GTX 1050 or 1050ti for a temporary graphics card?

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I want something really temporary until the next generation of Nvidia cards come out, I feel pretty late and I need a GPU to play something. I was originally going to get a GTX 1060 but they are way too expensive right now. I would rather wait until the prices either die down or Nvidia releases a new generation of cards. Which card would be better for this time? I would prefer to spend less, would the GTX 1050 last me?

Also I am fine with playing on 720p, preferably on medium or high settings, low is okay too I guess.

I believe I might keep them at max 2 years or until possibly the GTX 1060 prices die down.
 
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For competitive shooters the 1050 is going to be enough, but if you want to play a bit more demanding titles, even on medium settings they usually use at least 2.5G~ VRAM on 1080p.

Conclusion: For competitive shooters the 1050 is good enough, the vram is probably not going to be enough for demanding games, but should do the job for a temporary solution, but if you have the money go for a 1050ti :)
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I'll play any games really if its interesting, but I mostly play competitive shooters.

My PC specs are:
CPU: i5-7400 3.0 GHz
RAM: 8GB DDR4
HDD: 1 TB 7.2 RPM
GPU: Integrated Graphics 630 (for now)

The resolution can be either 1920x1080 or 1280x720, I don't really care as long as it is playable.
 
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For competitive shooters the 1050 is going to be enough, but if you want to play a bit more demanding titles, even on medium settings they usually use at least 2.5G~ VRAM on 1080p.

Conclusion: For competitive shooters the 1050 is good enough, the vram is probably not going to be enough for demanding games, but should do the job for a temporary solution, but if you have the money go for a 1050ti :)
 
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Alright, also for the budget build, should I shell out 300+ dollars for GTX 1060 6GB or should I just wait until they get cheaper or release something better?

Or should I just hold on to Integrated Graphics and just wait for the GTX 1060 prices to become normal again?
 
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For competitive shooters, the 1050ti is good enough, but if you want to play demanding games on ultra @ 1080p (+ more futureproof), the 1060 is the card you should get, but just wait for the amd vega release, gpu prices will probably drop
 
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What do you mean drop?
Like back to their normal prices or go below that, and how are you so sure of it?
 
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AMD Vega will compete with the high end NVIDIA cards, so the 1060 (or the other mid-range cards) won't insanely drop, maybe something around 25-35$, not sure. But if you want to buy it now you won't lose much
 
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The cheapest I could find a 1060 is around 330 and they are always sold out, so I can expect them to be 300, that's still more than they usually are, they should be 270 right?
 
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