New graphics card.

USCremedy · 03-24-2013, 06:34 AM

Finally updated my GPU (GTX 550 TI) to a Radeon 7870.
I was going with a GTX 660 TI but AMD has a better special running and was my main decision for going with the Radeon.. It comes with Bioshock: Infinite and Tomb Raider, not a bad deal. Plus this card was 60 bucks cheaper and with overclocking is actually about the same as a 660 if not better.

New card
http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?it...82E16814127722

Original choice that I backed out on.
http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?it...82E16814130809

The Yancey · 03-24-2013, 09:01 AM

Nice bundle! When I upgraded last year the 660 TI was the sweet spot of price/power. Found I had to upgrade my PS too though as it took a couple of extra leads.

SN33Z · 03-24-2013, 09:31 AM

I'm building a desktop now since my laptop XPS16 DIED. I'm getting the AMD Vishera cpu with cooler for like 180 saving like 80 bucks on new egg special. The radeon HD 7770 is the cars I'm getting. Crossfire able...thinking about the Asus m59 pro mono...not sure yet

riceatusc · 03-24-2013, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SN33Z

I'm building a desktop now since my laptop XPS16 DIED. I'm getting the AMD Vishera cpu with cooler for like 180 saving like 80 bucks on new egg special. The radeon HD 7770 is the cars I'm getting. Crossfire able...thinking about the Asus m59 pro mono...not sure yet

I just built a computer about a month ago.
I have the radeon HD 7770 and it has been handling everything that i throw at it. Ive been playing Medal of Honot warfighter om Ultra settings.

The Yancey · 03-25-2013, 07:55 AM

Enter to win a 7970 here: http://www.facebook.com/SapphireTech...ebook.com%252F

The Yancey · 03-26-2013, 08:59 AM

A new old card on the market: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Review http://www.rwlabs.com/article.php?id=797

Also, download these new drivers: Nvidia has released 314.22 drivers specifically to boost Infinite and Tomb raider. They claim a whooping 41% FPS advantage to Bioshock and an amazing 71% to TR. Boosts many other games down to and including Skyrim. I also downloaded their Geforce Experience program that optimizes your games based on your entire system and the Nvidia Cloud. Grab GeForce Experience too. Their Bio-Infinite benchmarking tool showed my 660 TI running the game on very high settings with a minimum FR of 30 and a max FR of 460. That is with the card set at stock. It should clock up nicely. http://www.geforce.com/drivers

USCremedy · 03-28-2013, 10:51 PM

New card is a beast! Man, I've been seriously gimpin' my gaming experience with what I thought was a decent GPU in the GTX 550 ti. I ran a Tomb Raider benchmark with maxed settings with my 550ti and averaged 12 FPS. My new Radeon 7870 averaged 53 FPS on the same test! Needless to say, I'm happy with the purchase.

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03-24-2013, 06:34 AM	#1
USCremedy This your bush? Male Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lake City Posts: 1,155 CockyCash: 2300	New graphics card. Finally updated my GPU (GTX 550 TI) to a Radeon 7870. I was going with a GTX 660 TI but AMD has a better special running and was my main decision for going with the Radeon.. It comes with Bioshock: Infinite and Tomb Raider, not a bad deal. Plus this card was 60 bucks cheaper and with overclocking is actually about the same as a 660 if not better. New card http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?it...82E16814127722 Original choice that I backed out on. http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?it...82E16814130809 __________________ "and so forth"

03-24-2013, 09:01 AM	#2
The Yancey Grumpy Old Fart Male Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sunshinny Florida Posts: 15,708 CockyCash: 4751450	Re: New graphics card. Nice bundle! When I upgraded last year the 660 TI was the sweet spot of price/power. Found I had to upgrade my PS too though as it took a couple of extra leads. __________________

03-24-2013, 09:31 AM	#3
SN33Z Walk On Male Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Ga Posts: 26 CockyCash: 500	Re: New graphics card. I'm building a desktop now since my laptop XPS16 DIED. I'm getting the AMD Vishera cpu with cooler for like 180 saving like 80 bucks on new egg special. The radeon HD 7770 is the cars I'm getting. Crossfire able...thinking about the Asus m59 pro mono...not sure yet

03-25-2013, 07:55 AM	#5
The Yancey Grumpy Old Fart Male Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sunshinny Florida Posts: 15,708 CockyCash: 4751450	Re: New graphics card. Enter to win a 7970 here: http://www.facebook.com/SapphireTech...ebook.com%252F __________________

03-26-2013, 08:59 AM	#6
The Yancey Grumpy Old Fart Male Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sunshinny Florida Posts: 15,708 CockyCash: 4751450	Re: New graphics card. A new old card on the market: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Review http://www.rwlabs.com/article.php?id=797 Also, download these new drivers: Nvidia has released 314.22 drivers specifically to boost Infinite and Tomb raider. They claim a whooping 41% FPS advantage to Bioshock and an amazing 71% to TR. Boosts many other games down to and including Skyrim. I also downloaded their Geforce Experience program that optimizes your games based on your entire system and the Nvidia Cloud. Grab GeForce Experience too. Their Bio-Infinite benchmarking tool showed my 660 TI running the game on very high settings with a minimum FR of 30 and a max FR of 460. That is with the card set at stock. It should clock up nicely. http://www.geforce.com/drivers __________________

03-28-2013, 10:51 PM	#7
USCremedy This your bush? Male Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lake City Posts: 1,155 CockyCash: 2300	Re: New graphics card. New card is a beast! Man, I've been seriously gimpin' my gaming experience with what I thought was a decent GPU in the GTX 550 ti. I ran a Tomb Raider benchmark with maxed settings with my 550ti and averaged 12 FPS. My new Radeon 7870 averaged 53 FPS on the same test! Needless to say, I'm happy with the purchase. __________________ "and so forth"

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