Choosing a graphics card

Hi all,

I am going to upgrade my GPU and I'd appreciate your opinions on which to buy. Due to my budget I'm looking at mid to entry level cards. There are quite a few variables so I'm having a bit of a headache with it!

My options are below;

1. NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti 4GB £160 without G Sync monitor (although I could buy one eventually when they get cheaper)
2. AMD RX 560 4GB £110 with Freesync monitor £100
3. ATI Radeon R9 270X 2GB (used) £70 + new PSU (for correct PCIe connectors) £40 but not Freesync compatible
4. ATI Radeon HD 7970 3GB (used) £100 + new PSU £40 but not Freesync compatible

Essentially I can get used cards that are great but need a new PSU and aren't Freesync / GSync compatible, or get a new card and choose between NVIDIA and AMD for the Freesync / GSync features later down the line.

GSync monitors are very expensive compared to Freesync, and the RX 560 is much cheaper than the GTX 1050Ti. The question is; does the RX 560 with Freesync beat the 1050Ti without GSync?

What would you buy for your rigs? Your advice, opinions and general comments would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

 

1050Ti

 

For gaming w/o GSYNC and FreeSync go for 1050 Ti (or even 1060) as @hfm said.
If you're interested in FreeSync tech, you can buy 560 and freesync monitor for lag free gaming.

 

i'd push the budget a bit more and go for the 1060. it's pretty much on par with a 980 and that's still a decent card.

 

The higher end components will last you longer. Like @thegh0sts said, pushing up to a 1060 is a good choice if you can swing it.

 

Yeah I'd say a 1060 without a gsync monitor would be better than a 1050ti with one.

 

Sadly due to the mining boom the RX 570 is heavily over priced. If you have the extra cash go for the 1060, otherwise the 1050 Ti is also a good choice.

 

...that and Fast-sync along with triple-buffering sort of does the same job anyway.

 

Fast-sync has been making me pretty happy lately, I definitely recommend it over V-Sync, and believe it's a great alternative to G-Sync.

 

I've noticed I have to turn V-Sync on anyway.. seems G-Sync isn't working sometimes. Like sometimes it works only in borderless windowed fullscreen, not exclusive fullscren. Sometimes it doesn't work at all. Sometimes it does.. weird.

 

It varies by game, and has weird reactions to at least switching between fullscreen and windowed, especially stuff that launches through Origin. Also noticed that sometimes using game sync settings doesn't work at all, even if nothing's specified in NCP. Really obnoxious if you play a lot of games.