Thinking of upgrading my graphics card to a 1050 TI

ShadowNukePie

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I was thinking of upgrading my card, and according to everything else I've read, it should be compatible and provide a big jump in preformance. Am I correct? My budget is around $100-$150, in case there is another card out there that is better. My pc info along with some questions! :) Sorry for the long post...




PC INFO:

APU:
http://shop.amd.com/en-us/components/processors/AD785KXBJABOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113359

AMD A10 7850K:

Manufacturer: AMD
Processor Line: AMD A10-Series APU
Processor Model: A10-7850K with Radeon R7 Series
Cores: 12 Compute Cores (4 CPU + 8 GPU)3
Frequency: 3700
Socket: FM2+
L2 Cache: 4096
Wattage: 95

Current Card:
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Radeon+R7+%2B+R7+200+Dual
AMD A7 + A7 200 Dual Graphics

Card I’m thinking of purchasing:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487291&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile-_-pla-_-Video+Card+-+Nvidia-_-N82E16814487291&gclid=CNvggrmdo9ACFZpMDQodOtcCIg&gclsrc=aw.ds
EVGA GTX 1050 Ti:
4GB 128-Bit GDDR5
Core Clock 1354 MHz
Boost Clock 1468 MHz
1 x Dual-Link DVI-D 1 x HDMI 2.0b 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
768 CUDA Cores
PCI Express 3.0

Hard Drive:
https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Cache-Desktop-Drive-WD10EZEX/dp/B0088PUEPK
WD Blue 1TB Drive

Motherboard:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4875#ov
Socket FM2+ supports AMD FM2+/FM2 A-series APU
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 4 Plus Technology
GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™
2-way CrossFire™ Support
GIGABYTE On/Off Charge™ for USB devices
4 USB 3.0 ports with GIGABYTE 3x USB power
HDMI, Dual-link DVI, D-sub ports for Triple-Monitor support
High ESD Protection on GbE LAN and USB ports
All solid capacitors design

Questions:
Is this card compatible?
Are there any other cables/things I need to buy?
Will this card bottleneck?
Will it run games like Dishonored 2 and Fallout 4?
Will it run 144HZ with this (https://www.amazon.com/VG248QE-1920x1080-144Hz-Gaming-Monitor/dp/B00B2HH7G0) monitor?
Is it easy/possible to switch from my current AMD to an NVidia setup?


Thank you very much for the help, I really appreciate it.
 
Solution
Hello,

I believe the GTX 1050 Ti would be a nice pair with your CPU.

You didn't mention your power supply, which the 1050 Ti only requires a 300W.

One thing about the 10 series cards is they no longer support analog (DVI-I or VGA) So, you'll need either an HDMI or DVI-D cable to connect to your monitor. It should also work with that 144Hz monitor.

Disable your integrated AMD graphics and uninstall the AMD display driver before you install the Nvidia driver and you should be fine.
Hello,

I believe the GTX 1050 Ti would be a nice pair with your CPU.

You didn't mention your power supply, which the 1050 Ti only requires a 300W.

One thing about the 10 series cards is they no longer support analog (DVI-I or VGA) So, you'll need either an HDMI or DVI-D cable to connect to your monitor. It should also work with that 144Hz monitor.

Disable your integrated AMD graphics and uninstall the AMD display driver before you install the Nvidia driver and you should be fine.
 
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ShadowNukePie

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Alright, thanks! I'm pretty sure that my PSU can support the card, and I'm fine with my monitor cables. :)