Upgrading HD 7770 to ???

[jscot]

Greetings,

I have an HD 7770 and was thinking about upgrading. Looking to spend somewhere in the $200-$300 range. So the question is, what would be the best graphics card for this system. I want a card that would be a noticeable upgrade, otherwise I might just hold out on this card for another year or too until I build a new PC. Thoughts?

Current Setup:
Intel i5 2500k (overclocked to 4.33 ghz)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Spahhire HD 7770
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202011

Corsair CX 600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

Asus P8Z68-V/GEN 3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131792

 

[eadlef]

If you can stretch your budget with about 40 bucks you should be able to afford a GTX 770.

 

[popesloth]

best bet would be a 760 you'll notice a massive amount of improvement

 

[Sevenater]

Go with the 760, or the 770, you will see a great increase in performance the 760 is ~160% faster which is amazing and the 770 is even more so. Both card will suit you well, the 760 is in your price range so I would go with that. http://www.hwcompare.com/14810/geforce-gtx-760-vs-radeon-hd-7770/ Hope this helps!

 

[exroofer]

I would either wait for R280/R280x's to come back down to reasonable prices (and the good cooling solution non-reference cars to be more common),
or see what you can get a 770 or so for.
If you go a tier lower (R270/760), it will be a performance increase, but whether it's $300 worth is pretty subjective.

If the cost to go to a R270x/760ti is closer to $200, then I would say the swap becomes more worth it.
Again kind of subjective, although the extra card performance combined with a lot more vram will be a pretty big jump for you, and let your cpu shine compared to your current gpu.

 

[toyftw]

Greetings,

I have an HD 7770 and was thinking about upgrading. Looking to spend somewhere in the $200-$300 range. So the question is, what would be the best graphics card for this system. I want a card that would be a noticeable upgrade, otherwise I might just hold out on this card for another year or too until I build a new PC. Thoughts?

Current Setup:
Intel i5 2500k (overclocked to 4.33 mhz)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Spahhire HD 7770
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202011

Corsair CX 600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

Asus P8Z68-V/GEN 3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131792

Hi - under $300 - gtx760. A little over (~$320) then 3gig AMD 280x, or 2gig gtx770.

http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/bhphotovideo/evga-video-card-02gp42763kr

http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/jr/xfx-video-card-r9280xtdfd

http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/superbiiz/msi-video-card-n770tf2gd5oc ($336)

These cards are quite a bit longer than the 7770, be sure you have the space.

 

[jscot]

Go with the 760, or the 770, you will see a great increase in performance the 760 is ~160% faster which is amazing and the 770 is even more so. Both card will suit you well, the 760 is in your price range so I would go with that. http://www.hwcompare.com/14810/geforce-gtx-760-vs-radeon-hd-7770/ Hope this helps!

Looking like the 760 is closer to what I want to spend. Plus if I sell my 7770 that will make it a little cheaper. Thanks for the reply and the useful link.

 

[toyftw]

Go with the 760, or the 770, you will see a great increase in performance the 760 is ~160% faster which is amazing and the 770 is even more so. Both card will suit you well, the 760 is in your price range so I would go with that. http://www.hwcompare.com/14810/geforce-gtx-760-vs-radeon-hd-7770/ Hope this helps!

Looking like the 760 is closer to what I want to spend. Plus if I sell my 7770 that will make it a little cheaper. Thanks for the reply and the useful link.

Good choice - & staying with your budget.

 

[Sevenater]

Go with the 760, or the 770, you will see a great increase in performance the 760 is ~160% faster which is amazing and the 770 is even more so. Both card will suit you well, the 760 is in your price range so I would go with that. http://www.hwcompare.com/14810/geforce-gtx-760-vs-radeon-hd-7770/ Hope this helps!

Looking like the 760 is closer to what I want to spend. Plus if I sell my 7770 that will make it a little cheaper. Thanks for the reply and the useful link.

No problem, glad I could help! Be sure to select a "Best Solution" to help people with similar questions

 

[jscot]

Really liking this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127745 only problem is its red and my whole system is blue 🙁

 

[Sevenater]

Really liking this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127745 only problem is its red and my whole system is blue 🙁

That's really too bad, the MSI version of this card is pretty good, maybe go for gigabyte though, they are kind of blue, more like black though, maybe you can find a sapphire version of the card :0

 

[jscot]

Really liking this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127745 only problem is its red and my whole system is blue 🙁

That's really too bad, the MSI version of this card is pretty good, maybe go for gigabyte though, they are kind of blue, more like black though, maybe you can find a sapphire version of the card :0

Probably just gonna bite the bullet and get the MSI. Not like anyone sees the inside of my case anyways. It doesn't even have a window.