graphic card for Pentium g2030 for hardcore gaming

sahityaraju · Aug 13, 2014

my friend built a new pc...
he wants to play
Crysis 3
battlefield 4
watchdogs

his specs
-pentium g2030
-ddr3 ram (4gb)
-18.5" dell 1366 x 768

he is looking to buy hd7770 or gtx650....

can he play above games????
if possible at what highest settings???

xtreme5 · Aug 13, 2014

Well ask your friend if he really want high graphics gaming then he definitely needs a cpu with quad core those are the most demanding games right now.

As for graphics card I would go for HD 7770.

xtreme5 · Aug 13, 2014

Chances on low-med settings. With that build.

sahityaraju · Aug 13, 2014

he bought it just a few days back....cant upgrade now....i know there will be no kick in playing these games in low settings.....

RobCrezz · Aug 13, 2014

Tell him to try for a GTX 750.

xtreme5 · Aug 13, 2014

Yes, on low-med settings he should be fine but high setting it is not fair.

sahityaraju · Aug 14, 2014

There will be bottleneck sure......gtx 750 is costlier too.....

which one do you prefer in these two cards-
Nvidia GTX 650 2gb ddr5
amd hd7770 1gb ddr5....

i asked him again he said he has no interest in upgrading processor playing games in low settings is enough.....

RobCrezz · Aug 14, 2014

sahityaraju :

The 7770 if that is the only choice. They are very low end cards though.

sahityaraju · Aug 14, 2014

okay then....
i am looking to buy a new pc too...
i3 3rd or 4th gen....i will add 2-4gb rams....
same monitor as my friends one...
plz suggest me the best graphics card...
look at flipkart.com my budget is 8000 inr...

xtreme5 · Aug 14, 2014

I would go for HD 7770 though its a great card for gaming
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/681?vs=536
you can see the performance of both in this link.

xtreme5 · Aug 14, 2014

I3 3rd Gen is enough if you can afford to buy 4rth Gen then its more better.

As for graphics card get this one
http://www.flipkart.com/sapphire-amd-ati-hd-7770-1-gb-gddr5-graphics-card/p/itmd7tgzhnsn39yr?pid=GRCD7TGZHNSN39YR&otracker=browse_6&pageNum=1

xtreme5 · Aug 14, 2014

i3 with HD 7770 is a best combination you can beat your friends pc easily.

RobCrezz · Aug 14, 2014

I would spend less on the CPU (change down to a pentium) if it means you can get a better GPU. The 7770 is not very good.

sahityaraju · Aug 14, 2014

adding a great gpu to pentiums is not a good thing.....
if i used r7 260 or gtx 750ti there will be bottleneck for sure and pentiums are already outdated and i saw my friends pc's and i3 is really snappy even doing multiple works at a time even on 2gb ram....
where pentium becomes laggy having 4gb ram.....

RobCrezz · Aug 14, 2014

sahityaraju :

But for games, the Pentium with a 750 ti will play much better than a i3 with a 7770.

It also depends on what penitum. The modern ones are very good, and basically an i3 without hyperthreading. The old ones sucked.

xtreme5 · Aug 14, 2014

Indeed core I3 entry level cpus even beat out some quad core of AMD's. I3 have been good for gaming great efficiency, lower TDP, and higher performance also there is not a big difference in prices of pentiums vs Core I3's. You can add a good gfx card with core i3's. Now the choice is yours?

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/1033

xtreme5 · Aug 14, 2014

@RobCrezz, you mad bro how cheap comparing you had made GTX 750ti vs HD 7770 ha ha you kidding right?
Ti series are much better than HD 7xxx

sahityaraju · Aug 14, 2014

i prefer i3+hd7770

if possible i will add r7 260 or gtx 750ti.....

i hate pentiums......had a laptop with pentium sold it they are not a good choice at all for hardcore gaming......

xtreme5 · Aug 14, 2014

If you can afford GTX 750ti then surely performance will be twice as HD 7770.

xtreme5 · Aug 14, 2014

Pentiums are not really bad chips but they offer only limited performance you would not expect too much from pentiums.

RobCrezz · Aug 14, 2014

xtreme5 :

If you read my post, I mean if you can save money by changing the i3 for a Pentium Gxxxx, and use this money to get a GTX 750 instead, you will get better performance than the i3 + 7770.

Dont mistake the modern pentiums for the old pentium D, or Pentium Dual core, as they sucked. The new ones are pretty much the same chip as the i3 but without hyper threading.

My home theatre PC has an i3 540, which is similar performance to a Pentium G3220 and changing to a better graphics card made a big difference, currently has a GTX 660 in it and runs games very well.

xtreme5 · Aug 14, 2014

I3 for the win as you said you had I3 540 (older Gen) performance similar to Pentium G3220 (New Gen) still I3 better with old technology but yes if you put better GFX with Pentium then definitely it will outperform i3 if the same case with I3 surely it will beat pentium with same card.

Now OP asking about what Generation to Buy 3rd or 4rth both are execellent, If I was him I would choose 4th Gen for better, smooth performance with lower TDP.

Hyper-Threading Completely useless for gaming, this feature is designed for multi-tasking jobs.

xtreme5 · Aug 14, 2014

Both chips are good at thier origins. Thats it

sahityaraju · Aug 14, 2014

multi tasking is my first preference because on i always play games while listening songs also torrents running back and browser opened for facebook.....and pentium really struggled a lot......
i will save some money if possible and buy a 750ti....
but my monitor is 19.5" aoc 1366x768 i dnt have a led tv too......so no need of hdmi.....gaming at 720p is strictly enough for me......thats why i prefer i3 3rd gen and hd7770 with 8gb so that it can perform well in multitasking and bf4 and crysis3 at high yet okay performance !

RobCrezz · Aug 14, 2014

xtreme5 :

Totally wrong. Hyper threading on i3s allow games to use 4 threads and get a performance boost.

Look here and you can see benchmarks in games with HT turned on and off.

http://www.computerbase.de/2011-04/test-intel-core-i3-2100-2120/29/#abschnitt_f1_2010

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