Powercolor HD7850 2GB 256Bit OR Gforce 650ti 1GB????? Plz Help .....

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Hey;

I have a Dell Inspiron 530, with 3 GB RAM, 3.0GHz Dual core Processor having 4MB cache, 550 watt PSU and running windows 7, 32bit OS......

I am going to upgrade my Graphic card and I have only two choices from my market within my budget. It's either going to be a
1)Powercolor HD7850 2GB
OR
2)Gforce 650ti 1GB.....

I want some quick advice please, I have to respond to the offer in 2 days, it makes Monday my last day of offer.........

Waiting anxiously for some advice........
Many THANX in advance.....

Regards.
 
These days 1 GB of VRAM is nothing. Most modern titles demand at least 1.5 GB.
Now that both the cards are pretty equal in all the benchmarks, its the more VRAM which makes 7850 a better choice.

Since you would be running single display setup that is also very adequate.

Also, you can try finding GTX 650 Ti BOOST if possible and buy it instead because of SLI and Nvidia exclusive features. But if its more expensive, then 7850.
 

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Thanx for the help Buddy, but I already have mentioned about the market offer, there is nothing available more powerful than HD7850 in Radeon but only the HD7990, Which is absolutely not even considerable in my budget...... And Nvidia is only offering me GTX650 and GTX650ti, Which as per other fellows and you too, Is not a good choice for me..........
And once again many thanx for your time my friend.....
 

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Great, more than helpful...... Many thanx for your time My friend, your help is greatly appreciated........ i guess the deal is closed then........ HD7850 is the Choice for me.......
 

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Thanx for the Help but what is it about Powercolor...... Excuse my curious side, I am relatively new in this.........
 

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there is nothing wrong with power cooler, its about 2 or 3 celcious warmer than other single core brands but it doesn't matter, you'll be fine.
 
1) There are a few cards between HD 7850 and HD 7990 -

HD 7870, HD 7870 GHz Edition, HD 7870 MYST / XT, HD 7950, HD 7950 BOOST, HD 7970, HD 7970 Vapor X, HD 7990, HD 7990 Devil 13.

If I round them all up then HD 7870, HD 7950 and HD 7970.

2) The best brand ofr ATI cards is Sapphire. After that you have PowerColor and Asus. PowerColor is not so good for overclocking due to its average cooling but who wants to overclock it to its very extreme? Get it, you won't regret. Its prices are very low which makes it an ideal choice.
 

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Many Thanx for the clarification, I thought it was something about lifetime or some other relatively high risk situation with Powercolor........ I mean it isn't the case right???????
 

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Lifetime warranty is a dream LMAOO. If the gpu fits in your case it's perfect.
 

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Thanx Buddy, very helpful justification....... many thanx for your time....... I hope it does not come to the point where I regret, coz it was really hard to save for this endeavor......
 

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Great, i think it is not going to be a problem, Because I am currently using Radeon X1950 PRO in the system and it is relatively large in size, and it fits perfectly in the system......
 


He meant that according to him there are more DOA (Dead on Arrival) cases with PowerColor cards.
To counter that, I have not seen any case with any PowerColor card before. Saw a few Zotac DOAs but not PowerColor yet.

And even if its DOA, you can always get an instant replacement from whichever store or website you buy from. Most have 1 - 2 week no question asked replacement policy and card comes with 1 year warranty (You can get a replacement within 1 year of buying it from any of its service centers for free if you see any fault with the card).

See, every card out there is just a piece of machinery. One more thing about machinery is that it never tends to stay perfect no matter if even God made it (God made us and we are not perfect as well). Every company's cards have some DOAs too but the thing is that chances of that are very rare. Its not that if you would buy PowerColor card it would certainly be dead on arrival and if you buy from Asus it would definitely not be. I hope you understand. Just telling, PowerColor is one of the awesome brands out there and there are no issues with their cards.
 

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Thanx man, I appreciate it......... Many Thanx for your time........
 

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Wao, Very elaborate and convincing........ Many thanx for your time man, although you had me going with that DOA stuff, but in the end you made your point......... Your help is Much much appreciated.........

And I have one more favor to ask for. I have a 460 watt PSU just laying around, My brother asked my 550 Watt PSU for himself and said I should use the 460 one, If I do that would you be kind enough to elaborate for the predicament that it will be fine for me to use 460 Watt PSU with the above mentioned system and a new HD7850 or not??????
Waiting anxiously for for you good people to answer............

And once again, "luckiest charm" Thanx for your time and everything.........
 
The thing with 460W Power Supply is that it never tends to supply that much amount of power. Efficiency is somewhere in between of 75% and 95%. On average the amount of power supplied by it is close to 400W which in my opinion is not enough to power HD 7850 along with all the components safely.

If you are adding any mid range video card, at least 550 W should be used for the sake of safety. Ask your brother whether he is using a powerful and demanding card too. If not then get him the 460W piece since he does not need more than that. I know that 400W is more than absolute requirement of your rig but we have to stay on safe side because under powered PSU can do damage and must have a few watts to spare so its not working on its very max all the time.

I hope you are getting the point (English is not my native language so I find a bit of trouble with typing out complex sentences).

By the way, no problem for earlier post. I just stated my points there. :)