Need some help on what to buy...

[grammakisses]

ASUS EAH6670/DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 6670 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

OR

HIS H657FN2G Radeon HD 6570 2GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

I am still learning all these things and trying to see if the GDDR5 is worth the 1gb memory loss...excuse me if this is a bad reason for opening a thread


Oops btw. I am trying to set my computer up so I have optimal performance for games. Such as Tera

 

[Jaydip]

Get the GDDR5 one.

 

[grammakisses]

what about the
EVGA 01G-P3-2632-KR GeForce GT 630 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

It has 96 cuda cores while the other gddr5 has 480 stream processors

Should I take this into account?

 

[Jaydip]

You can't compare NV and AMD cores directly.I don't remember GT 630's performance but they shouldn't be too far away.Get the 6670 unless you prefer NV.

 

[grammakisses]

last time. is this better than all the rest? HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB GDDR5 SDRAM PCI Express x16 Video Card It's not listed but I'm told it's 512bit

 

[Jaydip]

4870X2 is old and extremely noisy.Leave that alone.

 

[grammakisses]

So i shouldn't buy this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/HIS-ATI-Rad...447?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item2ec9f9af97


Thanks for helping me so much by the way I would have been so confused without this.

 

[Jaydip]

No I would advise against it.See, 4870X2 is a fast card but it is noisy and get hot pretty first.I owned one and had horrible crossfire issues.

 

[grammakisses]

what if i'm not looking to crossfire? Should I take my power supply into account were i to buy that card? And just what crossfire be? I have two graphics cards but know nothing about that

 

[nurturedhate]

What is your budget? What are the rest of your system specs? Are you in the USA?

 

[grammakisses]

I'm trying to stay under 80$ My specs are. AMD FX 6300 Six-Core Processor 3.50 Ghz
8gbs Ram
windows 7 64 bit

1tb Barracuda drive

I'm really sorry if I listed them oddly. I really am new to this all and I'm trying to learn as much

 

[dave_the_nerd]

what if i'm not looking to crossfire? Should I take my power supply into account were i to buy that card? And just what crossfire be? I have two graphics cards but know nothing about that

Crossfire = 2 cards working together.
Crossfire Issues = Marriage Issues.
4870 X2 = 2 GPUs (cards) on one physical board. Crossfire on a single card.

Get a 7750 1GB with GDDR5. Shop sales and you'll find one under $80.

See?

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-ax77501gbd5dh

 

[Jaydip]

Crossfire = 2 cards working together.
Crossfire Issues = Marriage Issues.
4870 X2 = 2 GPUs (cards) on one physical board. Crossfire on a single card.

Get a 7750 1GB with GDDR5. Shop sales and you'll find one under $80.

See?

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-ax77501gbd5dh

lol :biggrin:

 

[grammakisses]

You guys have been real great to me, I never expected to receive this level of input so thanks really. One more question though. Should I consider these? PowerColor AX7770 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card


OR

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card ( 11202-00-20G)

 

[Jaydip]

7770 Ghz edition.

 

[grammakisses]

So out of all these I should buy the 7770? Should I trust a used one on Ebay or just get it off Newegg?

 

[raghu78]

So out of all these I should buy the 7770? Should I trust a used one on Ebay or just get it off Newegg?

get a new HD 7770 . the HIS was selling for USD 90 - 95. grab it when its back in stock.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161433
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161402

www.amazon.com/HIS-H777F1G2M-Mini-Di...dp/B0078271CS/

 

[wand3r3r]

If you buy used get MSI, EVGA, or possibly Gigabyte as they are all based of the serial numbers and a possible RMA (warranty repair) will be smoother. Asus is also serial based but they gave me a bad taste on my last RMA so I hesitate to recommend them. (manufactured date = start of the warranty)

If you buy a card that came out in the last year or so you'd have 1-2 yrs of warranty left.

I would recommend buying a card from the for sale section of the forum, or from hardforum.com. Just follow a few basics.

#1 the seller should be reputable with heatware.
#2 use PayPal, no gift payments (fees are like $2 for your budget)
#3 make sure the seller has been around a while.
#4 don't pay over say 75% of retail as you're losing some warranty etc. (unsure about exact percentage)

You'll get a better card than from the store for your $.
Don't hesitate to ask more.

 

[Warsam71]

This is exactly why I like this community. This type of feedback/info lead me to get my new 27 display...sorry don't mean to go off topic :biggrin: