If I had the chance to trade my GTX 1050 and 30 dollars for a GTX 970, should I do it? I don't have the PSU capabilities to run the 970 right now but I can go without a GPU for a little while.
I certainly would. The benchmarks are far superior on the 970. It will suck up more power, but you will see a great performance improvement Then you can give your 1050 to your brother for bday