7770 Black Edition

[Noc662]

How do yall feel about this card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150599

 

[Durvelle27]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102993

 

[ttechf]

How do yall feel about this card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150599

Looks like a very nice card actually. I was thinking about getting the same exact card but not the black edition but now that I see this and it's nearly the same price, Im just going to go with this because well, why not? lol.

I had an extensive thread about budget graphic cards weeks ago and this 7770 is a very good card. You may not be able to game on extreme settings but you will still be able to on very good settings is what I was told. I'd pick it up because the price is right and Im loving the dual fans for cooling.

- Also, I heard the card overclocks very well. : )

Just my 2 cents. : )

 

[ttechf]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102993

Whats the difference between the Sapphire and the XFX?

Thanks

 

[Schmide]

I don't know if it's worth it? My Cheapo MSI 7770 that I got for $95 runs a 1020.

NM it is a GHZ edition.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127664

 

[Durvelle27]

the one i linked runs at 1100MHz and overclocks very well with great cooling ?

 

[ttechf]

the one i linked runs at 1100MHz and overclocks very well with great cooling ?

Oh okay, the other one is 1100MHz too. Thats why I asked. No problem. : )

 

[Smoblikat]

How much can they strap onto the name of a card?
XFX Double D Black edition GHZ edition HD7770

 

[ttechf]

What I want to know also is it says it's PCI 3.0. Does that mean it won't work with 2.0 or not as effectively?

 

[Durvelle27]

Oh okay, the other one is 1100MHz too. Thats why I asked. No problem. : )

no the xfx is 1095MHz and the msi is 1020MHz

 

[Yuriman]

What I want to know also is it says it's PCI 3.0. Does that mean it won't work with 2.0 or not as effectively?

PCI-e 3.0 allows a double in bandwidth compared to 2.0. This can be situationally useful, but for a card like the 7770, even PCI-e 1.0 is hardly ever saturated.

A card that is 3.0 compliant will work fine on 2.0 and 1.0 motherboards.

 

[ttechf]

no the xfx is 1095MHz and the msi is 1020MHz

Well 1095 is pretty much 1100 in my book, lol.

 

[Durvelle27]

well ok

 

[digitaldurandal]

6850 is the same price and it is faster. They do have shorter names though.

Here
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150515
Same type of cooling
Is faster
Is cheaper after rebate
And comes with free Dirt 3.

Zero reasons to get a 7770 over this no matter what kind of 7770 it is.

 

[Durvelle27]

you can overclock a HD 7770 and it outperforms a HD 6850 especially with full directx 11 games

 

[Homeles]

you can overclock a HD 7770 and it outperforms a HD 6850 especially with full directx 11 games

You can overclock a 6850 as well.

 

[ttechf]

The 7770 is faster. Has a faster core and memory clock by far. Plus it can be overclocked. Sure, the 6850 can be overclocked but it can't catch the 7770 when the 7770 is overclocked so your right back to square one with the 6850 being behind. That's just my 2 cents. : )

 

[Homeles]

The 7770 doesn't catch the 6850 until it's clocked at 1100/1300.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/HD_7770_Vapor-X/28.html

 

[RussianSensation]

Same as this thread. See my reply. 30-35% overclocking is not guaranteed. 35% is a massive deficit to catch up to a stock HD6870. Unless you play Civilization V all day, HD6870 has this card mopped up.

 

[Noc662]

Thanx for the input guys

 

[njdevilsfan87]

1GB 128-bit memory bus? Go for the 6850 or 6870. Those will do you much better.