GTX750ti still worth?

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I've got a deal, I can but it used for about 80bucks which is pretty cheap (I made a conversion, it's actually 160usd because in my country technology costs twice as much as on every other, I know it sucks).

But I wanted to know if it will be capable of running new games on medium/high settings? I have also the problem that I have a PSU that is not a rated one (bronze, gold, etc) and it's of about 550W so I need a Graphic card that doesn't consume that much energy.

Or is it there another Graphics card that you would reccomend rather than the gtx750ti fro gigabyte?

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The OCZ StealthXStream 600W is a decent enough PSU, so you should be fine with a 1050Ti.

This model: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137054 requires a 6-pin.
Overclocking 'potential' (up to a more stable ~1900MHz or so depending) would be it's main advantage as well as better cooling. It also looks quite sexy :)

Alternatively this model: https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GTX-1050-Ti-4G-OC.html#hero-overview runs solely from the PCIe slot.
It is a bit cheaper than the other card, with a single fan and more basic heat-sink. Overclocking 'potential' is lessened due to the lack of an additional power connector. But unless you want to extract every last possible MHz from overclocking, I wouldn't let that...
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Worth is something only YOU can determine.
If a card will not do what you need done, I would say it is not worth it, regardless of the price.
If you are upgrading from integrated graphics, a GTX750ti is a nice upgrade.
But, I do not think it would be able to run be able to run new games at high fps.
Of course, your cpu would need to be sufficiently strong.

As to the psu, do not worry.
A 550w psu can run a card as strong as a GTX1080.
Here is a chart for other options:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

What is the make/model of your psu?
A cheap unit may not be what you want to use.

 
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You can run a 750Ti with a 'cheap' 550W PSU. I ran one with a cheap 400W PSU and it didn't affect its' performance. (The MSI Gaming Twin Frozr - which is one of the best examples.)

If you want to game in 1080p, with the latest games, it will require certain settings to be turned down to maybe low/medium (depending on the game ofc) to get decent frame-rates. Usually turning MSAA off helps a lot.
Also consider overclocking and using a custom bios to get the best performance. Some modern games such as Doom 2016 just don't run very well at all however.
But titles such as Rocket League will run at 60fps even maxed out - assuming you have a decent CPU ofc.
For High/Ultra settings you may need to reduce the resolution to 900p or even 720p. This will help with vram requirements and GPU load to boost the frame-rate.

Here are some videos to give an idea of the performance. Although the card being used is running at 'factory' clock speeds only...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz6wcAL19HW6XKAQiO_xwoQ

If the performance isn't good enough based on all of the above, then the answer is 'no' :)

Maybe then, if your budget can stretch a bit, consider new card such as the GTX 1050Ti...
 
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Thanks everyone for your answers, regarding to you questions, I've got a cheap psu actually I do not remember the brand and I'm not sure about the exact power provided as said on the label (I'm sure it's between 550W-650W).
And yes everything apart from the psu is decent (i5 6600K , 8gb or ram ripjaws ddr3l, z170m-dh3 mobo, ssd samsung 850evo, corsair water cooler) but i've got no gpu.
I don't want to buy another psu if it is not mandatory because it'll be a lot of money that i''l need to spend in order to get the gpu and psu.



And now a question for you burguer do you think that a cheap psu like mine could handle the gtx 1050ti? It's not that much expensive actually, if the answer is affirmatime I might go for this one it has way better specs (Gtx 1050ti 4gb Msi).
 
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A GTX1050 ti, or at least most of them do not need a aux 6 piin pcie power lead.
It will run off of the power from the pcie x16 slot.
that is 75w max.
I have no doubt that you can run a GTX750ti.

The big danger with a cheap psu is that it will not have sufficient protective circuitry to protect your parts if it should fail under load.
I would not judge that likely if the psu advertises 500w.
Look at the data plate of your psu. It should identify the make/model.
If it has at least one 6 pin pcie power connector, you should be good regardless.
If not, look at the watts/amps for the +12v outputs.
It should show at least 26w or 300w.
Most quality 500w psu's will show closer to 40a or 480w
The MSI GTX750ti you picked has better specs because it is overclocked and needs that extra 6 pin power connector.
If your psu has the connector, then ok.
Otherwise, do not try to use molex to 6 pin adapters.adapters.
Pick a different GTX1050ti.
 
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Indeed it has a 6pin power conector, I can't look right now I need to take every cable off and also the psu in order to read because my case has the psu compartment on the bottom and enclosed. But I'll take a look about the 12V rail power information and I'll let you know later. Thanks!

UPDATE: I've found my psu box and it is an OCZ stealth x stream. It says that it has 600W, active pfc. And the 12v rails says 18A (580W) and it has 4 12v rails. I think that the model is ocz 600szs
 
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The OCZ StealthXStream 600W is a decent enough PSU, so you should be fine with a 1050Ti.

This model: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137054 requires a 6-pin.
Overclocking 'potential' (up to a more stable ~1900MHz or so depending) would be it's main advantage as well as better cooling. It also looks quite sexy :)

Alternatively this model: https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GTX-1050-Ti-4G-OC.html#hero-overview runs solely from the PCIe slot.
It is a bit cheaper than the other card, with a single fan and more basic heat-sink. Overclocking 'potential' is lessened due to the lack of an additional power connector. But unless you want to extract every last possible MHz from overclocking, I wouldn't let that put you off in this case.

Most 1050Ti's seem to be hitting fairly similar maximum frequencies at the moment anyway, regardless of additional cooling and power connectors. This wasn't the case with the 750Ti previously.
 
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Yup, I am planning on buying the first one, but now I have some problems with the lenght of my CPU power cables that has the PSU, they are really short, and in order to fit that big graphic card I will need to have it under it, and almost touching the MOBO, could this have some countereffects? I mean in terms of crosstalk or maybe even shortcircuits? Here it is a picture of how I would need to place the cable in order that the GPU cuould fit.

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Another alternative would be buying the second one which is way smaller, but I think that the first one might outperform the other, or isn't there so much difference? This would be my last choice, because the first one could be overclocked as you say. I am not sure of what to do, or is it there a PSU not that much expensive that could handle this GPU and has decent cable lenght?

EDIT: I just went fully stupid, I could buy an extension 8pin cable in order to deal with this problem XD. End of post. Thanks to everyone that helped!
 
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