Radeon 7770 Budget Gaming PC?

[schafey562]

Tigerdirect currently has the powercolor hd7770 card for $75.00 with free shipping. Im going to be building a pc soon and im looking to spend no more than $500. I mainly am going to be playing DotA 2 and the occasional FPS.

Would it be smart to purchase this card now? Or are there better options for my budget? Thanks.

 

[Madn3ss795]

Do you need an OS, monitor and other peripherals?

 

[Matty23]

You can't pass up a good deal like that. I would pick it up now so you can take advantage of the deal. This card should run usual FPS games at reasonable frame rates on medium and maybe high settings. I hope your build goes well! Good luck! Make sure all your other components in your rig are not bottlenecking your system so you don't decrease one or more of the components fullest ability. 500$ should make a pretty decent pc as well.

 

[schafey562]

Do you need an OS, monitor and other peripherals?

No I do not need mouse/keyboard/monitor/operating system/etc. Just the pc.

 

[Madn3ss795]

If you need just the pc, then 500$ can get you a system with almost twice the gaming performance of a 7770:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($159.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $485.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-10 02:21 EDT-0400)

Kept it 15$ under your budget in case you need an ODD also

 

[caj]

Go for the 7790 apparently it has better framerates than the 650 ti boost & 7790 plus its cheaper. the link is below

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-MSI-R7790-1GD5-OC-AMD-Radeon-HD-7790-1GB-GDDR5-HDCP-CrossFireX-Video-Card-/161051128365?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item257f65322d

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7874667&CatId=7387

 

[Madn3ss795]

Uhm, no, a 650ti boost is equal with a 7850 in terms of performance.

 

[caj]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7790-bonaire-performance,3462-11.html

i dont think TOMSHARDWARE says that in the above benchmark performance review by them.

 

[Madn3ss795]

The 650ti boost is actually a stripped down GTX660, not the 650ti in that benchmark. Even the GPU used is different between a 650ti and a 650ti boost 😉

 

[caj]

hmmm agreed, your definetly right, my bad. let's not forget our friend has budget issues

 

[schafey562]

Alright thanks a lot for the tips. I'll have to look into my build more then. I've never heard of that 650ti boost before. Would it be "bad" at all to put a nvidia card with amd processor or does that not matter at all?

 

[Madn3ss795]

GTX650ti boost is a GTX660 with a bit lower specs, just like gtx780 being a stripped down GTX Titan. Doesn't matter any at all. It only matter if you try to put an AMD cpu on an Intel motherboard 😛

 

[schafey562]

Alright thanks again for all the help! I will definitely use that part list as a reference. I'm actually not going to be building a pc until a month or 2, after I move. I just wanted to know if i should snag that card or not since it was really cheap.

Cheers.