GTX560 & HD7770 vs World of Warcraft

Jim937

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:My 3 year old Build:

CASE: Antec 900
CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE Callisto 3.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor - [running 4 cores OC'd 3.3 ghz]
MoBo: GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Support AM3 Socket Phenom II DDR3 CPU Only
Mem: OCZ OCZ3P13334GK 4gb kit (2gb x 2) 1333mhz 7-7-7-20 240-pin ddr3 dimm w/heat spreader
VC: EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1461-KR GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI
*OLD VC: MSI 9800GT factory OC'd
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
HD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" - OEM
DVDROM: Sony Optiarc Black 24X 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - OEM
NIC Card: D-Link DGE-530T 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps PCI Gigabit Desktop Adapter 1 x RJ45
Router: D-Link DIR-655 802.11b/g/n Xtreme N Gigabit Wireless Broadband Router up to 300Mbps/ USB port x1/ Intelligent QoS Technology for Gaming
MONITOR: Samsung 22" w/TV tuner
OS: Windows 7 Premium 64bit

***My original post is closed: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/348931-33-7770-world-warcraft

Hi, :hello:

The Saphire HD7770 ran perfect out of the box, no complaints about this VC. The fact is nVidia VC's are more Blizzard game compatible e.g. World of Warcraft & soon Diablo3. MY frames did improve with the GTX560 a bit in Town at peek server time were 20-30fps now 30-40fps. I think the problem is with my CPU I OC'd it to 3.3Ghz & I'm running all 4 cores. Oh well that will have to wait till next year when my rig is 4 years old as planned.

Now the rest of the story, I have my GTX560 factory OC'd up & running. 3DMark scores: GTX560 P4025...HD7770 P3551...both VC's are running at default settings with updated Drivers. Note: both are factory OC'd cards.

The pictures tell the story:
3DMark3551DetailedScores.jpg

560GTX2TEST1P4025.png



EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1461-KR GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card [$164.99 after mail-in rebate card ]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130661

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card ( 11201-00-20G) $119.99 after mail-in rebate card, was $159.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102967