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September 24, 2013 8:04:19 AM

So I have this card "Asus Radeon HD 7770 2g"
And I've had it for a couple months now. This Christmas I was planning on buying a second one so I could crossfire but then I read all these reviews about how bad it is to crossfire. Is it really that bad that I should buy a whole to card? If so, what are some options that will get some high graphics for gaming?

Card on newegg (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

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September 24, 2013 8:04:59 AM

I also forgot, do all of the new games support crossfire?
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September 24, 2013 8:09:44 AM

Upgrade, for sure. SLI/CrossfireX can get improvements of 0-40%, but that's a really low end card. I could help you more if you specified a budget.
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September 24, 2013 8:11:02 AM

Not all games are optimised for crossfire when they are released, it can take a few driver updates before it works properly. AMD have also been having issues crossfire not scaling properly, however, they are making solid improvements with each driver update.

If you have a good enough budget to get a decent card then I would go for a single card solution, however, if your money is limited then I would head down the crossfire route. What would your max budget be for a single card?
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September 24, 2013 8:18:00 AM

I would go for a single high end card as crossfire and sli still have a few issue.(sli scale better though).the usual issue running dual card is micro stutter which is quiet a pain.however on a tight budget i would go for sli.only drawback is with 2 cards mean more power will be needed from ur psu.just mke sure ur psu is up to the task.
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September 24, 2013 8:29:27 AM

Okay so it seems like I'm going to be upgrading. My budget cant go any higher than $350.
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September 24, 2013 8:33:27 AM

But, a $350 card means me working my butt off so if there is a $250 card that's not much better than the $350 I would like to for go for the $250
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September 24, 2013 8:42:49 AM

Zckl said:
But, a $350 card means me working my butt off so if there is a $250 card that's not much better than the $350 I would like to for go for the $250



Well, there are 6-8 hd7970's below $300 right now and with AMD announcing new
GPU's this week, I expect 7950's & 7970's to drop even further. What PSU do you have?
Very important you that you have sufficient power for a high end card.
And can your case accomodate a large GPU, many 7970's are over 11" in length.
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September 24, 2013 8:42:55 AM

Zckl said:
But, a $350 card means me working my butt off so if there is a $250 card that's not much better than the $350 I would like to for go for the $250


Check out the 7950s, here is the lowest priced one from newegg, has good reviews http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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September 24, 2013 1:49:18 PM

toyftw said:
Zckl said:
But, a $350 card means me working my butt off so if there is a $250 card that's not much better than the $350 I would like to for go for the $250



Well, there are 6-8 hd7970's below $300 right now and with AMD announcing new
GPU's this week, I expect 7950's & 7970's to drop even further. What PSU do you have?
Very important you that you have sufficient power for a high end card.
And can your case accomodate a large GPU, many 7970's are over 11" in length.


I have a 650w earthwatt power supply (I think its this one but im not sure. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

And I have a cooler master storm scout mid tower case, (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)
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September 24, 2013 1:50:16 PM

Thank you everyone for the suggestion :)  I appreciate it.
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September 24, 2013 4:04:17 PM

Zckl said:
toyftw said:
Zckl said:
But, a $350 card means me working my butt off so if there is a $250 card that's not much better than the $350 I would like to for go for the $250



Well, there are 6-8 hd7970's below $300 right now and with AMD announcing new
GPU's this week, I expect 7950's & 7970's to drop even further. What PSU do you have?
Very important you that you have sufficient power for a high end card.
And can your case accomodate a large GPU, many 7970's are over 11" in length.


I have a 650w earthwatt power supply (I think its this one but im not sure. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

And I have a cooler master storm scout mid tower case, (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)


Good, your PSU is more than enough for any single GPU you might choose.

As far as a 7970 (or 7950) fitting in that Storm Scout mid tower, you should
measure it yourself to insure the card you select will fit. Measure from the rear panel
of the PC along the PCI-E slot to the 1st obstruction. If it's a hdd, then you can move
it up or down. Then make sure the card you choose will fit.

Hopefully, it will hold a 7970 and the prices drop even further to $250. There's one at
$270 now & a few at $280. Maybe by next week, there will be one or more at $250.
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