What HD 7770? There are so many variations!

[Pedroc1999]

Well, I have pretty much made my mind up with the 7770 as it suits my needs pretty much perfectly! I was looking in scan.co.uk and they have 11 cards to choose from. I am interested in the £86 - £90 and there are 4 cards to choose from, all with pretty much complete different coolers and lenghs. I will certainly try to squeeze every FPS out of the card I get and would like to have the one with pretty much the best cooler. I know every CPU/GPU/RAM module is different and a card from the same batch may or may not overclock much compared to another one. Hopefully I will get a good one when the time comes. Which one should i look into more?


http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/gpu-amd/radeon-hd-7770-pci-e

 

[Durvelle27]

will you be gaming. If so what resolutions and what games ?

 

[Pedroc1999]

Do you mind if i redirect you to a diffrent thread also started by me? This will naswer all your questions hopefully


http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2295508

 

[Eureka]

Generally, when I buy cards that are not top end, I buy the cheapest one. Why? Because if I put more money towards a card that is cheap, I might as well put it towards the next better card.

If you have a number of cards that are very close to each other in price, I would pick based on cooler choice, reviews and warranty/brand. In your situation, I believe the MSI or XFX would be the best choices, just because of their custom coolers. Sapphire seems to be having a bit of a QA issue right now (the 7870 meltdowns, for one).

 

[Pedroc1999]

Yes, i would like the best cooler so i have best chances of overclocking to maybe meet the 6870 which may well be possible. Which do you say has the best cooler, i say XFX what about you?

 

[Eureka]

Yes, i would like the best cooler so i have best chances of overclocking to maybe meet the 6870 which may well be possible. Which do you say has the best cooler, i say XFX what about you?

I haven't used a card from either company in recent generations, so I can't actually say for sure. Generally I believe MSI is making better cards at the moment, but that's hearsay based on what I've heard around here.

I actually doubt that you could ever hit 6870 levels with a 7770. The difference between the two is pretty high. The point of overclocking is to get the most out of your card, but really the point of chasing a faster card by throwing money at a cheaper card is usually moot. It is usually better to buy a faster card, unless the difference in price is huge, such as going from second best to best card.

You should just look for a used 6950, you can probably talk one down to near 7770 prices and get a much better performing card.

 

[Pedroc1999]

I dont need that much performance, i like tinkering i always want to get my best with what i have. if i cant reach 6870 levels then i wont die over it, il just settle for sub-6870 performance. The 7770 is enough for me at stock but may aswell maybe get another 5fps or over

 

[Eureka]

6950 is a true tinkerer's card, if you can find a revision that will allow you to unlock it to 6970. Of course, you probably won't get a warranty unless you find one with a double warranty.

That being said, 7770 is a decent card for the money, and there really isn't anything between that and the more expensive 7850. I believe the MSI is better built than the XFX, if you are set on those two.

 

[Pedroc1999]

Well i suppose that could be an option but i really depends on if they are selling at the time im buying etc

 

[pauldun170]

I personally went with an MSI HD7770 because reviews showed it to be among the most quiet of the HD7770's and it had mostly positive feedback from owners.

 

[Pedroc1999]

What is the card performance like?

 

[Durvelle27]

you have to many unnecessary threads open

 

[Pedroc1999]

I am new to the forums and am still getting used to the rules etc. I made another one because it difers from my other threads and people miht be put of because of a diffrent title

 

[Pedroc1999]

Is the OC edition really £6 better than the stock, because it feels like 6 pounds worth of coolers?

 

[Eureka]

If by stock you mean a reference cooler, the boxy ones with one fan, then the answer is yes. Usually it's quieter and cooler. And on higher-end cards, it sometimes means that it's a different PCB than the reference.

Now, my 670 is reference and it doesn't bother me, but that's ultimately up to you.

 

[Pedroc1999]

If i were MSI i would be a bit embarassed, they called it oc edition and all they done was up it by 20mhz, they should have called it..

Lots'O'Fans edition

 

[Pedroc1999]

Would it be able to run NFS The Run, It recommends a GTX560 for highest settings but i probably can OC to go match or go past 560, What do u think

 

[MrK6]

[H] didn't seem to have an issue: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/02/14/xfx_r7770_black_edition_super_overclocked_review/7

 

[Pedroc1999]

OK thank you