mumboking Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 I'm looking for a new graphics card, mainly for playing TF2, HL2, Portal etc... Requirements: Preferably ~£100 or less. Good at running the Source Engine games at the highest settings in 1920x1080. 1GB+ GDDR5 Memory. ATI/AMD (All but one of the computers I have used at home has ATI/AMD) I have an "ASUS P8H61-M LE/USB3" motherboard, which does not support Crossfire/SLI. It has one "PCIe 2.0 x16" slot.I have a "Pentium G620" processor at 2.6GHz. How do you think the "Sapphire AMD HD7790 OC 2GB" would do? Anyone got suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoctor Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Your requirements are a bit tight, but I think the 7790 would do. You don't actually need to worry about Crossfire unless you plan on buying two of the cards (SLI is the NVidia equivalent). Your motherboard doesn't have a PCIe 3 bus but that's not that important. Since you're on a low budget you're basically restricted to buying AMD anyways, so you're in luck. That card should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumboking Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 You don't actually need to worry about Crossfire unless you plan on buying two of the cards (SLI is the NVidia equivalent).I don't feel like messing about with Crossfire anyway. I have one PCIe x16 slot. Your motherboard doesn't have a PCIe 3 bus but that's not that important.Yeah, I read somewhere that they are backwards compatible. Since you're on a low budget you're basically restricted to buying AMD anyways, so you're in luck. That card should be fine.Woohoo! That might be the card I get then... EDIT: Ok, so... For £28 pounds less than a Sapphire AMD HD7790 OC 2GB, I could get a Sapphire R7 260X 2GB OC. The R7 260X uses more power, but might be marginally better than the 7790. I don't know what to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoctor Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 If your power supply can support it: Yes. If not: No. STUDZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumboking Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 If your power supply can support it: Yes. If not: No.I have an Antec High Current Gamer 520W PSU. Yes to what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoctor Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 That should be fine. You can probably get away with a 260X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumboking Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Here's some links: R7 260X 2GB OC HD 7790 2GB OC Is the power usage and performance higher or not for the R7? If it helps, I have a "Pentium G620" processor at 2.6GHz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDZ Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I would REALLY suggest you upgrade your entire PC instead of just the GPU. Buuuuuut, if this is your only option (and I can understand), then go with what Doc said. ...And if possible save up all your quid for a proper rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumboking Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 I would REALLY suggest you upgrade your entire PC instead of just the GPU. Buuuuuut, if this is your only option (and I can understand), then go with what Doc said. ...And if possible save up all your quid for a proper rig. Yeah, I can't afford a whole new PC. My sister might be getting my old card when I get a new one.A RAM upgrade will be done at some point. I'd like to max it out at 4GB. Before anyone asks, I run 32bit for best compatibility. I have a generic case with no brand on it. Not really the best, but eh... That may be upgraded at some point too, but not high on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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