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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.)

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August 10, 2013 3:46:34 AM

budget & location?
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August 10, 2013 3:48:36 AM

caj said:
budget & location?


Well about $500 in total, and location is US so preferably from Amazon
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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.

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August 10, 2013 3:56:00 AM

7870hd will do.
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August 10, 2013 4:01:13 AM

skilledman101 said:
caj said:
budget & location?


Well about $500 in total, and location is US so preferably from Amazon


get a GTX 770

the best card today for the money and performance .

plus it has PhysX
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August 10, 2013 4:03:14 AM

the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770
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August 10, 2013 4:06:15 AM

caj said:
the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770


does not matter. most games are GPU dependent , and when he upgrades he moves the GPU.
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August 10, 2013 4:08:32 AM

caj said:
the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770


SNA3 said:
caj said:
the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770


does 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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August 10, 2013 4:10:06 AM

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 blow
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August 10, 2013 4:10:33 AM

abuzz said:
caj said:
the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770


SNA3 said:
caj said:
the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770


does 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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August 10, 2013 4:11:54 AM

abuzz said:
caj said:
the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770


SNA3 said:
caj said:
the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770


does 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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August 10, 2013 4:13:10 AM

caj said:
abuzz said:
caj said:
the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770


SNA3 said:
caj said:
the 770 might bottleneck his gpu...and the 7970 beats the 770


does 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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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 blow


GPU 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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August 10, 2013 4:16:08 AM

someone said that anything over a 650 wouldnt show increased performance on the 900p 75hz monitor?
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August 10, 2013 4:17:34 AM

dont think he needs to change his cpu.. he can later go for the fx 9 series if he wants later. right now just a good gpu is needed & i stand by the 7970
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August 10, 2013 4:27:06 AM

skilledman101 said:
someone said that anything over a 650 wouldnt show increased performance on the 900p 75hz monitor?


anything over 7870hd will be a huge waste .
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August 10, 2013 4:48:32 AM

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. :wahoo: 
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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. :wahoo: 


Hahaha, I like it! But how do you think it would do for next gen stuff??
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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. :wahoo: 


agreed but for 30-40 dollars more wont that help in little future proofing? :) 
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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. :wahoo: 


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. :lol: 
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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. :wahoo: 


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. :wahoo: 


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. :lol: 

if i were OP i would have opt 660 because no one knows the future 660 is all u need.
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August 10, 2013 1:18:08 PM

But with a 770/7970 I will need a new PSU no? And if I am getting that card it would only be good if I had a 1080p monitor with it for details? Thats how I go out of budget.
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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
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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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August 10, 2013 2:55:42 PM

But how will the extra VRAM help me if I am only using 900p?
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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.
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August 10, 2013 3:10:45 PM

Yea. This card will only be until christmas or so. At that point if I can find a good deal on another card I may upgrade or get another of the same card and get an SLI configuration. Maybe a new monitor too.
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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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