Seems like a nice card at a nice price. It's a big upgrade for a PC with no graphics. The performance is inline with a GTX 960, so it's probably not much of an upgrade for people with a graphics card from the last couple of generations. But for an older PC, or a HTPC build, it's excellent. (the gtx 1050 ti is obviously better still, but for £30 or so more.)
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dudedude to Danjw91
9 Dec 164#8
you'd rather pay more than double the price?
great, but not really relevant if you want to spend ~£100
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sim11
9 Dec 161#1
Nice find but it's doubtful that it will run quiet , I have a gtx750 with a singular fan and that creates a fair amount of noise , this fan appears to be the same ..
Just another side note this also runs about 25-30% faster than the gtx750.
dudedude to sim11
9 Dec 161#3
Which GTX 750?
I'm not sure what you mean by runs 25% faster. Do you mean the performance?
If it's in same room......all my AV stuff is in a dedicated media cupboard upstairs.
steffcip to Naruto
9 Dec 16#7
you can use this gpu run passive cooling with hdplex h5 :smiley:
Msic
9 Dec 16#4
I have a different brand 1050, but they are all very similar.
Great card.
Good find, and excellent price. Well done OP
Danjw91
9 Dec 16#5
I would rather pay £140 more and future proof the GPU more and get a 6gb 1060. You'd struggle to get past quite a few games at medium with this card.
dudedude to Danjw91
9 Dec 164#8
you'd rather pay more than double the price?
great, but not really relevant if you want to spend ~£100
nealgs
9 Dec 16#9
What about in a HP microserver N36L variant ?
steffcip to nealgs
9 Dec 16#12
should work fine, depending W of the current PSU and how many HDDs you have I guess to make sure another 75W is fine for the PSU
1050 should work fine with pci-e x16 gen2
MBeeching
9 Dec 161#10
Agreed, can't compare the two. Though it's borderline insanity choosing a 1050 over a 1050Ti to save £30.
Diab
9 Dec 16#11
I own the gtx950 which is a little slower then this and I find it's rather good for basic gaming, overwatch on high settings, a lot of games in the last year run well enough and look good, 1080p is fine with a lot of stuff.
Personally I would try to get the Ti model but this is still a good price for someone who wants to build a simple gaming rig or just have a gpu for their setup.
BlockABoots
9 Dec 16#13
How would this compare the a 750Ti?
Msic to BlockABoots
9 Dec 16#14
This is a bit faster.
In the region of 20% maybe. Not worth upgrading from a 750Ti though, i dont think.
the 750ti is now obsolete at the new prices; if you already own one this is ~50% faster. It's comparable to a 960.
It's kind of not worth upgrading, but maybe if you can sell your 750 ti for a good price.
An Rx470 or GTX 1060 or higher is a more concrete upgrade, if your PSU is ok for it.
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This card is a particularly good choice for a small PC, as it's only 145mm long, and requires no power cable. It runs 'cold and quiet' http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/zotac-geforce-gtx-1050-video-card-review/6/
Seems like a nice card at a nice price. It's a big upgrade for a PC with no graphics. The performance is inline with a GTX 960, so it's probably not much of an upgrade for people with a graphics card from the last couple of generations. But for an older PC, or a HTPC build, it's excellent. (the gtx 1050 ti is obviously better still, but for £30 or so more.)
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great, but not really relevant if you want to spend ~£100
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Just another side note this also runs about 25-30% faster than the gtx750.
I'm not sure what you mean by runs 25% faster. Do you mean the performance?
Anyway, this German test https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=enhl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tweakpc.de%2Fhardware%2Ftests%2Fgrafikkarten%2Fzotac_geforce_gtx_1050_ti_mini%2Fs06.php shows that the Zotac card is extremely quiet.
Great card.
Good find, and excellent price. Well done OP
great, but not really relevant if you want to spend ~£100
1050 should work fine with pci-e x16 gen2
Personally I would try to get the Ti model but this is still a good price for someone who wants to build a simple gaming rig or just have a gpu for their setup.
In the region of 20% maybe. Not worth upgrading from a 750Ti though, i dont think.
Just a random review comparing 750Ti and this:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3134528/components-graphics/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050-and-gtx-1050-ti-review-the-new-budget-gaming-champions.html?page=5
It's kind of not worth upgrading, but maybe if you can sell your 750 ti for a good price.
An Rx470 or GTX 1060 or higher is a more concrete upgrade, if your PSU is ok for it.