Which HD7770 should i choose?

haider95 · Jun 25, 2013

Although i possess enough knowledge about GPU's i always like the trusted toms hardware community to almost always make the decision for me. Right now i'm in a debating whether these cards will be right for me or not. I game at a resolution of 1280x1024 and i like to play the latest games which almost always run with 30+ FPS on high settings. Aside from far cry 3. Far cry 3 is a bitch to run. Here are my specs

Core 2 Duo e6600 2.4GHz (Can't overclock)
2GB DDR2 Ram
9600GSO
Corsair CX430

And im looking at these GPU's to let me ramp up the settings. I'll be playing at high settings with 4x AA and i hope to achieve at least 30+ Fps on far cry 3 on high. (Already get around 45Fps on low)

http://www.dabs.com/products/sapphire-technology-amd-radeon-7770-hd-1gb-pci-express-3-0-hdmi-8H2Y.html

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-DirectCU-CrossFireX-Technology-Eyefinity/dp/B007RS49EG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372144109&sr=8-1&keywords=hd+7770

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-R7770-DDR5-PCI-E-Graphics/dp/B0083XNWLK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1372144126&sr=8-4&keywords=hd+7770

Which one will it be guys?

griptwister · Jun 25, 2013

Spring for a HD 7790 instead if you want 30 FPS on High settings lol. A HD 7770 can only go so far...

haider95 · Jun 25, 2013

griptwister :

I would if i could. I know that the HD7750 can do a lot on high settings at my resolution yet here i am going with the hd7770 just to make sure. Besides, i'll be bottlenecked even harder if i decide to get the HD7790 at which price point i might as well buy a HD7850. OMG here come the 7850 fanboys

Seriously guys. I can't stretch my budget any more and i'm not gaming on a super high resolution either.

griptwister · Jun 25, 2013

I'm quite the MSI fanboy, but the ASUS card is the best option. OC the biscuits off the HD 7770

lol Maybe you'll need a cpu upgrade in the near future too... if you're having trouble running FC3 after the GPU upgrade, you will probably need a better CPU. (here come the intel fanboys saying you won't need a CPU upgrade and that you could run a GTX 680 and your dual core CPU will only see a 10% bottleneck)

photonboy · Jun 25, 2013

They're all good cards, however:

1) If they don't all support the same GAME downloads, get the one with the best game package.
2) The Asus might have the best cooler based on a visual inspection of size of heatsink etc.

haider95 · Jun 25, 2013

Only the sapphire one comes with far cry 3 and sleeping dogs

Burdu · Jun 25, 2013

i think you have to upgrade the RAM,minimum to 4GB (maybe ddr3).There are system requirement if you want to install a GPU.And I will go with Asus

haider95 · Jun 26, 2013

I went with the sapphire version simply because i will not be overclocking and that it came with Sleeping Dogs and Far Cry 3

photonboy · Jun 26, 2013

Burdu :

If he has 32-bit Windows there's not much point upgrading his RAM.
32-bit Windows can address 4GB total which INCLUES the Video RAM. It first allocates space for the VRAM (so don't ever get a 2GB graphics card for 32-bit Windows) and a few other minor things.

Thus it goes like THIS:
4GB-1GB = 3GB
3GB-400MB (roughly) = 2.6GB

Current RAM = 2GB.

So if he added 4GB he might be able to realistically address 2.6GB of that or 0.6GB more than he had. It's actually significant but at this point it's best to get 64-bit Windows but then we're spending more money.

Long story short, sure get the HD7770 but save your money up for a future, better 64-bit Windows system.

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