Low Power consumption GPU. Need halp!

[bofeming]

Well I'm "upgrading" my rig to a low consumption pc, due the high price of energy and beacause I spend like 8-10h/day with my pc on.

My build's are close to high quality, wich means high consumption,and now it's time to change my mind and do something "green".

Well my specs are this:

i5 3570k (now idle, but used to be OC 24/7 at 4.2)
8GB DDR3 Gskill cl9
MSI Z77 G45
Asus GTX 580DCII
Antec 620 HCG Modular
Zalman LQ310 + Cougar Vortex
7200 rpm HDD
x2 12cm low rpm fan's


I play games like BF4 in mid-high quality and right now I have 80-90 stable fps wich is awesome, but in other games like Path of Exile, Dota2 or stuff like that I feel like I dont need all that power.

I know I can spec my pc into low consumption but I really want to play BF4 with 60-70 fps in mid quality and have no trouble's in other game's.

Have to say i'm only looking for Nvidia cards. Will never buy an Ati.

My first option is MSI GTX 760 TF oc. IMO has good energy consumption wich mean's more money into my bucket every month, and enough power to move BF4 60fps stable.

What do you think? Should I change anything else? Is there any better GPU for low cost energy with power to move games in 60fps?

Regards

 

[tinytomlogan]

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/msi_gtx750ti_gaming_review/7

Try starting with reviews, they have graphs that may help you a bit

 

[bofeming]

I did TTL, in fact, I was watching you review of 750ti while I was writing my post, and I really think it's a really good option, but it feel's lacking of power in some games isn't it?

thanks for answering ridiculously fast

Regards

PS: I forgot to say that BUS 256bits it's a must now day's IMO.

 

[MadShadow]

750ti is actually a very viable option. It takes a max of 60 watts (Through PCI-E). For BF4 it does 30 fps on Ultra presets. <This is according to Tom's Hardware

 

[bofeming]

So if it does 30fps in ultra (I use mid/high so it's smoother and faster response) it should be close to 60fps, but not stable, witch is a must for me playing a fps game.

I've been looking tones of info from msi web and other review's and it's suposed to reach 50 stable fps in many games with a normal configuration... I think the difference in fps between 750ti and 760 is huge. I know those 60w are f*****g awesome BUT like I thought, 750ti lack's of those extra fps granted by 760.

I'll be reading more this week till I make my decision.

Any tip will be great.

Regards

 

[MadShadow]

So if it does 30fps in ultra (I use mid/high so it's smoother and faster response) it should be close to 60fps, but not stable, witch is a must for me playing a fps game.

I've been looking tones of info from msi web and other review's and it's suposed to reach 50 stable fps in many games with a normal configuration... I think the difference in fps between 750ti and 760 is huge. I know those 60w are f*****g awesome BUT like I thought, 750ti lack's of those extra fps granted by 760.

I'll be reading more this week till I make my decision.

Any tip will be great.

Regards

Well, that your call if you want performance or power consumption. For the record, I heard you can get some nice overclocks on that little card. Might be worth it

 

[paulstung]

The 750 TI is about the best option around at the moment mate, for the price it is a cracking little card. I'm seriously thinking of buying one for my spare rig, instead of using the onboard.

 

[Zoot]

What are the actual electricity costs where you live? In terms of kW/h?

I find people make way too big a deal out of power consumption, since if you actually sit down and calculate the practical cost differences caused by the power draw of say an R9 290X versus a GTX 780 you'll find the number completely negligible. Example for myself.

Also bear in mind there's a trade off between power consumption and performance. There's a reason the GTX 780Ti and R9 290X have the power requirement they have.

 

[tinytomlogan]

The 750 ti should beat a 650 ti boost in most things and its still cheaper and uses less power.

Past that point more power will mean using a lot more electric so you either play in 1080p and turn the AA down or you get used to paying for electric.

 

[bofeming]

Well, today I've been doing some test to a friend's msi 750ti and I have to say that It's quite impressive how a 130-140€ gpu can do that good, but I definitely understand that it's not my card.

And thank's to Zoot I know that the difference in € between a 750ti 60w and a 780 280w are over 10€/year so... I think i'll save my money for now.

Thank you all for your tips.

Regards