Upgrade from gts 450

MrAsten

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Hey!
I want to upgrade my gpu but im totally noob in that. Budget uh... No matters, just write down some cards that will be compatible.

Current: GTS 450 GDDR5

CPU: I5 650 3.20GHz
Motherboard: Asus P7HH5
Memory: 4GB DDr3
Resolution 1920x1080
Power unit: Chieftec CTG-600-80p
Windows 7 64b

 
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Hardware Unboxed channel tested GTX1050Ti, RX470 and others on i3 6100T, which is only a dual core/4thread at 3.2GHz. RX470 was bottlenecked in only a few games out of ~20, and still offered great price/performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EkM8EelpJs
As for the PSU- that 600W unit, even if old, is sufficient for any of these GPUs, as the rest of the system is not power hungry. And GTX1050Ti- I think it was in Toms review demonstrated, that 1050 cards...
Usually I'd be apprehensive recommendation anything with a Chieftec PSU that's clearly ~5 years old, but the 450 was something like a 100W card and the 1050/ti's are 75W PCIe only, so you should be fine.

I'd be curious whether an older board can truly provide the required 75W via the PCIe slot though. It certainly should, as even rev1.1 could, but wasn't always fully implemented. Are there 1050/ti's that accept Aux power?
 
I also think a GTX1050Ti is a good choice. Stronger cards may be held back by your older CPU, and there is also the power concern.
I have a GTX1050Ti that does not need auxiliary power, but some do. Since you were running a GTS450, you shouldn't have a problem either way.
 


Hardware Unboxed channel tested GTX1050Ti, RX470 and others on i3 6100T, which is only a dual core/4thread at 3.2GHz. RX470 was bottlenecked in only a few games out of ~20, and still offered great price/performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EkM8EelpJs
As for the PSU- that 600W unit, even if old, is sufficient for any of these GPUs, as the rest of the system is not power hungry. And GTX1050Ti- I think it was in Toms review demonstrated, that 1050 cards do not take more than 75W even if they have a 6 pin and are overclocked.
 
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No mention of the games being played so I blindly suggest: RX 460 2gb if price is the deciding factor, GTX 1050 if you can spend a bit more, or 1050 Ti if you want what is probably the fastest and most expensive card that you should get for a computer like that. If it were me I'd get the 460. Look at it this way, any game that won't run decently with a 460 isn't going to run well with that CPU you have either.