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anotherdude

anotherdude

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My gt430 died yesterday after recieving no signal once windows booted :(

So was looking round and couldn't decide on either a 7770,7790 or 7850, 7850 was slightly out of my budget but then i found a 7790 new for £75 looked and looked at the benches etc but i'm swaying towards the 7790 just because of the price.

Is the 7850 worth the extra £45-50?
 
I want to say yes but it all depends on what games you play or intend on playing soon and what level of graphic quality you are happy with, like today I went to buy a 7950 and for £40 more I got a 7970 so its upto you really.
 
nick.lidgett said:
I want to say yes but it all depends on what games you play or intend on playing soon and what level of graphic quality you are happy with, like today I went to buy a 7950 and for £40 more I got a 7970 so its upto you really.
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i play a lot of facebook games, haha j/k :p

nothing really intensive just cause 2 and a few others at a decent res and some nice fps is all i'm looking for really
 
anotherdude said:
any suggestions on a build?

think i'll be needing a new case too as this antec 300 is just getting too small, around £300-325 with this £75 card so £225-250 for a new case mobo ram and cpu,
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What PSU do you have??

An FX6300 will cost around £80 to £90 and an FX6350 for around £100. A Gigabyte 970A-DS3P is around £50 to £55 and you can get 8GB of DDR3 for around £50. The Bitfenix Merc Alpha is around £30 to £35 and can take long graphics cards. The Gigabyte is not much of an overclocking motherboard but seems a solid choice for the price.
 
CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
What PSU do you have??

An FX6300 will cost around £80 to £90 and an FX6350 for around £100. A Gigabyte 970A-DS3P is around £50 to £55 and you can get 8GB of DDR3 for around £50. The Bitfenix Merc Alpha is around £30 to £35 and can take long graphics cards. The Gigabyte is not much of an overclocking motherboard but seems a solid choice for the price.
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i like that case just unsure whether it'll fit everything in as it is slightly smaller than the 300 i think

current setup is 4 hd's 2 writers with a Antec True Power New Continous 750W
 
anotherdude said:
i like that case just unsure whether it'll fit everything in as it is slightly smaller than the 300 i think

current setup is 4 hd's 2 writers with a Antec True Power New Continous 750W
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The Merc Alpha can fit an HD6990 IIRC.

Edit!!

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/printpage/Bitfenix-Merc-Alpha-Case-Review/1413

It seems 12.6" without an HDD installed or 10.6" with an HDD installed.

Second Edit!!

If you want a cheaper case,look around for the Casecom K5-9388. It is under £25 and has a removable hard drive cage for longer graphics cards.
 
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