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Excellent low profile video card for the cost. I push it pretty hard and it handles quite a few very intensive programs running 1920x1080 resolution @144hz. Initially I had this card in an older hp elite 8000 sff (intel q9650 core2 quad 3.0ghz lga 775 processor, and 8gb ddr3 ram @1333mhz) using a pci-e x16 gen. 2 port and a monitor running 1920x1080 @60hz. It definitely ran well with a near maximum overclock. I then upgraded the motherboard in this computer to the next generation (hp 6300 pro sff with an intel core i5 3550 3.3-3.7ghz boost lga 1155 socket processor, and 16gb ddr3 ram @1600mhz) and this is when the 1050ti really woke up. I was able to run a 144hz display very nicely. Pci-e is obviously backwards compatible, but you'll get a lot more out of this card with x16 gen. 3... but... since it will push this card a lot harder, especially if you have it overclocked to the max like I do, it will therefore create a whole lot more heat. that is the one thing that is not great on this card - the cooling system. I wouldn't see over 60 degrees celcius running it with a pci-e gen. 2 slot. This card was getting up to 80 degrees on pci-e gen. 3 running a heavy overclock and a very graphics intensive game. Not good. After turning up the fan speed in the AORUS settings, I actually flipped my processor fan around so it wasn't blowing hot air at the card and was instead exhausting it. This knocked off about 8-10 degrees... but 72 is still high. To fight the excess heat on pci-e gen. 3, I then cut out a hole in the case right above the gtx 1050ti, installed a spare 80mm fan I had, and wired the 12v power wires in parallel with a small 40mm pwm case fan I put in the back. This made the biggest difference. Highest temps I see anymore are between 56-58 degrees. I considered upgrading the cooler on the 1050ti, but it seems to be a particular size... it would be a project. Each setup is going to be a little different, but if you're seeing high temps like I was, just make sure your case has enough airflow and that it is properly exhausting hot air. I am now very pleased with the performance of this card.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
Basically like getting date-raped for a vid card in March of 2021, I paid about $330 for a card that has a $200 MSRP. It runs two identical 144hz curved 32" monitors pretty well, and I can ditch off content to a 65" 60hz display I have in my office as a third monitor. It works well for what it's designed for. It does not, however, take on Adobe Premiere rendering tasks at the level it should. I consistently find the GPU at 25% while the CPU is doing most of the work. Bottom line: Pretty decent GPU at the MSRP, but not anywhere close to what $330 should do.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
So far so good. I am using this card on a dedicated SFF PC to run Blue Iris v5 using 10 4MP-6MP IP cameras running at 1920 X 1080 with a setting of 22-30 FPS. Average load on the card is around 50%. I'm using the DVI port to a single monitor and the monitor is being shared by two PC's. I've been using the GPU for 2 months and if the graphics cards continues to perform - I'll be totally satisfied.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Despite being a low profile video card, the bracket still didn't fit my Dell Optiplex Desktop PC's video card slot. So I had to be creative using a dremel tool to trim its bracket, so video card would fit into the PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot. Otherwise the Linux operating system running in PC recognized the video card as an NVIDIA card and its proprietary drivers.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This thing draws ridiculous small power, runs most games with ease, best bang for the buck ever.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
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