Best GPU for my system?
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skilledman101
August 10, 2013 3:24:04 AM
Need a new GPU for my system. Originally had an MSI 760 in it, but it died and got a refund. My specs are
CPU: FX-6350 4.1GHZ
8GB RAM
Antec One PC case (Supports cards up to 10.5")
Coolermaster 550W PSU (will upgrade if needed)
I will be playing on 1440 x 900p resolution and do not intend on changing that in the near future.
I wasn't sure if the 760 was a bit overkill but now that I can re-start, its best to know what to get.
I also intend to play some current gen games mixed with next gen (Right now I play Saints Row the 3rd, Mafia 2, Just Cause 2, Bo2, and hopefully next gen stuff like GTA5, BF4, and others.)
CPU: FX-6350 4.1GHZ
8GB RAM
Antec One PC case (Supports cards up to 10.5")
Coolermaster 550W PSU (will upgrade if needed)
I will be playing on 1440 x 900p resolution and do not intend on changing that in the near future.
I wasn't sure if the 760 was a bit overkill but now that I can re-start, its best to know what to get.
I also intend to play some current gen games mixed with next gen (Right now I play Saints Row the 3rd, Mafia 2, Just Cause 2, Bo2, and hopefully next gen stuff like GTA5, BF4, and others.)
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caj
August 10, 2013 3:46:34 AM
skilledman101
August 10, 2013 3:48:36 AM
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caj
August 10, 2013 3:53:37 AM
you can use newegg too but to shorten your answer within 315 dollars & no such thing as overkill so i suggest the 7970 sapphire
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DL-DVI-I-SL-DVI-D-PCI-Ex...
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DL-DVI-I-SL-DVI-D-PCI-Ex...
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caj
August 10, 2013 3:54:49 AM
http://gpuboss.com/graphics-card/Radeon-HD-7970
the 7970 can easily smoke games at 1080p, & even run some at 2560x1440 . so for your resolution it will run games at a breeze. plus ull be saving 185 dollars big tym.
the 7970 can easily smoke games at 1080p, & even run some at 2560x1440 . so for your resolution it will run games at a breeze. plus ull be saving 185 dollars big tym.
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abuzz
August 10, 2013 3:56:00 AM
SNA3
August 10, 2013 4:01:13 AM
SNA3
August 10, 2013 4:02:38 AM
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SNA3
August 10, 2013 4:02:41 AM
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caj
August 10, 2013 4:03:14 AM
SNA3
August 10, 2013 4:06:15 AM
abuzz
August 10, 2013 4:08:32 AM
caj said:
the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770SNA3 said:
caj said:
the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770does not matter. most games are GPU dependent , and when he upgrades he moves the GPU.
he is playing at 900p does he need that much power he is better of with 7870hd
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caj
August 10, 2013 4:10:06 AM
SNA3
August 10, 2013 4:10:33 AM
abuzz said:
caj said:
the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770SNA3 said:
caj said:
the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770does not matter. most games are GPU dependent , and when he upgrades he moves the GPU.
he is playing at 900p does he need that much power he is better of with 7870hd
lol .. my advice stays as is. and he will thank me for it .
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caj
August 10, 2013 4:11:54 AM
abuzz said:
caj said:
the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770SNA3 said:
caj said:
the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770does not matter. most games are GPU dependent , and when he upgrades he moves the GPU.
he is playing at 900p does he need that much power he is better of with 7870hd
in gpu intensive games...having a good gpu even at such a resolution can help him crank the settings up to very high & even allow him to pull up his AA
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abuzz
August 10, 2013 4:13:10 AM
caj said:
abuzz said:
caj said:
the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770SNA3 said:
caj said:
the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770does not matter. most games are GPU dependent , and when he upgrades he moves the GPU.
he is playing at 900p does he need that much power he is better of with 7870hd
in gpu intensive games...having a good gpu even at such a resolution can help him crank the settings up to very high & even allow him to pull up his AA
he better buy fx 8350 and 7870hd
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SNA3
August 10, 2013 4:14:01 AM
caj said:
u clearly dont understand the term bottleneck or u just like suggesting with a blind eye & thought.. he will get performance hits... and why shud he spend 100 dollars on a gpu to jus give a tad 5-7 fps more in games. doesnt justify unless you gots gobs of cash to blowGPU will stay ... and it is not as you say. it depends on games and he will get more frames than that.
your talk is not professional , because you say frames without the name of the game .
anyways .. he wont regret getting GTX 770 , if his budget is $500
and he will not have any bottleneck at all btw .
he has a FX 6350 with 4.1 GHZ
notebooks use 2x GTX780m in SLI with low watt i7 at 2.4 ghz only and it never bottleneck.
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skilledman101
August 10, 2013 4:16:08 AM
caj
August 10, 2013 4:17:34 AM
abuzz
August 10, 2013 4:27:06 AM
jk_ventolero
August 10, 2013 4:48:32 AM
skilledman101
August 10, 2013 4:57:29 AM
jk_ventolero said:
You can stretch further and get a 7950, but, yeah. Anything over a 7870 would not give you great gains at that resolution. Getting an HD 7870 would save you loads of money for Oreos and Mountain Dew when going on prolonged gaming marathons.
Hahaha, I like it! But how do you think it would do for next gen stuff??
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caj
August 10, 2013 4:59:54 AM
jk_ventolero said:
You can stretch further and get a 7950, but, yeah. Anything over a 7870 would not give you great gains at that resolution. Getting an HD 7870 would save you loads of money for Oreos and Mountain Dew when going on prolonged gaming marathons.
agreed but for 30-40 dollars more wont that help in little future proofing?
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jk_ventolero
August 10, 2013 12:15:10 PM
skilledman101 said:
jk_ventolero said:
You can stretch further and get a 7950, but, yeah. Anything over a 7870 would not give you great gains at that resolution. Getting an HD 7870 would save you loads of money for Oreos and Mountain Dew when going on prolonged gaming marathons.
Hahaha, I like it! But how do you think it would do for next gen stuff??
AHHH, then get a GTX 770. You'll have less Oreos and a couple or three cans of Mountain Dew less for your game-stash but you will get to play next gen games on that card. But then again, Oreos.
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abuzz
August 10, 2013 12:36:05 PM
caj said:
jk_ventolero said:
You can stretch further and get a 7950, but, yeah. Anything over a 7870 would not give you great gains at that resolution. Getting an HD 7870 would save you loads of money for Oreos and Mountain Dew when going on prolonged gaming marathons.
agreed but for 30-40 dollars more wont that help in little future proofing?
jk_ventolero said:
skilledman101 said:
jk_ventolero said:
You can stretch further and get a 7950, but, yeah. Anything over a 7870 would not give you great gains at that resolution. Getting an HD 7870 would save you loads of money for Oreos and Mountain Dew when going on prolonged gaming marathons.
Hahaha, I like it! But how do you think it would do for next gen stuff??
AHHH, then get a GTX 770. You'll have less Oreos and a couple or three cans of Mountain Dew less for your game-stash but you will get to play next gen games on that card. But then again, Oreos.
if i were OP i would have opt 660 because no one knows the future 660 is all u need.
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skilledman101
August 10, 2013 1:18:08 PM
nikoli707
August 10, 2013 1:37:40 PM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-127-...
at $210 for an msi twin frozr 3 7950, it cant be matched for performance and price right now.
this card can be easily clocked to 1100/1500 through CCC and just call it a day. i run 1150/1575 on mine for 24/7 and im on a 1440p monitor and mostly play bf3 and skyrim, although i do have no problems with crysis 3(not maxed out) or bioshock infinite
at $210 for an msi twin frozr 3 7950, it cant be matched for performance and price right now.
this card can be easily clocked to 1100/1500 through CCC and just call it a day. i run 1150/1575 on mine for 24/7 and im on a 1440p monitor and mostly play bf3 and skyrim, although i do have no problems with crysis 3(not maxed out) or bioshock infinite
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skilledman101
August 10, 2013 2:14:40 PM
nikoli707 said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-127-...at $210 for an msi twin frozr 3 7950, it cant be matched for performance and price right now.
this card can be easily clocked to 1100/1500 through CCC and just call it a day. i run 1150/1575 on mine for 24/7 and im on a 1440p monitor and mostly play bf3 and skyrim, although i do have no problems with crysis 3(not maxed out) or bioshock infinite
Would you mind telling me some more benchmarks? (if you could of course. seems like a good card)
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nikoli707
August 10, 2013 2:43:17 PM
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_760_ms...
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-760-rev...
all the 7950s are boost now, so look at the 7950 boost, even though thats a standard reference card.
the tf3 7950 will be about the same as the msi 760 in the review once a modest overclock is pushed. although the 7950 has 3gb of faster vram compared to the nvidia 2gb.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-760-rev...
all the 7950s are boost now, so look at the 7950 boost, even though thats a standard reference card.
the tf3 7950 will be about the same as the msi 760 in the review once a modest overclock is pushed. although the 7950 has 3gb of faster vram compared to the nvidia 2gb.
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skilledman101
August 10, 2013 2:55:42 PM
nikoli707
August 10, 2013 3:07:07 PM
none at all, only crysis 3 and modded skyrim will pass the 2gb vram mark running 1080p. 1440p is a whole other story now with many games passing 2gb vram.
900p you will be fine.
but in the future when 1440p/1600p becomes very common, or even much higher like 2160p, a video card with higher vram will be worth more for resale.
if you can find a 2gb 7870 or 660 for around the $150 mark, that might be better for you at 1440x900, but only if your absolutely sure you wont go out and get a cheap 1080p monitor like on black friday or something like that.
other than that a real tahiti or gk104 based video card will more than likely max out every game made for the next 3 years running 1440x900 resolution.
900p you will be fine.
but in the future when 1440p/1600p becomes very common, or even much higher like 2160p, a video card with higher vram will be worth more for resale.
if you can find a 2gb 7870 or 660 for around the $150 mark, that might be better for you at 1440x900, but only if your absolutely sure you wont go out and get a cheap 1080p monitor like on black friday or something like that.
other than that a real tahiti or gk104 based video card will more than likely max out every game made for the next 3 years running 1440x900 resolution.
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skilledman101
August 10, 2013 3:10:45 PM
nikoli707
August 10, 2013 3:21:50 PM
i would suspect that around christmas time or shortly after that 2560x1440p monitors start becoming much less expensive and more common as there is going to be an HDTV industry push for 4k in the next year. If i were you i would just wait until amd releases their next generation video cards and then all the current prices will drop considerably as the price/performance wars rage on.
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