Choosing Graphic Card=Death to Brain

Yellowman69 · Jun 13, 2013

I have trouble deciding what gpu to buy. I have my eye on a XFX AMD Radeon Double D HD 7770 http:// or a Asus Radeon HD 7770 2GB http:// I have only looked at those 2 but anything between $100-$180 is good. Can some one give me some cards where i will be able to max out some graphic demanding games or give me tips on what to look for in a good graphics card.

expl0itfinder · Jun 13, 2013

Well you likely won't be able to max out many games in that price range. However, the 7850 will give you some pretty pretty visuals at very playable framerates. I own this one, and it also over clocks beautifully: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161406

swifty_morgan · Jun 13, 2013

list rest of hardware. monitor size/resolution/games/operating system.

Yellowman69 · Jun 13, 2013

resolution-1920 by 1080
monitor size-21 inches
games-battlefield 3 ? Far cry?
operating system -windows 8

swifty_morgan · Jun 13, 2013

for $180 I couldn't suggest anything at that res.

Yellowman69 · Jun 13, 2013

Okay what i bumped up my price range, say 250

expl0itfinder · Jun 13, 2013

for $250, get the 7870 GHz: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150605

The reason I suggest AMD is the glorious game bundle that comes with their cards, and better performance per dollar.

Yellowman69 · Jun 13, 2013

expl0itfinder :

I will continue my search but for now this is on that top of my list Thankyou

JackNaylorPE · Jun 13, 2013

Some stuff to look at:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-650-ti-boost-gk106-benchmark,3463-11.html

With the Radeon HD 7770 at $120, Radeon HD 7790 at $150, and Radeon HD 7850 above $180, Nvidia is rendering all three products ineffectual at their respective price points. With one swift stroke, the company engineered a hostile takeover of the $100-$200 market, increasing graphics performance at any given budget in that space.

More stuff:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_650_Ti_Boost_SLI/22.html

As you can see on a performance per dollar basis, the 650 Ti boost "rules the roost" .... but what ya may not have noticed is that for a whole lot less money, in SLI ($280) they outperform the single hi end cards which cost much more:

7970 Ghz Edition has 98% of the performance of twin 650 Ti Boosts but costs $410-ish
Stock 680 has 93% of performance of twin 650 Ti Boosts but costs $410-ish

That's 46% more money for less performance .... and as the article says ..... no multi card problems observed.

2GB MSI factory OC'd model with $75 game coupon = $140 each
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127728

As for the Ghz version of the 7870, it comes out 3% better than a 650 Ti in performance per dollar .....
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/VTX3D/Radeon_HD_7870_XT_Black/30.html

as we saw here ....
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_650_Ti_Boost_SLI/22.html

The 650 Ti Boost comes in 13% better than the 650 Ti which puts the 650 Ti Boost more than 10% above the 7870 Ghz on performance per dollar basis

Guest · Jun 13, 2013

Yellowman69 :

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-4.html
Sapphire 7870XT

arrpee

Yellowman69 · Jun 13, 2013

JackNaylorPE :

Some stuff to look at:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-650-ti-boost-gk106-benchmark,3463-11.html

With the Radeon HD 7770 at $120, Radeon HD 7790 at $150, and Radeon HD 7850 above $180, Nvidia is rendering all three products ineffectual at their respective price points. With one swift stroke, the company engineered a hostile takeover of the $100-$200 market, increasing graphics performance at any given budget in that space.

More stuff:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_650_Ti_Boost_SLI/22.html

As you can see on a performance per dollar basis, the 650 Ti boost "rules the roost" .... but what ya may not have noticed is that for a whole lot less money, in SLI ($280) they outperform the single hi end cards which cost much more:

7970 Ghz Edition has 98% of the performance of twin 650 Ti Boosts but costs $410-ish
Stock 680 has 93% of performance of twin 650 Ti Boosts but costs $410-ish

That's 46% more money for less performance .... and as the article says ..... no multi card problems observed.

2GB MSI factory OC'd model with $75 game coupon = $140 each
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127728

As for the Ghz version of the 7870, it comes out 3% better than a 650 Ti in performance per dollar .....
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/VTX3D/Radeon_HD_7870_XT_Black/30.html

as we saw here ....
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_650_Ti_Boost_SLI/22.html

The 650 Ti Boost comes in 13% better than the 650 Ti which puts the 650 Ti Boost more than 10% above the 7870 Ghz on performance per dollar basis

are you saying to get the 650ti boost?

Username1220 · Jun 13, 2013

Just something to bear in mind, the memory in a graphics card won't affect performance unless you're using multiple displays. So you won't really notice the difference between a 7770 1gb and 7770 2gb with one display. However getting something with a higher clock speed will increase performence, so try to get an MSI 7770 Ghz edition if you're still set on getting a 7770.

Yellowman69 · Jun 13, 2013

Username1220 :

when will the 2gb benefit me?

swifty_morgan · Jun 13, 2013

I would get this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131484

Screw the 650's, all of them. I have a couple of the 660 series. Not overly happy with them in comparison with AMD at the moment.

Username1220 · Jun 13, 2013

Yellowman69 :

More memory will only benefit you when working with multiple displays (2 or more monitors simultaneously).

swifty_morgan · Jun 13, 2013

that's BS. if you game at 1600 resolution or above you'd be an ass to run a 1gig card.

Yellowman69 · Jun 13, 2013

Now im kinda confused on if i really need 2gb
with my monitor specs will i need a 2gb?

expl0itfinder · Jun 13, 2013

Yellowman69 :

Yes. it is always better to be safe than sorry. we are entering a realm of gaming in which the games look pretty enough to actually use that memory

swifty_morgan · Jun 13, 2013

yes, you do.

Yellowman69 · Jun 13, 2013

Thanks Everyone
Final Choice: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127728
will it perform decently on at least medium settings

Username1220 · Jun 13, 2013

swifty_morgan :

It's GDDR5 memory not ddr3, you can game at 1080p with 1GB of GDDR5 with no problems, tit.

Username1220 · Jun 13, 2013

Yellowman69 :

You should get high settings easily out of that card.

swifty_morgan · Jun 13, 2013

dude, I don't like to call people names or swear on this site but boy I'm sure thinking about it..................... but in the end you're the one that has to live with it........... or use it to play.............. one day you'll realize the money you saved may not have been worth it, or idiot charts never explain what they should.

expl0itfinder · Jun 13, 2013

Although I would still suggest an AMD card, that is still a very solid choice. And the SLI scaling on those things is so good, so that would be a cheap future upgrade as well. Happy gaming!

expl0itfinder · Jun 13, 2013

Username1220 :

It will bottleneck. It doesn't with a lot of games now, but it will in the very near future. anyway, memory doesn't stack, so if he ever gets a second card, memory will be a huge bottleneck.

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