Which 7770 to buy?

phoenixblue · Sep 29, 2014

Hi. My Graphics card died and I need a quick replacement that can last me until Thanksgiving to buy a new one.

I had a 6850 but it died and now I'm just going to get a 7770. I found a refurbished one and a weird dell one. Which one should I get? The Dell one says new and 2 gb, but why is it cheaper/about same price?

Refurbished Sapphire: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAPPHIRE-11201-05CPO-VAPOR-X-Radeon-HD-7770-GHz-Edition-1GB-128-Bit-GDDR5-/291207061001?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item43cd4b1e09

Dell: http://www.ebay.com/itm/DELL-AMD-RADEON-HD-7770-2GB-GRAPHICS-CARD-PCIe-x16-HDMI-DISPLAY-PORT-DX5MJ-/201178238521?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item2ed7284e39

Thanks.

rolandzhang3 · Sep 29, 2014

That Sapphire model may be very appealing due to its great cooling but for that kind of price you might as well get a new R7 250x (7770 rebranded).

That Dell card is likely taken out from an OEM system, but $80 for that is hardly a bargain.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/his-video-card-h250xf1g

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r7250x1gd5

Robert Pankiw · Sep 29, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r72601gd5oc

Like what Rolandzhang3 said, for that price, get something better AND cheaper.

The price difference / similarity is because it's an auction, and the seller is trying to get the best price possible. Your question is equally valid if we look at the cost of all r9 290x on the market, there is a big difference in some of their costs.

rolandzhang3 · Sep 29, 2014

Robert Pankiw :

Oo I forgot about that card, that's a very good value for $72 after MIR.

It's a little weaker than the 260x, but it's a nice performance boost over the 6850 and should hold you out longer to save up for a bigger upgrade down the line.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1077?vs=1044

phoenixblue · Sep 29, 2014

Thanks. Do you guys know something even cheaper? My computer is pretty old and I wanted to get a new one on Thanksgiving. I mostly just play Smite and League of Legends right now so don't need intense graphical power.

rolandzhang3 · Sep 29, 2014

If you go any cheaper then you'll be looking into a downgrade, it should be fine for those games though. Something like this GTX 650 should be good for $65 (looks like it's on half price right now at Best Buy).

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/pny-video-card-vcggtx6501xpb

Bit of a tight situation you're in but you could just get a powerful GPU right now and use it when you get a new build during Thanksgiving if you have enough funds right now.

Robert Pankiw · Sep 29, 2014

I agree with Roland. Why spend extra for little to no gain.

The only thing is, can your power supply handle it? It's a fairly good bet that if you get a GPU that has the same TDP (or close enough), you'll be fine.

phoenixblue · Sep 29, 2014

Thanks for the help. I think I will get the R7 260. 460w psu can handle it right? (It's a stock one from my computer but it worked with the 6850)

Or should I get a diff card for 460w?

rolandzhang3 · Sep 29, 2014

Yep it should work fine if it could power a 6850, if you want the most power efficient budget cards then those would be the GTX 750/Ti which would cost a bit more.

Otherwise the R7 260 should run fine since it uses less power than the older 6850.

phoenixblue · Sep 30, 2014

Thanks a lot. I just purchased the R7 260. Wouldn't have found out about it myself (never heard of that card before)

Supposedly comes with some free games as well lol.
Thanks again, hoping it works well.

(Does OC in the name mean it's overclocked? Can I remove the overclock?)

rolandzhang3 · Sep 30, 2014

You can if you want, it's a very small overclock so nothing to worry about.

Yeah it should come with a free game or two, should be good

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