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Buying New Graphics Card?

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February 15, 2014 2:13:37 AM

I currently have a 9800GT but it's definetly on its way out due to it working at 110 degrees when gaming and keeps crashing.

I was initially thinking about purchasing a Radeon 7750 due to the fairly cheap price (£50) however I can buy a 7770 for £74. Will it be noticeably faster? I don't really want to go over £80. Also will a 400w power supply be enough to power a 7770 and my processor is a Intel 2 Quad Q9400. I only want to play games on medium / high settings at 1400x900 resolution

Radeon 7770 (Don't know much about Powercolour)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111262035678?ssPageName=STRK:...

Radeon 7750
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121270012159?ssPageName=STRK:...

Any alternative suggestions are welcome

Thanks

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February 15, 2014 2:45:27 AM

please don't buy from ebay, unless you know exactly what you are doing, those cards are previous gen (kind of).

http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/gpu-am...(896-streams)
http://www.techspot.com/review/722-radeon-r9-270x-r7-26...
with your res 1GB would not be too much of a problem. But if you look for daily deals on scan, aria, ebuyer and overclockers for a 260X i reckon you might find a 2Gb card for your price range every now and then, or a slightly better deal on a 1GB.
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February 15, 2014 2:54:44 AM

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/535?vs=536

Note that 7770 needs extra power connector while 7750 takes its power from PCIe slot only. Also the power requirement for the 7770 is - 19A @ +12v rail and a 500W psu minimum while the 7750 is 16A @ +12v rail and a 400w psu minimum.
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February 15, 2014 2:55:52 AM

If you have to choose then choose Powercolor because its speed, cores and max resolution support is more
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February 15, 2014 2:59:47 AM

XFX R7 260x sells for about 82 pounds and it is a refurbished HD 7790, but you will need to upgrade your psu as well.
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February 15, 2014 3:44:00 AM

400W PSU would be enough for a 260X, it's a 115W max card.
OP precisely which 400W PSU do have.
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