amd athlon II x4 640 + HD 7770 for gaming

Mico Austria · May 31, 2013

im using an HD 5750 right now and planning to upgrade it to HD 7770 will these help me play new mmos like e.g (tera,dragon's prophet etc.) on mid- high settings?

my pc specs are :
cpu:amd athlon IIx4 640
gpu:HD 7770
mobo:EMX-AMD880HD3-PRO

and wouldnt an amd athlon IIx4 640 bottleneck a HD 7770?

elemein · May 31, 2013

Yes, that will all work fine. The next in line for upgrade would be the CPU if things still arent running at med-high.

Onus · May 31, 2013

I have a friend able to play GW2 with a HD7770 and an Athlon II X2 260, on mid-high settings. One of my systems is a Phenom II X4 970BE with a HD7770, and it is able to play on mostly high settings. Your CPU is somewhere between those two, so I'd say the answer is probably yes.

Mico Austria · May 31, 2013

thanks.. im thinkin of buying an i5 3750k in exchange to my current cpu. i read some reviews tellin i5 is a must on almost every mmo games.. what are your comments about that?. does intel > amd really?

Mico Austria · May 31, 2013

and wouldn't athlon II x 4 640 bottleneck an hd7770?

Onus · May 31, 2013

Right now, Intel owns the high end of the market, yes. You will need a new motherboard, of course, and a new Windows license.
If you are interested in overclocking, you'll also want a 120mm cooler such as the Xigmatek Gaia. If you don't plan to overclock, get an i5-3350P or an i5-3470 instead.

Onus · May 31, 2013

...but no, an i5 is not a "must." As I mentioned, my friend is playing GW2 (a very CPU-demanding game) with a little X2 260. On a budget, a FX-6300, Phenom II X4, or i3 would also be viable CPUs.

yhikum · May 31, 2013

Right now you can see Phenom II chips around $80, and that is a very good price to pay per performance you get from such chip.

Switching to Intel side would be costly. Processor only would take more than $200. Motherboard would be half at that, unless you're willing to sacrifice quality and features.

And if you have good motherboard already (quality voltage regulators and capacitors) you will be able to push your existing or Phenom II chips to match i5 game speeds.

Onus · May 31, 2013

In a CPU-intensive title, a Phenom II will not get close to an i5, but should catch up to and probably pass an i3 once overclocked. Only in graphics-bound titles do the chips offer similar performance. Check some benchmarks, such as http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/guild-wars-2-performance-benchmark,3268-7.html

Mico Austria · Jun 3, 2013

so im buildin now a new rig.. is this good already?

i5 3570k
Sapphire HD 7850
Asrock z777 pro3
CGR R-550 ( 550w psu)

lazyboy947 · Jun 3, 2013

its a fine build, i would maybe look at a different psu not to sure on the quality if thats a cougar psu. As said above a phenom II x4 will not bottleneck a 7770 or a 7850.

Onus · Jun 3, 2013

If that PSU doesn't carry some level of 80+ certification, skip it; not for the efficiency but for that it would have been tested at 100% load, which would kill cheap junk. The PSU is the last place to go cheap, because the long term health and stability of your system depends on it.

Mico Austria · Jun 4, 2013

i saw this somewhere while searchin on google.. http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/COUGAR_CGR%20R-550_ECOS%202354_550W_Report.pdf.

is this psu fine already?

ASHISH65 · Jun 4, 2013

get Seasonic s12 520w psu.it is one of the best for budget and enough for your rig

+ get i5 3550 and h77 mobo and invest in better gpu like hd 7870 xt or tahiliti le , more better for gaming

Onus · Jun 4, 2013

If that's your PSU, then it's ok. Anything Seasonic would be higher quality, but you probably aren't getting junk.

Mico Austria · Jun 4, 2013

ayt. tnx a lot guys.. really really appreciate it

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