175-200 range GPU

[Soarin]

Specs
Gigabyte 880ga-ud3h
Phenom II x4
SSD Intel v series 40gb
WD Cav blue 500gb sata 3
Radeon HD 5770
OCZ Fatlity 25A down the 12V 550w total

Looking to upgrade if I can swing it. I am looking at this card at the moment.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150609

What ya'll think? The 3 games is very entising offer.
I game at 1376x768 or what ever it is. Only cause my Tv is jumpy in the center at 1080i... I dont have 1080p

If I get this I will be playing FC3, WoW, Minecraft and prob get BLOPS2 just because.

Anyways I been wanting to upgrade my gpu, and if I do this I hope I can throw my current card into a computer my dad buys.

So is this a deal to jump on? I should be getting 200 back from my text books. Also I get paid Biweekly this check will be 200 so I want this card xD. If it is worth it.
If I can get a NVIDIA for near same price and better performance I will.

Edit: I noticed the ranges of 7850's are 160-250 so I will scale down my bottom dollar to 160. Upper limit is still the same unless 10-15 more..

 

[raghu78]

OP avoid the XFX DD cards. the cooler is just not good. louder and higher temps than coolers like sapphire dual x, his iceq, pcs+

PCS+ HD 7850 (1 Ghz) is the highest factory overclocked HD 7850 2GB . price $195

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131472

if you are spending in the 200 - 250 range the Gigabyte HD 7870 OC(1.1 ghz) for 240 bucks is a good option.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125418

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Mini-Displayport-PCI-Express-Graphic-GV-R787OC-2GD/dp/B007PJVB3Y/

 

[Soarin]

Okay thanks for letting me know about the cooler on the DD cards.

I never dealt with Power cooler before how are they?
Also should I get a 1gb or 2gb? I think the more Vram would be worth the extra if I can swing it

 

[raghu78]

Okay thanks for letting me know about the cooler on the DD cards.

Another question how is the Core series cooler? I just never dealt with power color before.

the xfx core cooler is also not so good. if you want a known brand go for msi hd 7850 power edition . the power edition has 6 phase power design and uses very high quality components.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102998

www.amazon.com/MSI-DisplayPort-PCI-Express-R7850-2GD5/dp/B00883V06O/

 

[Soarin]

the xfx core cooler is also not so good. if you want a known brand go for msi hd 7850 power edition . the power edition has 6 phase power design and uses very high quality components.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102998

www.amazon.com/MSI-DisplayPort-PCI-Express-R7850-2GD5/dp/B00883V06O/

Sorry I just edited my post before you responded because I found reviews saying that the core edition sucks as well.


Another edit: Do these cards have the issue with the HDMI Audio? because if so I wont get them I hate having to us my headset constantly to hear sound. What I mean is my current card brown screens sometimes if I get into intese graphics and the HDMI Audio is enabled. If I disable it like I have no issue.

 

[flyingears]

Used cards are better performance for your money and finding a 570 or 580 would be worth it