Hi all
Both cards will be the 2GB version and also both being Sapphire brand.
I was wondering if the extra $20 is worth it. Bear in my mind that this price range is already stretching my budget with the HD 7850 and even more with HD 7870 (I'll have to wait and save up more for this one) . I'll be doing a pretty good amount of gaming with most settings turned all the way up on a 1680x1200 resolution screen and pretty much general usage (browsing, encoding, editing etc.) I won't OC either of them.
Oh and I'll upgrade after a year or two or as soon as the HD 9xxx/GTX 8xx series would be released or whatever they'll call it, so I want the more bang for your buck and the more future-proof from the two.
Also, bear in mind that I'll be buying them locally, which slightly has higher prices. Buying them online is definitely not an option. I'd love to buy online from newegg or tigerdirect (as it would be cheaper) but I live in a place where they don't ship. Although there are ways to ship them to my place, all the taxes/fees would make no difference from the prices locally, so might as buy them here.
Current Specs:
-Intel i5 2400 Sandy Bridge @ 3.4ghz (Will wait till Haswell or Broadwell till upgrade)
-Sapphire HD 5770 1GB
-4GB Ripjaws-X 1600mhz (Will get more after upgrading GPU)
-HEC WinPower+ 550w 80+Bronze (Modular and true-rated. Also has 3 4-pin connectors)
Thanks and cheers!!
Regards,
Tristan
Both cards will be the 2GB version and also both being Sapphire brand.
I was wondering if the extra $20 is worth it. Bear in my mind that this price range is already stretching my budget with the HD 7850 and even more with HD 7870 (I'll have to wait and save up more for this one) . I'll be doing a pretty good amount of gaming with most settings turned all the way up on a 1680x1200 resolution screen and pretty much general usage (browsing, encoding, editing etc.) I won't OC either of them.
Oh and I'll upgrade after a year or two or as soon as the HD 9xxx/GTX 8xx series would be released or whatever they'll call it, so I want the more bang for your buck and the more future-proof from the two.
Also, bear in mind that I'll be buying them locally, which slightly has higher prices. Buying them online is definitely not an option. I'd love to buy online from newegg or tigerdirect (as it would be cheaper) but I live in a place where they don't ship. Although there are ways to ship them to my place, all the taxes/fees would make no difference from the prices locally, so might as buy them here.
Current Specs:
-Intel i5 2400 Sandy Bridge @ 3.4ghz (Will wait till Haswell or Broadwell till upgrade)
-Sapphire HD 5770 1GB
-4GB Ripjaws-X 1600mhz (Will get more after upgrading GPU)
-HEC WinPower+ 550w 80+Bronze (Modular and true-rated. Also has 3 4-pin connectors)
Thanks and cheers!!
Regards,
Tristan
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