Asus HD7770 or PowerColor HD6850

[febfive]

Asus HD7770 DC 1gb ddr5 128bit http://pcx.com.ph/asus-hd7770-dc-1gb-ddr5-128bit.html $154

or

PowerColor HD6850 1gb ddr5 http://pcx.com.ph/powercolor-hd6850-1gb-ddr5.html $150




Help me to choose, and explain why..

 

[skitz9417]

whats ur spec and what res do u game at may i ask

 

[abekl]

The 6850 b4ecause it has a 256-bit wide data path.

 

[febfive]

whats ur spec and what res do u game at may i ask

I hope to play High settings I'm happy if all high in 1366x768 resolution..

Specs..
Mobo: Biostar A880GZ 880G/Vpcie/S/L/d3 http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=555&tab=1
CPU: Phenom ii x4 965 BE @ stock speed
PSU: 500w, Cougar ST 500 http://www.wiredsystems.com/store/ [...] iency.html

 

[skitz9417]

would go with the hd 6850 aswell

 

[febfive]

The 6850 b4ecause it has a 256-bit wide data path.

I expected it, yes it is faster. But I've read a lot of bad feedback from customers at newegg who buy PowerColor 6850.
To tell you honestly that the reason why i post it here.

I want a product that can last longer.

 

[abekl]

Go for the Sapphire 6850. It's what I have, and it's been flawless for about a year.

 

[febfive]

The price of Asus HD7770 is higher than PowerColor HD6850, i don't know which one will best to buy..
Yeah I like the HD6850 I research it is faster than 7770 but the sad thing is a lot of bad comments about PowerColor,
PowerColor is the only available HD6850 here in my place..

 

[abekl]

There's nothing wrong with powercolor as a brand.

 

[nekulturny]

The Cheaper one. Why? Because either one @ a resolution so low like 1366x768 there will be absolutely zero discernible difference between them.

 

[ElMoIsEviL]

Powercolor cards do tend to be made with the cheapest possible components. That being said I have a Powercolor Radeon HD 4870 1GB and it is still kicking away mining bitcoins 24/7 under full load.

So with Powercolor it is pretty much hit and miss.

That being said a Radeon HD 6850 is a much better card than a Radeon HD 7770.

 

[azure_01]

if the resolution just 1366*768, it's like no diff between them.. 7series gpu are equiped with pci 3.0.. for me, i'll go for it..

 

[bemused_fred]

Yeah, the 6850 is certainly the better card.

 

[febfive]

What about Zotac GTX550 ti , little bit cheaper compare to 6850 and 7770..

 

[skitz9417]

dont go with the gtx 550ti its crap

 

[febfive]

Really don't know what card i should go with my 965BE..
Anyway I still have 1 day to think before I buy my GPU, that's why I'm still hunting which card is good and honestly speaking this is my first pc built I'm excited.. :lol:

 

[febfive]

My list is optional, so if anyone can recommend a better GPU with a cheap price much better..
I will be very very happy to run latest and upcoming games in high settings with a resolution of 1366x768..
Because my last gaming cpu for almost 4years is AMD single core I forgot the version and my resolution is always 1024x768..(by the way my single core is still kicking but the sad thing can't run latest games).. :lol:

 

[nekulturny]

if the resolution just 1366*768, it's like no diff between them.. 7series gpu are equiped with pci 3.0.. for me, i'll go for it..

PCI 3.0= completely irrelevant.

What about Zotac GTX550 ti , little bit cheaper compare to 6850 and 7770..

550 TI performs slightly behind 7770 and 6850, but what I said holds true, at such a low resolution it doesn't matter.

The 550 TI is not "complete crap", again, especially at such a low resolution, too many people not putting on their thinking caps in this thread.

 

[febfive]

PCI 3.0= completely irrelevant.


550 TI performs slightly behind 7770 and 6850, but what I said holds true, at such a low resolution it doesn't matter.

The 550 TI is not "complete crap", again, especially at such a low resolution, too many people not putting on their thinking caps in this thread.

Zotac 550 ti is one of my target , I've read good feedback's about it..

 

[mubin]

Zotac 550 ti is one of my target , I've read good feedback's about it..

HD 6770 is better than gtx550ti and HD 6850 is better than HD6770. So think yourself before buying. 6850 will do more good if you upgrade to a new monitor someday.

 

[nekulturny]

Zotac 550 ti is one of my target , I've read good feedback's about it..

Are you talking about the 550 TI Amp Edition? Thats the one I have. If its that one, I'd get that one.

http://pcx.com.ph/zotac-gtx550-ti-oc-1gb-ddr5-192bit.html

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_550_Ti_Amp_Edition/6.html

As far as the 6770 being better than it.. Benchmarks or BS.

 

[febfive]

Are you talking about the 550 TI Amp Edition? Thats the one I have. If its that one, I'd get that one.

http://pcx.com.ph/zotac-gtx550-ti-oc-1gb-ddr5-192bit.html

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_550_Ti_Amp_Edition/6.html

As far as the 6770 being better than it.. Benchmarks or BS.

Not the AMP edition.. anyway what are the difference between them?

 

[nekulturny]

The AMP Edition is overclocked by the factory, which means it will perform a little better than the standard 550 TI.

 

[mubin]

6770 gives better fps in most game than 550ti. Also good price and less power consumption than 550ti.

 

[nekulturny]

6770 gives better fps in most game than 550ti. Also good price and less power consumption than 550ti.

And you have benchmarks to back this up correct?

Power consumption is very similar. Yes, the AMP! edition will use more power, but we're talking 20-30 watts difference max, which is not even a single light bulb.

http://www.hwcompare.com/9712/geforce-gtx-550-ti-vs-radeon-hd-6770/

And yes, I know hwcompare sucks for comparing video cards performance, its the power consumption data I linked to it for.