7770 a decent card?

[datalink7]

Hi all,

My graphics card is close to dead. It basically very easily overheats. It is a 4870 x2.

I basically want to just get along until August/September when I want to build a new machine. My current one is pretty old (2008). With that in mind, I don't want to spend more than around $100. Was looking at this card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ech-_-14202011

$104 after rebate card. Think this is a good choice?

Other specs are Intel Core 2 Extreme @ 3.2ghz and 4gb RAM.

Thanks.

Edit With template:

System Specifications:

I. Processor/CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme 3.2ghz


II. Current Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 4870 X2


III. Display Resolution: 1900x1200 for desktop


IV. Power Supply Unit Specification (Brand, Wattage, Ampage, Age). If possible, please provide a link to a website containing the power supply specifications: I believe it is 800w


V. Case Specifications(N/A, Model, Length, Low Profile, Cooling, HTPC, Water, Silent): N/A


Purchase Details:

I. Budget? Please be sure to include currency (If not USD), retailer preferences & specify whether rebates are a viable option. around $100 or less


II. Any particular preferences (Manufacturer[nV or AMD], Brand[XFX, Sapphire, EVGA, etc], Cooling Solutions)? I don't care about this part


III. Do you plan to have any Multi-GPU solutions such as Crossfire or SLI?

No


IV. Have you previously looked at a product(s) which you feel would fit your needs?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ech-_-14202011

V. What are your needs for this GPU? Which games(If any)do you intend to play? If you have this information at hand, what are the desired detail levels?

Gaming. I would like to play Farcry 3, The Witcher 1 and maybe 2, Dead Space 2 at decent detail level. Might wait to play Witcher 2 until my new machine this summer.

VI. Do you plan on overclocking the card you intend to purchase?

No

 

[pandemonium]

What will the card be used for? Base your decision making on that. (What resolution will it be driving, are you sensitive to low FPS or microstuttering or lack of AA/AF or frame latency, what games will you be playing, will you do any compute work, etc?)

Also, consider that when you do actually upgrade the rest of your computer, you may want to have a GPU that's equally as powerful as the CPU you're going to be using, so the HD7770 may get you by for now, but it may not be substantial enough come 6 months from now.

You should be using the template in this sticky.

 

[datalink7]

What will the card be used for? Base your decision making on that. (What resolution will it be driving, are you sensitive to low FPS or microstuttering or lack of AA/AF or frame latency, what games will you be playing, will you do any compute work, etc?)

Also, consider that when you do actually upgrade the rest of your computer, you may want to have a GPU that's equally as powerful as the CPU you're going to be using, so the HD7770 may get you by for now, but it may not be substantial enough come 6 months from now.

You should be using the template in this sticky.

Updated with template. Also, I don't intend to use the HD7770 with the new machine. I'll probably pass it off to my dad. It is just a card to get me through the next 6 months or so, at which point I won't need it any more once the new machine is built. I would even look at a cheaper card, that was just one I threw out there.

 

[pandemonium]

My advice, since this will be going to your dad eventually, would be to match the needs of that computer/his use as best you can without going overboard.

Sadly, your performance will ultimately be CPU limited regardless of which graphics card you get, so there's no real point in trying to get something capable of playing [for instance] Witcher 2 with decent-high settings (one of the more demanding games on your list; if not one of the most demanding games period).

Any ideas of requirements on your dad's end? If not, I'd just recommend a passively cooled card by a recognized brand anywhere between $35-60. Don't forget about connection types, AGP/PCI requirements, etc...

 

[Yuriman]

The 7770 is on average about 15% ahead of a single HD4870, but it's a very quiet and low power card. I could get by with one.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/513?vs=536

I just came from a pair of CF HD4870's and in some games they were actually as fast (or a little faster) than my new HD7850.

 

[ericlp]

I bought one... Play far cry 3 @ 1080p set to ultra high. Get about 34-37 fps. Decent for me for 100 bucks.

 

[NTMBK]

You could always try rescuing that old card since it is out of warranty anyway- remove the cooler and reapply thermal paste, perhaps?

 

[Arkadrel]

I don't want to spend more than around $100.

Then that is a good card.

 

[frozentundra123456]

I bought one... Play far cry 3 @ 1080p set to ultra high. Get about 34-37 fps. Decent for me for 100 bucks.

I got one a hd7770 on sale at microcenter and an happy with it. Played metro 2033 quite well. Only game it seems to struggle with is witcher 2.

 

[Eureka]

It's not bad at $100. You can certainly do better in the used market.

650 Tis sometimes drop to the $100 area during sales... usually see one every 2-3 weeks. Also a good option if you can snag one at that price.

EDIT: Saw that you have 4870 X2. You won't be seeing much of a performance upgrade but you'll be drawing less power and have access to newer tech. If you sell off the 4870s you could probably make back the $100.