Choice of NVidia gpus for new gaming PC

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I currently have a geforce gtx 750ti on my old PC that I had bought in an attempt to enhance my gaming experience, but it has been less than effective due to my processor being the bottleneck. That was in 2014.

Now I have a chance to upgrade my PC and I was wondering if I should be getting a new gpu or should I use the gtx750ti from my current PC (I still have the older 9800 gt I can put back into the old PC).

If the answer is to buy a new one, which gpu would be a good choice, bearing in mind I don't play many games requiring high performance, though I'd be happy to be able to run current games in high or medium at least. I should add the newest game I'm playing is only Overwatch, and the 750ti is above their required sys reqs so far, but I'd like to futureproof a little.

I'm planning on getting an i7/i5 6th gen, 8gb ram, an ssd and a hd. Hope this information helps.

My budget is undetermined, but for reference, a gtx970 would cost 1.4k in my country and that would probably be too much for me to afford.

Thanks in advance.
 
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Honestly , me personally I'm not convinced with the 6400 - that low base clock concerns me with regards to the future.

While its fine at the moment as the majority of titles are majotly dual threaded & the 6400 can boost past 3ghz on 2 cores, future titles which may be better multi threaded won't benefit from that low clock speed.

Me personally I'd take either the i3 6100 or i5 6500 depending on budget & disregard anything in between.

Keep your 750ti for the time being unless you see a deal on a 950/960/ r9 380 when the new cards release if the prices on those drop.

The 750ti will do 50-60fos on the majority of games at your resolution as long as you're prepared to run at medium graphics settings.

Going for a decent 500w PSU will...
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We should be helping you with your new build to make sure it has no Bottlenecks' or issues. What is your new PC spec including make and model of PSU? Also what resolution and Hz is your monitor?

The 750Ti is getting old now and if gaming at 1080p something like the 950 or 960 would be a huge upgrade. However the new AMD 480 launches at the end of the month and is supposed to be even more powerful and only cost $200 but not sure how long it will be until it's available in your country
 
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I really haven't picked out a specific processor yet and can't say much beyond what I've already mentioned, which are the 6xxx models for either i5 or i7.
And wouldn't the PSU choice depend on what I want to put in my PC first?
My monitor is at 1600x900 resolution and running at 60hz.

Thanks for the suggestion of the 950, I remember it being released around the time I bought my 750ti, it looks to be around at a more comfortable price range for me (around $700s for standard and $800s for OC).

EDIT: I realise this might be off-topic, but are there any differences in those processors? I'm looking at the list in http://ark.intel.com/products/family/88392/6th-Generation-Intel-Core-i7-Processors#@Desktop and http://ark.intel.com/products/family/88393/6th-Generation-Intel-Core-i5-Processors#@Desktop. The only noticeable differences I can see are in power consumption.
 
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clock speed


and whether they can overclock or not



for gaming, you need to be looking at the i5 6400, i5 6500, or i5 6600k (if you want to overclock)




also yes, the amount of psu wattage you need will depend on your parts



for overwatch the i5 6400 with a gtx 950 is a very excellent price/performance choice
 
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I'm rank amateur when it comes to overclocking as I had never done it before on my current PC, which is a core2 quad Q8400 2.4 ghz, 4gb ram.

So I don't think I'll be considering overclocking as I don't intend to run anything that requires really high performance, neither do I know how to perform it.

May I ask why the 6400 in particular is good though, and which version would be preferable, the 6400 or 6400T? Their specs look similar to my untrained eyes except for a slightly lower processor speed but a much lower power usage.

Also is there a noticeable difference between i5 and i7?

Apologies for the dumb questions as I have been out of the loop since I got my current PC almost 7 years ago.
 
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for most games there would be no difference between an i5 and i7 beyond their core speed differences

because most games only use 1 - 2 cores


the 6400T is a lower powered version of the 6400

for gaming you want a quad core, and also want the most core speed you can buy


For overwatch an i5 6400 and a gtx 950 is a great combo


but of course that doesn't mean you cant go higher so the system's gaming life lasts longer
 
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Since the 6400 was released fairly recently, I think I'm okay with it, the price is also more affordable to me.

So if I were to go for the 6400 and a 950gt, is it possible to tell how much power I need? I had intended to let the people assembling it at the shop pick it out because they would know, but I'd like to be more informed on this matter too, especially since the people assembling my current PC gave me a huntkey PSU that I discovered later had really bad reviews like exploding if it goes over a certain threshold, even though they advertised it could. But hey that's what I got for being cheap.
 
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yes a good 450w or better with a pcie 6-pin cable for the gtx 950

the psu really is the heart of the PC, it is never a good idea to cheapen out on this part


it would be a good idea to post back with your choices, and people here could help you pick the best one

or help you pick one from an online retailer you like to shop
 
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Honestly , me personally I'm not convinced with the 6400 - that low base clock concerns me with regards to the future.

While its fine at the moment as the majority of titles are majotly dual threaded & the 6400 can boost past 3ghz on 2 cores, future titles which may be better multi threaded won't benefit from that low clock speed.

Me personally I'd take either the i3 6100 or i5 6500 depending on budget & disregard anything in between.

Keep your 750ti for the time being unless you see a deal on a 950/960/ r9 380 when the new cards release if the prices on those drop.

The 750ti will do 50-60fos on the majority of games at your resolution as long as you're prepared to run at medium graphics settings.

Going for a decent 500w PSU will absolutely future proof you for near as dammit any GPU apart from the absolute top end cards with higher power requirements.
 
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I'll take your advice on the processors into consideration.

If the 750ti works fine then it'd save me a great deal of money too. Personally I'm just sick of running everything on rock bottom settings and STILL getting poor performance.
 
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