Graphic card on Gamer Dragon Cyberpowerpc

[ben Vairet]

I am about to buy a PC on cyberpower, the AMD Gamer dragon.

Several Cards are in my budget and I am not sure which one to choose...

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card

NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card

AMD Radeon HD 7770 1GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card

What would you recommend....?

 

[TBC1]

GTX 650 2gb (best card out of the 3).

 

[shadow32]

The GTX 650 is very slightly slower than the 7770, but I would get it because it has 2GB.

 

[TBC1]

Ben, do you realize you can build the exact system your are going to purchase for $200 cheaper by building it yourself? Plus for $750 you can build a system that will outmatch the Gamer dragon by a ton!

here take a look - PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.97 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $779.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-04 16:42 EDT-0400)

 

[ben Vairet]

I am not an expert anymore and not sure if i can still have the knowledge and time to build one.... I am afraid of conflicts between hardware and having to troubleshoot for hours...

 

[TBC1]

Just use online tutorials or the instructions the parts come with. It's quite simple once you get started (just plugging things in to the right spots).

 

[ben Vairet]

Thank you for your help! Is this configuration more powerful than the Cyberpower pc?

 

[TBC1]

Yes, it is way more powerful than the Cyberpower pc (better gpu/cpu).

 

[TBC1]

Here are some gpu/cpu comparisons - gpu (http://www.hwcompare.com/13470/geforce-gtx-650-vs-radeon-hd-7950/) cpu (http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4670K-vs-AMD-FX-8320)