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iAmAdrian

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And also let me know the differences.

I'm planning to get the HD7770 but don't know if I should get the Powercolor or Sapphire.

My system is

A6-5400k
FM2 A55M-E33
500GB HDD
4GB RAM
VS450 PSU

Want to play BattleField 3 without dialogue delay. I'm playing it with the APU now and the dialogue seems delayed and a bit muffled.

Also CoD:Ghost(maybe low-mid settings), BattleField 4, AC Black Flags(played part 1 on high res and it was doable), Starcraft 2(playing it at mid settings, want to try higher). And maybe Watchdogs on low-mid setting? As long as it's playable and not delayed or lagging like BF3.
 
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i guess what the lesson was is even though you have a soso processor, even a big card will have some advantage. is it worth the expense......... it'll reach a certain point where it won't.
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Honestly - I would suggest an XFX or and ASUS for a brand.

I have had a Sapphire nVidia card - and was excoriated by a good friend for it - however it lasted and performed very well.

Of course - if you bought a high end card - the next week it would be out-dated. This is already an out-dated card in terms of technology and such. But at around $100 - either brand should be fine and last you well for the investment. If you could find the extra change in the couch cushions - then try to double your budget and try to future proof a little bit.

Good luck.
 
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swifty_morgan

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your also cpu limited. ( quad vs dual ). also the apu runs better on faster memory. 1866-2133 is good......... although games run fine on 4gigs, there are other resources that use memory and 8 would be better.

as far as cards............ pick one with the best cooler on it. small card but which one has 2gigs of vram? that buffer comes in handy.
 
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I have a good run with ASUS as well.
Why I chose HD7770 is because of it's performance reviews. A bang for a buck card.
If I go for a higher card, it might bottleneck from my APU. Also, I would only use this for maybe 2-3 years. This is my first rig and it's not the end of the line for assembling. Also as LinusTechTips explained, there is no future-proof with technology. It keeps on upgrading every quarter.

I'm running with 4GB's of 1600mhz RAMs. I'm planning to stick another 4GB's or maybe even get a 2x4GB kit? Not yet sure.

Also not sure which has the best cooler in it. :(
ASUS has a dual fan with 2GB's of VRAM in it.
 
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Wow that GTX made a HUGE difference but of course it's still too expensive for my budget build.
I may have missed it but what are you trying to say? I will bottleneck the power of the HD7770 because of my poor APU?
 
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I guess you're right. So yeah, maybe I'll stick with the HD7770 for now, since it's already part of my budget. Just waiting for the stores to restock. Maybe in a week or 2.

Still confused with the brands though. I'm inquiring on the ASUS dual fan HD7770 but I guess it's a bit expensive than single fanned ones.
 
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