Advice on Graphics Cards

[Abriael]

Spending 200$ on the graphics card alone is in no way saving money..and I dont see how a 5770 would be ''bogging down'' compared to a 5450

You're saving money because you won't need to buy another one for years. It's a fairly futureproof card. The 5770 was obsolete two years ago, and it's *discontinued* now. There's a reason for that.

A 5770 will bog down any modern PC. When she'll finally decide to change her other parts, and sooner or later she'll have to if she wants to continue playing on PCs, the 5770 would be a dead weight in it.

On the other hand a card like a 660 will be a good base for any upgrade. Hence, saving money.

Advising anyone to buy a discontinued card is honestly quite nearsighted. It does not save them money on the long run, and the performance they'll get will be sub-par anyway.

[HiirNoivl]

You're saving money because you won't need to buy another one for years. It's a fairly futureproof card. The 5770 was obsolete two years ago, and it's *discontinued* now. There's a reason for that.

A 5770 will bog down any modern PC. When she'll finally decide to change her other parts, and sooner or later she'll have to if she wants to continue playing on PCs, the 5770 would be a dead weight in it.

On the other hand a card like a 660 will be a good base for any upgrade. Hence, saving money.

Advising anyone to buy a discontinued card is honestly quite nearsighted. It does not save them money on the long run, and the performance they'll get will be sub-par anyway.

And please keep in mind that Yoshi P is planning to scale up the quality of the graphics in the game over time based on a few of his interviews (Hmmmm PS Foooour....?) So plan your PC choices accordingly. o.o/

[Shura]

Advising anyone to buy a discontinued card is honestly quite nearsighted. It does not save them money on the long run, and the performance they'll get will be sub-par anyway.

The OP specifically said he/she was looking for a "cheap" GPU to run the game decently and if possible he/she would rather not upgrade the PSU. Hence the 6670, both 660 and 5770 require a new PSU. If the OP does decide to change PSU, then there are still better bang for buck options, assuming the OP still wants a cheap solution. Considering the OPs specs and the fact he/she runs at 1024 x 768, a 660 for $210+ is really not the best option.

If OP wants to future proof and is willing to spend extra, then i too would personally be recommending different stuff but to assume were being nearsighted simply because we were trying to meet OPs requirements only shows your own lack of comprehension on the issue.

[Zenaku]

You're saving money because you won't need to buy another one for years. It's a fairly futureproof card. The 5770 was obsolete two years ago, and it's *discontinued* now. There's a reason for that.

A 5770 will bog down any modern PC. When she'll finally decide to change her other parts, and sooner or later she'll have to if she wants to continue playing on PCs, the 5770 would be a dead weight in it.

On the other hand a card like a 660 will be a good base for any upgrade. Hence, saving money.

Advising anyone to buy a discontinued card is honestly quite nearsighted. It does not save them money on the long run, and the performance they'll get will be sub-par anyway.

That make me feel better about me getting a 660 around FFXIV release lol. Which version you talking about tho normal or TI

[SkyeWindbinder]

Once again, I have to thank everyone for their advice. I'm getting am HD 7870 since I have a friend who offered it free. the reason being (and this is embarrassing) that he got an upgrade to something much better. lol

I love my crappy computer, tho. >.<

[Ricky]

1.0 was CPU intensive and 2.0 is GPU intensive so take that as you will

[Dhalmel]

1.0 was CPU intensive and 2.0 is GPU intensive so take that as you will

1.0 was GPU rape, locked down to mostly 2 cores is hardly cpu instensive.

[Shura]

5770 is better then 6670 but it needs a 450W psu, unless i'm mistaken, i was under the impression you had a 400W PSU. If your gonna upgrade your PSU anyway then go with a 6850 which is better then 5770, price should be pretty close to so might as well go with the better one. GTX 660 is better then both but not worth the price for your system.

[Soukyuu]

A 5770 is about the same performance as my 260gtx. I'm getting 3k with nearly max settings at 1080p, 5k on max settings at 720p, so it could work for the op. I do agree with Abriael that the card is way past it's prime. Even if the current system could bottleneck a newer GPU, if you plan to further upgrade your PC in the next years, getting a stronger GPU now is not a mistake. The difference between two generations of a same-class GPU is not big. For example, a 460gtx performs nearly the same on the benchmark as my 260gtx

[SkyeWindbinder]

I think I'm gonna go with gtx, and upgrade my system over time when I get the cash. It's kind of hard, what with having so little spare cash to play with, but I just want something for my PC that will show the game decently. You all have given awesome advice on the subject and I do appreciate it. Just one question: Would it be cheaper to upgrade the system or buy a new computer decent for gaming? Keep in mind, I have NO IDEA how to upgrade a system myself, so I'd likely have to pay someone to do it for me. ^^;