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July 10, 2014 7:49:14 PM

Hello i currently use a MSI radeon 7770 1gb. I use msi afterburner on that card and i was wondering if this would affect anything if i got a new card.

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July 10, 2014 7:51:55 PM

PixelBlade said:
Hello i currently use a MSI radeon 7770 1gb. I use msi afterburner on that card and i was wondering if this would affect anything if i got a new card.


It shouldn't affect anything. You could get a second one and Crossfire those things for (theoretically) double the performance ;) 
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July 10, 2014 7:53:05 PM

Andrew Buck said:
PixelBlade said:
Hello i currently use a MSI radeon 7770 1gb. I use msi afterburner on that card and i was wondering if this would affect anything if i got a new card.


It shouldn't affect anything. You could get a second one and Crossfire those things for (theoretically) double the performance ;) 


I use it because my card came Overclocked i use this to bump it down so im guessing when i get a new gpu this wont matter am i correct?

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July 10, 2014 7:56:13 PM

Both cards have to match speeds. So the faster card will downclock to match the lower speed one. You can OC the second card to match the first one.
I however would not recommend it. Xfire does NOT double performance, its closer to 60-80% even in the best conditions. Some games dont support Xfire, so you will lose the performance there. They also dump more heat while drawing more power.

Its typically not recommend to Xfire low-entry level cards. I highly recommend a single stronger card. You will get more performance, that scales better to the price.
What is your budget?
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July 10, 2014 7:58:16 PM

I just want to get 1 card i dont want crossfire i just want to know if getting a new card will affect anything will my system as i use it to downclock my card?
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July 10, 2014 8:00:08 PM

Ah, I read the question wrong (watching a stream)
As long as you uninstall the graphics drivers before removing the old card you will have no issues. The clock speeds of the card stay with the card. Drivers are what cause issues when they arent uninstalled
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July 10, 2014 8:01:56 PM

So ill have no problems with it (i plan on getting an amd card)?
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July 10, 2014 8:03:24 PM

Nope! As long as you remove all drivers associated with the card (Programs like MSI afterburner are ok to leave) you will have no issue.
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July 10, 2014 8:03:47 PM

no just uninstall the driver so now driver conflict. Also make sure if you get a high end card a 750w is recommended
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July 10, 2014 8:07:33 PM

Well thank you all enjoy your day/night :) 
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