Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GV-N105TD5-4GD Graphic Cards

*This review is for the Geforce GTX 1050 Ti OC Low Profile 4GB GDDR5 128 Bit PCI-E Graphic Card (GV-N105TOC-4GL)*I bought a small form factor HP 570-p064 (for $400) to be used for general, non-gaming use, but soon after I decided to upgrade the power supply and get the best graphics card that could fit in its cramped case. After hours of research, I found that the only card that would reasonably fit would be the Gigabyte GT 1030 -- a very flat, 2 GB GDDR5 card -- and I ordered it from Amazon for about $95.So, I installed an EVGA uATX power supply and the card...But after less than a week of playing some old Steam games and demos, I was disappointed by how much it did not improve upon the integrated Intel HD 630 graphics. I believe I needed a 4 GB video card, although they were twice the size; it would be a miracle to find something that would work in a HP 570.I just couldn't believe the GT 1030 could be the only option, but the PCI-E port is flanked by a power supply and a slimline DVD player. In addition, the motherboard's two yellow audio inputs are partially blocking the top graphics card slot -- a weird design choice. So, the prospect of installing any dual-slot, 4GB card would be limited by card length, height, and "shape": Basically, any "blocky" cards (like some of the EVGA models) longer than 6.8 inches would not work.I thought that maybe this Gigabyte model would work, trying to measure and imagine it in my case. Well, I was lucky enough to find an obscure review from another HP 570 series purchaser (on another seller's website) who wrote that the Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1050 Ti Low Profile graphics card "barley fit." It seemed that the length and height would be OK, and the sides might just perfectly angle near the front of the card to allow just enough space to clear the motherboard's audio inputs.Well, I chatted with Amazon about the situation and they took care of anything -- FIVE STARS for customer service! They sent me a new 1050 Ti graphics card via free one-day shipping, and they said there would be no penalty if the card didn't fit. And they helped me return the GT 1030. Thank you Amazon once again!I was very happy when my new GPU installed perfectly, and I got started sampling some games.My HP 570-p064 only has an Intel i3 dual-core 7100 3.9GHZ processor with 8 GB DDR4 RAM. Windows 10 64-bit is on an SSD, and my games are installed on a 1 TB hard drive. I am limited to a 23" 1080p 60 Hz monitor. Here are some of my in-game FPS results with the Gigabyte 1050 Ti OC -- with some slight overclocking -- using 1080p resolution:- Grand Theft Auto V with high settings and some effects: 50-60 FPS average- Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition with high settings: 60 FPS- Final Fantasy: A Realm Reborn with high settings and high effects: 60 FPS- Max Payne 3 with very high settings and high effects: 60 FPS- Doom (2016) with max resolution and medium effects: 60 FPS- Spec Ops: The Line (demo) with the highest settings: a solid 60 FPS- Skyrim with ultra settings running high definition textures: 60 FPSI hope this review helps anyone with an HP 570 series computer make a sizable graphics card upgrade. Although it's more of a casual gaming card, I believe it can play games on par -- or better in many cases -- than a regular PS4. Your success will largely depend on your processor, too, and I have an average Intel unit.Please note you'll need a new power supply as this card draws 70 watts, and the stock 180-watt power supply will not work safely, if at all. I recommend the EVGA 500 watt White model. And if someone finds an even better GPU that fits an HP 570, please let the world know.

I own an outrageous amount of graphics cards right now. I have gone through many this year, too. If you want the TL;DR edition of this, scroll to the very bottom. I definitely touch on the absolute phenomenal value that is this GTX 1050 by Gigabyte.I won the first consumer GTX 980 in the world back in September 2014 at an Nvidia Game24 event. That was my introduction into high-end GPU's. I held onto that until eventually buying an AMD Radeon Fury-X. I also bought a 980 Ti around the same time. I held onto these until I purchased the RX480 on release day. So I like high-end cards, do not get me wrong. I eventually purchased a GTX 1080 and my RX480 was left with nothing to do. BOOM comes the Panic Pricing of AMD GPU's, and I sold my RX480 for a $100 profit. Funny enough though is around this time I bought another RX480 locally for $120, and made $210 profit on it. With these profits, I started snagging up all the cheap GPU's I could ($300 GTX 1070 FE) ($130 GTX 970) ($180 GTX 980) mainly with the intent to resell. I resold the GTX 970 from that grab for $220.So I've made a good amount of money from GPU sales already. And I still have plenty of cards for plenty of computers (way more than I need, obviously).Running:i7-7700k @ 4.8GHz16gb DDR4-24008GB EVGA GTX 1080 FERyzen 5 1600 @ 4.01GHz16gb DDR4-30008GB EVGA GTX 1070 FEi3-7350k @ 4.8GHz8GB DDR4-30002GB GeForce GTX 1050So this means that I have a GTX 980 Reference (from day-1 of Maxwell launch) that's sitting doing nothing, and I also have an EVGA GTX 980 ACX 2.0 SC that'll be doing nothing. And that's alright. Because this little gem of Pascal architecture. TLDR BELOW!##########################I fired this thing up in my i3-7350k build and immediately overclocked it. 107% Power, Core Clock 1500mhz base, and VRAM to 8000mhz effective. 128GB/s memory bandwidth because of the 128-bit memory bus. I started with Unigine Heaven to ensure no artifacts or anything. NO ARTIFACTS! Successfully did a benchmark run with it as well using 1920x1080 windowed mode, Ultra settings and Extreme Tessellation.Benchmarked the GPU in 3dMark Fire Strike. Not a very high score for a low-end Pascal and a dual-core, but that's to be expected.Fired up Grand Theft Auto V. 1920x1080, all High settings where able. VRAM Buffer was estimating to exceed 2048MB with Very High settings so I had to reduce most to High, and a couple of random ones (Shadows) to normal. Gameplay looks great and is smooth as silk.This thing never exceeded 69 degrees Celcius in my Phanteks Evolv ITX case. WHAT!??!?!?!?! For what will be $74 after I send in the MIR today, this might just be the best GPU purchase I have ever made. There is no power connector on this, it's lightweight and the black PCB and black cooler/fan will look good when I swap cases to the EVGA Hadron Air I have on hand.##########################TL;DRStock voltage. 107% power limit.1500mhz Core / 1864mhz in Game8000mhz effective memory rate for 128GB/s memory bandwidthNever exceeds 69 degrees Celcius under load in an ITX case.Costs less than $100 after mail in rebate.*Overclocking seems like it has much more headroom. Might try for 2GHz boost clocks?