What graphics card for an older e8400 3.00 Ghz?

Michel Lopez · Jan 4, 2014

Looking for a cheap graphics card that will be capable of running newer games at about 1650 x 1080. I dont expect games to run at 60fps maxed out because of my cpu, I know its a little on the outdated side, but it will hold its own for now. Please dont be recommending me buy a quad core or something, im just looking for a cheap video card thats good for gaming under 80 bucks. I was thinking maybe get the radeon 6770? Anybody have any other suggestions? The 6770 is pretty good and stands at about 70-80 dollars on ebay. This is my rig:
Intel Core 2 duo e8400 @3gz 2mb l2 cache
Nvidia Geforce 9600 GSO (looking to upgrade)
550WATT Generic power supply, works well.
4 gb ddr2 800 mhz ram, only about 3.50 usable on 32bit os.
Motherboard is built off of a Dell Vostro 200. I basically changed all the parts of the computer besides the hard drive, cd drive, and mother board.
Windows 7 32-bit

-Video card, probably ATI because cheaper
-Under $80
-Good enough to run games on High res on Medium to Low Settings
-Wont be bottlenecked by dual core cpu
-Was thinking maybe Radeon 6770 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/XFX-AMD-Radeon-HD-6770-HD-677X-ZNLC-1-GB-GDDR5-SDRAM-PCI-Express-x16-/171209386290?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item27dcdfe932)

Thanks.

rolandzhang3 · Jan 4, 2014

You should be fine with getting a Radeon 7770 instead, it's a good deal more powerful than the old 6770 and would be an excellent pairing with the E8400, the only problem is that it's around $86 only after rebates

Something quite interesting popped up on Amazon, you can still find some GTX 460s for around $80 (88+ with shipping)

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003V8AW92/?tag=pcpapi-20

swifty_morgan · Jan 4, 2014

r7 250.

Michel Lopez · Jan 4, 2014

I dont really like rebates, I just want to buy the part in full with out any sort of rebate. As a student with very little money, I sort of have to save up and I probably wont even use the rebate. Ive seen the 7770 on ebay for about $110. So its about a $40 price difference. Is the performance of the 6770 similar to the 7770?

rolandzhang3 · Jan 4, 2014

The 7770 should roughly be 20% or so more powerful, how about that GTX 460 on Amazon? that's much more powerful than any of the cards mentioned here (that's assuming that your PSU is up to the task though)

Michel Lopez · Jan 4, 2014

rolandzhang3 :

I dont really like rebates, I just want to buy the part in full with out any sort of rebate. As a student with very little money, I sort of have to save up and I probably wont even use the rebate. Ive seen the 7770 on ebay for about $110. So its about a $40 price difference. Is the performance of the 6770 similar to the 7770?

Michel Lopez · Jan 4, 2014

rolandzhang3 :

hm. $90 bucks, but Its from zotac, i'm kinda going for under $80

Michel Lopez · Jan 4, 2014

swifty_morgan :

It competes with the 6770, but a little over price range.

rolandzhang3 · Jan 4, 2014

Then you could just stick with your original choice, however I'd kinda expect it to be cheaper since they are used cards

The r7 250 is roughly as powerful as a 7730, slightly weaker than the 6770

Michel Lopez · Jan 4, 2014

rolandzhang3 :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-460-GVN460OC1GI-1-GB-GDDR5-SDRAM-PCI-Express-/171208969144?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item27dcd98bb8 I found a pretty good deal on the card, sucks I dont have the money right now. :fou:

rolandzhang3 · Jan 4, 2014

That does look like a pretty sweet deal, hopefully you'll get that money soon

Michel Lopez · Jan 4, 2014

rolandzhang3 :

Do you know any other Nvidia cards that aren't as heavy on wattage but get around the same as 460's performance?

rolandzhang3 · Jan 4, 2014

The 650 Ti would be between the 460 and 560 in terms of performance, but it'd be way outside your budget

The 650 would also be outside your budget, performs only slightly better than a 6770

VincentP · Jan 4, 2014

GTX 460 is a few generations behind and power hungry.
HD 5770, 6770 and 7750 have similar performance
HD 7750 - Crysis 2 1680x1050 Very high detail - 23.37 FPS
HD 7770 - Crysis 2 1680x1050 Very high detail - 30 FPS

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7770-7750-benchmark,3135-7.html

If it is in your price range, the HD 7750 would be a great choice.
If this is too expensive, the HD 6670 will offer similar performance but with higher power usage.

swifty_morgan · Jan 4, 2014

Michel Lopez :

thought i saw one at newegg with 2gigs of vram for 80 bucks.
i did ........ plus a small shipping charge.....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127763

Michel Lopez · Jan 4, 2014

VincentP :

Anything nvidia though?, around the performance of the 460? Ive always considered nvidia higher quality and maybe I can find a good deal on ebay or something.

rolandzhang3 · Jan 4, 2014

Nvidia's lower end offerings aren't great, the only one close to the 460 in the entry level would be the 650 Ti, too expensive for your budget

5770/6770/7750<r7 250<6670

Michel Lopez · Jan 4, 2014

rolandzhang3 :

Will be going for the 6770. Thanks for the help man.

rolandzhang3 · Jan 4, 2014

Alright, good luck then

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