So I just bought a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti...

[Ajbboy123]

So I just bought a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti and i'm looking to play Skyrim, Battlefield 3 & 4, Cyrsis 2, and some other games that I couldn't before. Will this graphics card be able to handle it?

 

[hatsamshuz]

On what resolution and how much detail do you want to play with. Post your specs too, could be helpful.

 

[Rationale]

What settings and resolution?

It should handle Skyrim ultra/1080p at 40+ fps outdoors and 60+ fps indoors. And Skyrim isn't even that well optimized.
I'm not sure about the others.

 

[Ajbboy123]

On what resolution and how much detail do you want to play with. Post your specs too, could be helpful.

My Resolution is 1920x1080 and just really looking to play is atleast at Medium.

And off the top of my head my specs are:
RAM: 16GB (4x4gb corsair vengance pro series)
MB: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H
CPU: Intel i5 3570K 3.4GHz

 

[cabudinen]

On what resolution and how much detail do you want to play with. Post your specs too, could be helpful.

My Resolution is 1920x1080 and just really looking to play is atleast at Medium.

And off the top of my head my specs are:
RAM: 16GB (4x4gb corsair vengance pro series)
MB: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H
CPU: Intel i5 3570K 3.4GHz

The card will easily handle those games at medium settings, dont expect 60fps all the time though.

 

[Eduello]

On what resolution and how much detail do you want to play with. Post your specs too, could be helpful.

My Resolution is 1920x1080 and just really looking to play is atleast at Medium.

And off the top of my head my specs are:
RAM: 16GB (4x4gb corsair vengance pro series)
MB: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H
CPU: Intel i5 3570K 3.4GHz

That GPU should easily be able to handle those games on medium settings at that resolution and with those specs.

 

[RobCrezz]

Yeah should do all that no problem. Worth overclocking that GPU for more performance for free also.

 

[Wisecracker]

Linky

 

[Rationale]

On what resolution and how much detail do you want to play with. Post your specs too, could be helpful.

My Resolution is 1920x1080 and just really looking to play is atleast at Medium.

And off the top of my head my specs are:
RAM: 16GB (4x4gb corsair vengance pro series)
MB: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H
CPU: Intel i5 3570K 3.4GHz

Yeah, it'll hit medium or higher with no difficulty in any of those games. Really it should be fine for high settings in anything. Won't get ultra on games that are really hard to run though.

 

[photonboy]

My guide:

First, overclock that graphics card. Not sure of the model but 15% to 25% might be possible. I know the Asus managed 25%.

Game tweaking:

1. Start FRAPS.
2. Start GAME.
3. VSYNC OFF in game.
4. Tweak quality settings to achieve desired frame rate.
5. If using VSYNC (or Adaptive VSYNC) turn this back on.

My two main tweaking goals:
#1 - 40FPS average with VSYNC OFF (if screen tearing not that bad)
#2 - 60FPS with Adaptive VSYNC ON (I tweak so I rarely drop below 60FPS. At which point you get a bit of screen tearing but none of the stutter issues you get with normal VSYNC ON. Must be forced in the NVidia control panel).

Other:
In some games, 1600x900 might make more sense. Experiment.

 

[Ajbboy123]

My guide:

First, overclock that graphics card. Not sure of the model but 15% to 25% might be possible. I know the Asus managed 25%.

Game tweaking:

1. Start FRAPS.
2. Start GAME.
3. VSYNC OFF in game.
4. Tweak quality settings to achieve desired frame rate.
5. If using VSYNC (or Adaptive VSYNC) turn this back on.

My two main tweaking goals:
#1 - 40FPS average with VSYNC OFF (if screen tearing not that bad)
#2 - 60FPS with Adaptive VSYNC ON (I tweak so I rarely drop below 60FPS. At which point you get a bit of screen tearing but none of the stutter issues you get with normal VSYNC ON. Must be forced in the NVidia control panel).

Other:
In some games, 1600x900 might make more sense. Experiment.

How do I overclock?

 

[Wisecracker]

MSI AfterBurner

 

[Ajbboy123]

MSI AfterBurner

Oh okay, cool. Thanks!

 

[limtenggen]

but with a Intel i5 3570K why u choose a GTX 750 TI ?

 

[Ajbboy123]

but with a Intel i5 3570K why u choose a GTX 750 TI ?

What do you mean?

 

[Rationale]

but with a Intel i5 3570K why u choose a GTX 750 TI ?

What do you mean?

He means the i5-3570K is a very strong CPU, and the GTX 750 TI is more of a mid-range video card.

It's not required, but people usually try to match the strength of their GPU to the strength of their CPU so they're not wasting money on any component. As it is now, your CPU is significantly stronger than the GTX 750 TI, so your CPU will be overkill and therefore probably cost more than it really needed to for games.

But it's not a problem since you already have the GTX 750 TI; you won't have to replace your CPU for quite a while.

 

[hatsamshuz]

Yeah. A piece of advice, if you're looking to upgrade in the future save up and get a better GPU like the GTX 770 Ti or SLI your GTX 750 Ti. The i5's already more than enough for gaming, as of now.

 

[limtenggen]

my rig have a i7 3370 and a GTX 750 ti ( i know it a bad combo )
cause u have a poor psu + lazy to unplug and tidy the cable if i buy a new psu

 

[hatsamshuz]

Well, you don't really need to upgrade for a year or two since you're only aiming at medium detail on today's games, so it's fine.

 

[Zombiefighter57]

Yeah. A piece of advice, if you're looking to upgrade in the future save up and get a better GPU like the GTX 770 Ti or SLI your GTX 750 Ti. The i5's already more than enough for gaming, as of now.

you cant sli the 750 ti

 

[hatsamshuz]

Oh, well, nice to know that Ti's can't SLI. Haven't read about Nvidia's products in quite a while..

 

[KR4Q 1]

So I just bought a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti and i'm looking to play Skyrim, Battlefield 3 & 4, Cyrsis 2, and some other games that I couldn't before. Will this graphics card be able to handle it?

I know this has been answered but just in case someone is googling for info on the 750ti, like I was before I bought it, I'm hoping this helps them

My rig is a 750ti, g3258, and I started with 4 gigs of RAM, which I updated to 8g today.

While 4g RAM: I was running Skyrim on max texture settings (distance and other settings that I don't really understand I kept low) on 1080 and 60 fps locked. That's including visual mods. It also looks better than all the next gen games so far.

Other games I'm running maxed out with 60fps are Tomb Raider, Metro Last Light, Borderlands 1 and 2, Dark Souls 2, Civ Beyond Earth, League of Legends.

The newest game I'm running is Dying Light. This is the reason I brought up my RAM. When my rig was only 4 gigs I was getting a lot of stutter that I chalked up to my CPU as I read a lot about how Dying Light wasn't optimizing processors well. Today, with the extra 4 gigs, I'm running it on high textures, about 3-4 notches on distance, and everything else on low, at about 40-60 frames per second. The frames bounce around a bit, but don't drop below 40. Thats also at the 720ish resolution (i forget the exact res, but its 1300 something x 700 something). So, if this helps, I'm thinking 4 gigs of RAM will no longer be the standard for gaming. Maybe because the new consoles are 8 gigs and devs are utilizing that amount.

On a side note, being a console gamer my whole life and owning an Xbone, I didn't understand the importance of 60 frames until I started PC gaming. The 750ti is a great GPU for its price and if you're looking to build a $500 pc I highly recommend it. Though, I don't know what the future holds and it might be worth grabbing a r9 280 for your budget builds. As of this moment though, the 750ti is a great option.

I also want to make it clear that this is my first rig and my knowledge is limited to 1 month of PC gaming, but I did do a lot of research before hand and things have been going smoothly for me.