will my psu handle the saphire radeon hd 7770

mohit2545 · Mar 19, 2014

i have corsair vs series 450W psu.i want to install a new hd 7770 ddr5 1gb.can my psu handle this card?

xbizzaroz · Mar 19, 2014

that should be fine if you don't plan on two way crossfire or anything like that. what brand card do you have? sapphire, xfx, etc?

mohit2545 · Mar 20, 2014

now i have radeon hd 5450 2gb.but i want to upgrade to a saphire radeon hd 7770 or a saphire radeon r7 250 1gb ddr5.will it handle any of these cards without any problems?i dont want to use two way crossfire or any such technology.

xbizzaroz · Mar 20, 2014

an r7 250 needs a 400w minimum but the 7770 needs 500 minimum and a 4 pin connector. (http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1159&pid=1917&psn=&lid=1&leg=0#)
in performance the 7770 is better than the r7 250. so, if you are willing to spend more on the power supply as well as the video card i would go with that. what games do you want to play? depending on that you could probably just go with the r7 250. i play these games with the r7 250: skyrim (ultra 36 avg FPS) fallout 3 and new vegas (ultra) starcraft 2 (ultra, FPS varies on map) and a few other games on high settings. Note: i have AA and AF off for all games

mohit2545 · Mar 20, 2014

i want to play resident evil 6,naruto shipudden ultimate ninja storm 3 full burst,bf4,cod ghosts,nfs rivals,assasins creed black flag etc on high settings and low resolution of 800*600 or 1280*768

mohit2545 · Mar 20, 2014

and the card im talking about is the saphire r7 250 1gb ddr5.will my psu handle it?

xbizzaroz · Mar 20, 2014

your PSU will handle the r7 250 but you will not be able to play high settings on bf4 or assassins creed black flag I'm afraid...COD ghosts may be slim as well but all of the other games shouldn't have much problems. there was an article on this website comparing several cards to battlefield 4 and for the r7 250 it could play that game on low settings at 50-60 fps.
take a look: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r7-240-and-250,3717-7.html
i hope this helps

mohit2545 · Mar 20, 2014

and if i play on low resolution of 1280*768?will i be play to play high settings?

Embra · Mar 20, 2014

I think your PSU can handle either one of those GPUs. Manufacturers tend to purposely over estimate PSU needed to have a buffer and is good practice. Your 450 PSU will run a 7770.

What is the rest of your computer components?

xbizzaroz · Mar 20, 2014

i would guess around medium settings you could still get smooth framerate. i wouldn't know because i haven't tried due to me having bf4 for my PS4 XD. the beauty of pc gaming is you can tweak the graphics to your liking so you don't have to have super high detail in the foliage for example or you don't really need AA or AF. if you have a lowered resolution with tweaked graphics i don't see you having many problems with this card. just don't expect super amazing looking graphics on the newer games haha

mohit2545 · Mar 20, 2014

i have amd fx 6100 and 2 gb ram.

xbizzaroz · Mar 20, 2014

you're gonna need some more ram there buddy haha

Embra · Mar 20, 2014

yes, you need more ram.
Benchmarks at 720p:

http://www.tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/14/performance-with-a-sapphire-radeon-hd-7770-flex-at-720p-on-our-bitfenix-prodigy-pc/index.html

Keep in mind the benchmark cpu is much stronger than yours, but will give you an idea what to expect.

mohit2545 · Mar 20, 2014

and what about the heat that the r7 250 1gb ddr5 produces?75 watts?i have a small case.will it get overheated and blow the pc out?

xbizzaroz · Mar 20, 2014

i wouldn't worry too much. i have a mid tower case that is a mATX form factor and don't have any overheating

mohit2545 · Mar 21, 2014

i have the foxconn ks188.would it get overheated?

xbizzaroz · Mar 21, 2014

no, you should be in the clear

mohit2545 · Mar 21, 2014

so i can install the r7 250 1gb ddr5 without any heat issues?

xbizzaroz · Mar 21, 2014

correct

mohit2545 · Mar 22, 2014

thanks buddy

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