Personal computing discussed
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Star Trek Online, some Star Wars: TOR, and he'll be playing Diablo 3.
MidnightFrost1701 wrote:Sorry I forgot to post his monitor size. It's 22". He played the D3 beta and didn't mention any issues, but I know that Star Wars: TOR doesn't run very smoothly for him at max settings.
derFunkenstein wrote:A 7770 isn't going to be appreciably faster than a 4850. At best it'll be 20%-ish faster assuming the CPU isn't a bottleneck, and at worst it's roughly tied. $150 is a lot of money to do basically nothing with.
flip-mode wrote:derFunkenstein wrote:A 7770 isn't going to be appreciably faster than a 4850. At best it'll be 20%-ish faster assuming the CPU isn't a bottleneck, and at worst it's roughly tied. $150 is a lot of money to do basically nothing with.
This is truth. 7770 is not a decent upgrade from 4850. 6870 would be a decent upgrade. 560 Ti too. 7850 too. 560-448 or 570 too, if you catch some sales.
You should hit up TR user Airmantharp because I know he's going to be selling his 6950 2GB cards as soon as he gets his new 670 card. Send him a PM telling him you're interested and see if he responds.
Arclight wrote:Just wasted money since the CPU bottleneck will still be there....
Arclight wrote:Well, first, it would be more wasteful to get a 7770 that offers almost nothing over the 4850. Second, CPU bottlenecks vary depending on resolution, graphical settings, and the particular game. It would make a lot more sense to me to get a more powerful card than the CPU can handle than to spend $130 on a graphics card that's essentially not an upgrade; i.e. better to pay $200 for something than $130 for almost nothing. At least then the stage will be set for a meaningful CPU upgrade.Just wasted money since the CPU bottleneck will still be there....
BobbinThreadbare wrote:You could crank up anti-aliasing, for example.Arclight wrote:Not necessarily. You can still turn on more fancy settings that don't affect the CPU.Just wasted money since the CPU bottleneck will still be there....
Airmantharp wrote:For $200 (+shipping, not much), I'll sell you my second HD6950 2GB, this week. How's that sound? Just send a PM.
cynan wrote:Airmantharp wrote:For $200 (+shipping, not much), I'll sell you my second HD6950 2GB, this week. How's that sound? Just send a PM.
Or you could just buy a new HD 6950 2GB for $200 including shipping at Newegg... (Sorry Airman!)
Wow. Includes a copy of Dirt 3 too.