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post #11 of 13
8/11/12 at 4:56pm
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Originally Posted by 072665995 View Post

Scale the 700W PSU down to a 600W or maybe even a 500W. Scale the RAM down to 1600mhz. I dont think u need 1866 speed. And is it not possible to maybe use a Carbide 300r. It could help make lower the overall price of the rig.

The 1600mhz ram is a possibility if the performance difference isnt worth a whole $10, as far as the psu, the plan is to get a more powerful card later or Xfire the 7770, so
feel better with a 700w. Were looked at the 300r but he loves the 400r just a few more features without buying the 500r and its $10 off on newegg right now
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post #12 of 13
8/12/12 at 4:58pm
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The 1600mhz ram is a possibility if the performance difference isnt worth a whole $10, as far as the psu, the plan is to get a more powerful card later or Xfire the 7770, so
feel better with a 700w. Were looked at the 300r but he loves the 400r just a few more features without buying the 500r and its $10 off on newegg right now

The faster speeds will probably benefit benchmarks more than in game situations so I think it would probably be best to save money on that. As for wattage, i doubt ull go above 500W. My rig doesnt draw that much wattage. Also many cards probably wont need that much wattage regardless of whether or not u go full load. The crossfired 7770 for sure will not take up more than 400W maybe not even 300W
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post #13 of 13
8/12/12 at 5:57pm
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... comparing to the older gen card... right...

Umm...

What is wrong with his comparison? Someone asked for suggestions on video cards in a very specific price range, and he gave a comparison that fit the price range. It isn't his fault Nvidia doesn't have a current generation product in that price range to be competitive with. If you were car shopping and were going to spend $25,000 you aren't going to stand there and say "Well I can't really compared Car A with Car B because one is a model year older." You are going to look at your choices and get what is the best bang for the buck.

As for the OP's question. The 7770 is a great card for the money, although I would recommend checking out our forums marketplace and seeing what is available. To give you an idea on the deals you can score....

I bought a Core i5 2500K for about $50 under lowest retail, a Core i3 2100 for about $40 under retail, an NZXT Phantom case with extra fans for about $70, give or take $10, less than retail.....I have saved a ton of money using our marketplace.
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