Mobo first (something like a Pentium G4560 or i3 will make a great budget gaming system).