The hardest desicion

[juraba]

So the time has come. I need a new video card but I cannot decide which one. I will post some of the video cards that caught my eye, and their prices in my country (Bulgaria)

SAPPHIRE HD7770 1G GDDR5 BULK : ~179$
SAPPHIRE HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 PCIE : ~181$
GIGABYTE R6850 OC-1GB GDDR5 : ~190$
SAPPHIRE 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE : ~213$
These are the cheapest ones i could find. (Brand new of course)

So what I'm asking you which card is best for it's money, which do you think I should buy, and suggest an adequate power supply for my system (Not too expensive, Im on a tight budget)?

the sys specs are:
Core i3 2100 @stock
4gb Corsair value ram @1333mhz
Asus P8H61-M LE mobo
500gb HDD Western Digital @7200rpm
And of course the generic 400w power supply that comes with the case.

Any suggestion or comment would be much appreciated.
Thank you!

PS. Im not interested in GTX 460/560. Its just that they are more expensive than they should be here.

 

[monsta]

I would suggest changing your psu first and getting a good quality one rated at 500 watts , then purchase the SAPPHIRE 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE : ~213$

Something like this will do the trick and is affordable http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016

 

[juraba]

Will I be able to run the 7770 with the curent PSU, or its too risky?

 

[monsta]

No I wouldnt risk it , and you would not get the same performance as a 6850 or 6870

 

[monsta]

Best to change you psu and do it right , it may take you longer to save the money for the graphics card , but it will save you trouble if that psu you have is not good enough

 

[17seconds]

If you are changing your PSU, then several GTX 560 Ti's are listed at $200-$210 right now on Newegg and will easily outperform the options you have listed.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125401
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162074
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127594

 

[monsta]

Agreed , the op is in Bulgaria so not sure whats available to him

 

[Onus]

Newegg links are of no value to someone in Bulgaria, who has listed the cards available to him within his budget.
What PSUs are available to you? A quality modern PSU has full range active PFC (no little voltage switch; the Antec VP450 is a notable exception) and some level of 80+ certification for efficiency (the VP450 is efficient enough to qualify if it had active PFC).
A 380W Antec Earthwatts would be sufficient even for a HD6850. For a more powerful GPU, you probably want 500W, which typically has the two PCIE power cables such cards require. While it is possible to use adapters (which often come with GPUs), if a PSU doesn't have those cables, it may not have strong enough +12V rails to support a powerful GPU and might die [violently] trying.

Edit: Seasonic, Antec, Corsair, XFX, and Enermax/LEPA are among the better brands. FSP and OCZ, if new models, are likely acceptable as well. Apevia, Logysys, Diablotek, and Crappermaster (Coolermaster) should be avoided.

 

[juraba]

So I browsed for PSUs and I saw this brand Fortron, which are claimed to have 80+ efficiency at an affordable price. Are they acceptable or I should go for the Corsair 500w, which is more expensive?

 

[Onus]

Fortron = FSP, which should be good.

 

[monsta]

The Fortron is acceptable as jtt283 said , you can then grab the SAPPHIRE 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE, as it is the fastest card from the ones you chose.

 

[juraba]

Thanks for the quick replies.
I will go for the 6870 straight away.

 

[juraba]

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