- Feb 2, 2012
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Greetings!
Firstly, @the guys who develop the site. I haven't been online here in a while, I really do like the new layout. Godbless and keep up the splendid work!
Secondly, thanks to everyone for the responses. I do very much appreciate it! =)
Now as for my question. Firstly, my rig is in my signature,
I currently have an HD 7750 in my system. I overclocked it way beyond it's threshold a few months back. I determined that a couple of capacitors on it got pushed to far and now when I play games with VSync disabled a small squeal like sound emanates from the graphics card. I thought that it was no big deal, but recently I've come to find that I can no longer OC. Even the slightest frequency boost results in my computer crashing when making youtube videos full screen. I have read online that this may be a driver issue, but I have the latest non-beta drivers... So I don't think this is the case. If you have reason to believe otherwise, PLEASE TELL ME.
So I feel as though I need an upgrade. For the above reason, and also because my i5 is infinitely more capable than my measely 90 dollar 7750, I need to upgrade.
I am really low on money. My only income is mowing my neighbor's lawn. All of my paycheck is going towards other endeavors, so my only real splurge money is 20 bucks a week. For this reason I only want to spend a maximum of two-hundred dollars on a graphics card.
Requirements for the graphics card.
-Must be possible with a 600w power supply.
-Must be under two-hundred dollars
I concluded that I wanted either a R9 270, or R9 270x. The 270 is 169 dollars, and the 270x is 200-240 depending on the brand. That 80 dollars is a 4 week difference. The benchmarks I've seen put the two cards in just about the same position with respect to performance. So my question is, is the 270 worth buying? Or should I hold out for the 270x.
Finally, would you just choose an entirely different card all together? I was sort of biased towards AMD as I like them over NVidia, just due to their business model. And this whole new gpu thing they were ranting on about has me intrigued.
Godbless, thanks a ton!
--Mathew J.K.
Firstly, @the guys who develop the site. I haven't been online here in a while, I really do like the new layout. Godbless and keep up the splendid work!
Secondly, thanks to everyone for the responses. I do very much appreciate it! =)
Now as for my question. Firstly, my rig is in my signature,
I currently have an HD 7750 in my system. I overclocked it way beyond it's threshold a few months back. I determined that a couple of capacitors on it got pushed to far and now when I play games with VSync disabled a small squeal like sound emanates from the graphics card. I thought that it was no big deal, but recently I've come to find that I can no longer OC. Even the slightest frequency boost results in my computer crashing when making youtube videos full screen. I have read online that this may be a driver issue, but I have the latest non-beta drivers... So I don't think this is the case. If you have reason to believe otherwise, PLEASE TELL ME.So I feel as though I need an upgrade. For the above reason, and also because my i5 is infinitely more capable than my measely 90 dollar 7750, I need to upgrade.
I am really low on money. My only income is mowing my neighbor's lawn. All of my paycheck is going towards other endeavors, so my only real splurge money is 20 bucks a week. For this reason I only want to spend a maximum of two-hundred dollars on a graphics card.
Requirements for the graphics card.
-Must be possible with a 600w power supply.
-Must be under two-hundred dollars
I concluded that I wanted either a R9 270, or R9 270x. The 270 is 169 dollars, and the 270x is 200-240 depending on the brand. That 80 dollars is a 4 week difference. The benchmarks I've seen put the two cards in just about the same position with respect to performance. So my question is, is the 270 worth buying? Or should I hold out for the 270x.
Finally, would you just choose an entirely different card all together? I was sort of biased towards AMD as I like them over NVidia, just due to their business model. And this whole new gpu thing they were ranting on about has me intrigued.
Godbless, thanks a ton!
--Mathew J.K.
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