Which gpu should i go for?

sisrace · 17 Mar 2013

I'm planning to get 2 sorts of gpu's
1: Gigabyte Radeon HD7950 3072MB Windforce
and
2: ASUS GeForce GTX 660Ti 2048MB DirectCUII

Looked at a video and saw that the radeon is beeing very "spike laggy" is it just my vid or is it reallity.
and the gtx 660Ti seems a lot smoother..

I personally think its the video...

mitchell65 · 17 Mar 2013

Then try another video

linnemeyerhere · 17 Mar 2013

Eyefinity is worth it alone....IMHO, but both are top flight cards.

Thorsen · 17 Mar 2013

You're "My specs" say you have a laptop. I would assume, this is for a desktop. and if so what are the specs for the desktop.

also, here's a comparison of the two cards: http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards....=670&card2=664

the 660ti has a higher text. fill rate, and higher processor speed, but the 7950 has higher bandwidth.

So it would depend on your other spec's as to what can benefit you the most if there are any bottlenecks

also, 660ti has a higher passmark score and value score here: http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gp...Radeon+HD+7950

sisrace · 17 Mar 2013

Thorsen said:

You're "My specs" say you have a laptop. I would assume, this is for a desktop. and if so what are the specs for the desktop.

Hehe. no its for a planned computer build. im not that stupid

And you could look on my other thread.
i5 3750K 3,4 ghz ivy bridge
600W corsair psu
asrock z77 Extreme4, ATX motherboard
Ram: Kingston 8Gb 2133Mhz beast series
Case: Zalman z11 plus.
Hdd: 1 Tb seagate barracuda 7200Rpm SATA 6Gbit/s

sisrace · 17 Mar 2013

linnemeyerhere said:

Eyefinity is worth it alone....IMHO, but both are top flight cards.

Only have a 20" 1600x900 VGA monitor. thinking of buying a better one :P
(Hp 2009v)
I know i know. you probably will lol. really nice computer build planning. and im using a crappy singel monitor..

Thorsen · 17 Mar 2013

Ok I don't think there would be any bottlenecks with that then. :)

good to know it's for a new build. set up looks real good.

I have seen threads in here with laptop users wanting to upgrade their graphics cards

i am currently watching a thread where a user is having issues with a desktop APU so you see all sorts of stuff in here...

I would also get a better monitor when you get the chance... 1600x900 isn't going to look as good as 1920x1080 and you won't be getting the value out of a $300 gfx card

Thorsen · 17 Mar 2013

also when you get all the parts,
feel free to post build pics before, during after, etc. here: https://www.sevenforums.com/overclock...ig-4-a-76.html

Oh also, if you have money for it, get an SSD for the OS and games. you will not be dissapointed.

sisrace · 17 Mar 2013

Thorsen said:

also when you get all the parts,
feel free to post build pics before, during after, etc. here: https://www.sevenforums.com/overclock...ig-4-a-76.html

Oh also, if you have money for it, get an SSD for the OS and games. you will not be dissapointed.

Yeah. do feel about getting a ssd but its hard to get one into the budget :S.

sisrace · 17 Mar 2013

Thorsen said:

Ok I don't think there would be any bottlenecks with that then. :)

good to know it's for a new build. set up looks real good.

I have seen threads in here with laptop users wanting to upgrade their graphics cards

i am currently watching a thread where a user is having issues with a desktop APU so you see all sorts of stuff in here...

I would also get a better monitor when you get the chance... 1600x900 isn't going to look as good as 1920x1080 and you won't be getting the value out of a $300 gfx card

Yeah.. will get a better monitor.. do you know a cheap good 22-24" monitor?