9800gt green or 7750.

[BlueScreen]

Hello everyone o/

I have a little dillema. Currently I am using zotac 9800gt green edition card with 512mb memory although I am not perfectly happy with it. I thought it'll perform better that it does. It also get hot as shit, when I play witcher 2 or Guild Wars 2 the temperature goes up to 95+ celsius.

I am going to buy new computer (serious rig this time), although not now, probably even in a year.

Therefore I am thinking about swapping the card with radeon 7750, but I am not sure whether its worth it. What do you think?

I've been considering 7770 too, it's not that much more expensive, but my PSU is crappy and I don't want to stress it too hard, so eventually 7770 is not an option.


Thanks alot for any help!

 

[Josh Weston]

Although the 7750 is one of the worst cards from this generation, it is one of the cheapest. Also, I would imagine that it would still walk over your 9800GT.
The 7750 can only take a maximum of 75w from the wall, whereas the 7770 has the ability to take 150w, but I doubt it ever would.

 

[jamesriley94]

What power supply do you have?

 

[kilobravo]

I have just finished a new build for one of my friends,with a hd7770 and it never pulled more than 190w in furmark.Temps were fine,only 72c after 30min furmark,and the fan only hit 37%(almost inaudible).

 

[seumasbeathan]

With even a 430w corsair cx psu a 7770 would be fine, what is your psu?

 

[BlueScreen]

my PSU is shitty. Im even ashamed to mention it by name

Oh well, but if you ask.
It's mustang 450w. It's not 80+ of course.

 

[Josh Weston]

As with Seumas: http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...430CX+V2+80PLUS+Power+Supply+?productId=42487
Woooooorth it

 

[ChrisGlobe]

Would also look at the beQuiet 430W PSU, a couple of quid cheaper, but I believe they run a little quieter (if you're looking for quiet!)

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...POWER+L7+80PLUS+Power+Supply+?productId=49505

 

[yassarikhan786]

Would also look at the beQuiet 430W PSU, a couple of quid cheaper, but I believe they run a little quieter (if you're looking for quiet!)

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...POWER+L7+80PLUS+Power+Supply+?productId=49505

+1 I can vouch for this. I have a BeQuiet PSU in my personal rig as well as my work rig

 

[Josh Weston]

I was going to recommend that one, but then I took a look at the cables
I've recovered from the migraine now though, so tis all good.

 

[ChrisGlobe]

Yeah, their Pure Power line looks a bit rubbish - the Straight Power ones are much better! Heck of a lot more expensive though, especially for modular...

 

[yassarikhan786]

I was going to recommend that one, but then I took a look at the cables
I've recovered from the migraine now though, so tis all good.

The cables are a definite let down as there is no braiding, but everything else about it is pretty good for the price

 

[BlueScreen]

Not bad PSU, although I wouldn't want to invest my money in it, since in a year or so I'll buy a new rig anyways.

 

[seumasbeathan]

I'm kind of confused now, even with a 7750you should be getting a new psu

 

[BlueScreen]

I'm kind of confused now, even with a 7750you should be getting a new psu

But why? It works just fine with cards that consume 55W.

 

[seumasbeathan]

The 7750 doesn't though, at full load it will be consuming about 200w

 

[Josh Weston]

Seumas: the 7750 can only pull 75w from the PCIe - it has no other power source.
However, we'd all still want you to get a better PSU - if that thing blows, it can take everything else with it.

 

[seumasbeathan]

Oh I was just taking the figures from anandtech - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/535?vs=536

 

[Josh Weston]

That's the system load; it includes everything the PSU is powering.

 

[seumasbeathan]

Really? I never knew that that was what anandtech did :L

Edit : I am an idiot, It quite clearly says total system power consumption :L