Need help to buy a budget graphics card

[qwerty_ashu]

hi,

need your help to build a budget gaming pc. my current config without a graphics card is

i3-3220
Gigabyte H77M D3H
4GB RAM 1333
500GB HDD
PSU - 450W with 2 +12V rails totaling to 31amps
dvd combo drive
Monitor is 19 inch with resolution of 1366x768

please advice a budget graphics card .. should must run Battlefield 3, Crysis 3

 

[EzioAs]

HD7770 (around $130). It'll actually be easier if you could tell us your budget for the card.

 

[qwerty_ashu]

my budget should be around that much only.. i was also thinking on the lines of 7770Ghz or normal 7770 or a GTX550ti.

anything else...

i am from India so Newegg wont work for me 🙁

 

[mycutefairy]

GTX 550 Ti is about 30 to 40 percent slower than the 7770. I would suggest you get the GTX 650 instead. It is about the same price but with way better performance.

 

[goldsauce]

I would suggest a 7770 or a GTX 650 you can get them for cheap or if you want something that will let you play games on max settings get a 7850 or a 660ti you can get a 7850 for about $200~ and a 660 for about $230~

 

[qwerty_ashu]

thanks @mycutefairy & @goldsauce

if GTX 650 is better than 7770, then i will go with whichever fits my budget...can you also tell the difference in power consumption b/w GTX650 & 7770??

also my monitor is 19 inch LED with resolution of 1366 x 768..so i will play my games on low-medium setting, which kicks out other high end options suggested by you.

 

[ASHISH65]

Hd 7770 is lot better than gtx 650.hd 7770 will easily maxout games at that res. So it is like this gtx 650 < hd 7750 < hd 7770.

 

[mycutefairy]

@qwerty_ashu It would pretty much be the same since both of them now uses 28nm design but I personally think that The GTX 650 consumes less power ( about 25%) since I had both cards. You may also check this link http://www.hwcompare.com/13467/geforce-gtx-650-vs-radeon-hd-7770/

Since I had the Sapphire HD 7770 a couple of months before and I know it just consumes more power, although it performs pretty well against the GTX 650 but not on a remarkable margin. like 1 or 2 fps ( you can't even tell the difference) . Anyway, I would lean towards GTX 650. ( about $120 ) Palit I think is available in India

With your Screen Resolution, you should be able to play most games at Max to medium settings with an average of 35fps or even more.

 

[qwerty_ashu]

so, the conclusion is 7770 is a shade better in terms of performance than GTX650 but at the same time consumes more power than~20-25% more power than GTX650.

Final question:

My current power supply is 450W with 2 +12V rails totaling to 39amps... is this sufficient to run both these cards.

I have another option of a 500W with 2 +12V rails with total of 45amps??

 

[mycutefairy]

450 W PSU should be ok for both cards. Performance is actually close.. To a point that you would not even notice the difference.

 

[qwerty_ashu]

Best answer selected by qwerty_ashu.

 

[qwerty_ashu]

thanks all.

this discussion was helpful. appreciate your inputs.

 

[qwerty_ashu]

Hi.. missed asking this one


Which manufacturer should i go for in case of both GTX 650 & 7770 ...msi, sapphire, asus etc. (because i understand they are slightly different in terms of overall performance)

 

[ASHISH65]

@qwerty_ashu It would pretty much be the same since both of them now uses 28nm design but I personally think that The GTX 650 consumes less power ( about 25%) since I had both cards. You may also check this link http://www.hwcompare.com/13467/geforce-gtx-650-vs-radeon-hd-7770/

Since I had the Sapphire HD 7770 a couple of months before and I know it just consumes more power, although it performs pretty well against the GTX 650 but not on a remarkable margin. like 1 or 2 fps ( you can't even tell the difference) . Anyway, I would lean towards GTX 650. ( about $120 ) Palit I think is available in India

With your Screen Resolution, you should be able to play most games at Max to medium settings with an average of 35fps or even more.

I THINK you are in wrong forum hd 7770 will kick that gtx 650.there will be difference of 15-20fps.i would suggest to op that go with hd 7770.it will work in your psu

PLEASE donot mis lead people here.

@ASHU GO WITH HD 7770

 

[ASHISH65]

go with this

hd 7770 - http://www.flipkart.com/sapphire-amd-ati-hd-7770-1-gb-gddr5-graphics-card/p/itmd7th7krc5umdg