Performance Results
First up is the Gateway DX4885 with its Haswell-based Core i5-4440 processor and integrated Intel HD 4600 Graphics.
In the order of appearance, the average frame rate performance increase going from the HD 4600 graphics to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti reference card is measured in multiples rather than percentages. Bioshock Infinite improved by 6.2x, Crysis 3 by 5.2x, GRID 2 by 5.1x, Metro: Last Light by 5.4x and Skyrim by 8.3x.
These are enormous performance gains and fundamentally change the gaming capability of the system. 1080p gaming is not only completely feasible but running at higher image quality settings is also possible.
The ASUS M11BB system had a more powerful integrated GPU than the Gateway DX4885, though not by a wide margin due to the age of the APU. Still, average frame rates scaled dramatically.
The Pentium G2030 system is easily the slowest performer out of the box in both graphics and processor based use. However, even with just a dual-core processor at the helm, the GeForce GTX 750 Ti is able to make this $340 machine a 1080p gaming powerhouse for another $150 upgrade. There are some areas where the slower CPU makes a noticeable difference – Metro for example. Even though both the Lenovo + G2030 system and Gateway + Core i5-4440 are running at the same resolution and preset, the post-upgrade frame rate of the higher end system is about 2x that of Lenovo's.
Do you guys think this card
Do you guys think this card would be safe in my E31 Thinkstation with 280w psu? This lenovo machine is very proprietary when it comes to upgrading the psu :/.
This article prompted me to
This article prompted me to try installing an EVGA GTX 750 TI SC in my July 2015 vintage Dell Inspiron 3847, which has a 300W PSU.
I found that on demanding games (e.g. Rocket League) the PSU was inadequate–PC would shut down upon game launch or I would get errors that would prevent a game from starting. A call to EVGA support indicated the PSU was likely at fault. They suggested downloading and installing PrecisionX and underclocking the video card substantially to see if that helped. (Underclocking reduces the power draw on the PSU.) It did–could then play all the games.
I think the issue is that the stock PSU can only supply 18 amps total on the +12V rails, whereas the card calls for a minimum of 20 amps.
Lesson: one needs to worry not just about the total wattage that the PSU can deliver but also the amps available on the +12V rail(s).
Am now awaiting a new, beefier Seasonic PSU.
Heh, i have the same PC
Heh, i have the same PC (namely , i don’t know about your specs but i know that i have 300W PSU possibly the same as you do).
Your mistake was that the EVGA 750ti Superclocked needs 400w 20Amp PSU according to games debate.That’s why you needed downgrading possibly.
Go get the Seasonic and you’ll be fine.
I’ll get myself an ASUS GTX 750 PHOC 2GB (not ti), because i believe i’m not into experiments to get the Ti (the TIs in the store mostly needed 400w even without 6pin… ).
Since i don’t play very demanding games it’ll be fine, i guess.
I could keep my ASUS Gt 730DDR5, which seems to be a great card for OEM PCs (played easily DA:I at med-high with some adjustments, Playing Warthunder at Med-high also and tried Dark Souls 2 at med-high as well),
but i felt that med-high should get in to “flat” high graphic options…+ it will get me a couple of years till i actually get into overhaul.
I have the Asus m11bb and Im
I have the Asus m11bb and Im very new to pc gaming and want to get this upgrade but I dont know how to install it. Also I dont know if this is still viable since it was made early 2014.
I have a AMD a8 apu, the
I have a AMD a8 apu, the computer is the HP Pavilion 500-214
Could I use a gtx 750 ti sc with this computer?
The AMD Radeon 7570 1GB GDDR5
The AMD Radeon 7570 1GB GDDR5 (OEM) that shipped with my XPS 8700, which also requires no external power, has now settled in it’s 3rd home, a HP dc5800 SFF w/240W PSU.
To put that in perspective, the XPS 8700 shipped with a 460W 80% Bronze PSU, so if that little GPU can run in these little office PC’s (of now which I’ve purchased another from eBay), which is 60W TDP can run in these PC’s, then the 750 Ti can run in low powered ones also.
Now there’s another option, the nVidia GTX 950, which also is a power sipper, and has a lot more GPU power than the 750 Ti.
All one needs to do is remove (or disconnect) what’s not needed, and installing a SSD saves power also, the power will be there to run a modest GPU.
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By purchasing another, I
By purchasing another, I meant the card, not the HP dc5800 SFF, to install in a more powerful Optiplex 780 small desktop PC (not the mid tower & not the SFF). Runs a Core 2 Quad Q9650 & 16GB RAM, and the Radeon 7570 (1GB GDDR5) Rocks!
Don’t buy these that comes from Petragon, or whatever major refurbisher of these components. Used is best, many are new pulls.
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Has anyone used the GTX 750
Has anyone used the GTX 750 TI or GTX TI SC in the Dell 620 Inspiron?