d6bmg Posted September 29, 2012 Posted September 29, 2012 Pulled the trigger on a open box 7950 for $265 Sure hope it is functional. Although the card is open box, it is an awesome deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabrielT Posted September 29, 2012 Posted September 29, 2012 (edited) He don't hate on the Propus quads, those are diamonds in the rough for budget gaming machines. I used to hate on them until I built two and overclocked them, old school overclocking experience with very commendable performance for quads you can pick up for ~$60!! What resolution is she running at? She's running 1920x1080 and she sure likes the eye candy turned up. The bottleneck may or may not show itself, I am guessing it will not for the games she plays. WOW, the Witcher 2 and Assassins Creed among others wont provide to much of a challenge but games can get CPU intensive at times so a nicely clocked 1055 should do the trick. I m temped to drop in a FX-8120 simply because her MOBO is AM3+ ready and they supposedly run cooler which sounds like OCing headroom to me. People say wow isn't much of a challenge to run but that was 4 expansion packs ago, DX11 and tons and tons of updates later wow looks nothing like the original content. Her 5770 is always screaming away and it doesn't seem to be able to keep up even on medium settings which she isn't happy with anyways. I can't help but think her CPU is slowing things down a little already. Edited September 29, 2012 by GabrielTessin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted September 30, 2012 Posted September 30, 2012 She's running 1920x1080 and she sure likes the eye candy turned up. The bottleneck may or may not show itself, I am guessing it will not for the games she plays. WOW, the Witcher 2 and Assassins Creed among others wont provide to much of a challenge but games can get CPU intensive at times so a nicely clocked 1055 should do the trick. I m temped to drop in a FX-8120 simply because her MOBO is AM3+ ready and they supposedly run cooler which sounds like OCing headroom to me. People say wow isn't much of a challenge to run but that was 4 expansion packs ago, DX11 and tons and tons of updates later wow looks nothing like the original content. Her 5770 is always screaming away and it doesn't seem to be able to keep up even on medium settings which she isn't happy with anyways. I can't help but think her CPU is slowing things down a little already. If you're going to upgrade get her something good (Phenom X6, or maybe roll the dice with a 960T or something) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabrielT Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 (edited) Bad news, Card was DOA :/ kinda bummed. Newegg was nice enough to send me a free shipping label so I will probably buck up and buy her an XFX card. XFX has always been good to me. Edited October 4, 2012 by GabrielTessin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 with open box if you send it back will they give you another?? I know the warranty is shorter but I thought they test the cards or assuredly wouldn't try and resell a known bad card right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabrielT Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 with open box if you send it back will they give you another?? I know the warranty is shorter but I thought they test the cards or assuredly wouldn't try and resell a known bad card right? No they wont exchange it. I said the same thing and that is what got me the shipping label. I'm a little bummed but whatever... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 You get it at Newegg?? I'd just send it back and settle for a 7870 or 660Ti (unless you wanna pony up for a new 7950 ) sucks man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Buy a HD 7850 now for $150 Newegg Open Box: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121623R I snagged the ASUS DCII and the MSI PE. I'm gonna see how they compare to each other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabrielT Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 No more open box for me. I'm just gonna pony up and get a 7950, what the hell right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 No more open box for me. I'm just gonna pony up and get a 7950, what the hell right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabrielT Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 (edited) I do love oreos, however I do not like the term "YOLO". I figure since the 7950 is arguably the best value in mid to high end graphics why not? I will be able to stretch this card for awhile as well, it's not like I buy graphics cards often. Graphics cards don't get better as you own them, you are stuck with what you choose until you chose to upgrade. Yeah I could go the route of buying a 5770-7850-8850-9950 route as the years tick by but I am not all for that. Both my wife and I have decent jobs for once and we might as well live it up. Edited October 4, 2012 by GabrielTessin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 I do love oreos, however I do not like the term "YOLO". I figure since the 7950 is arguably the best value in mid to high end graphics why not? I will be able to stretch this card for awhile as well, it's not like I buy graphics cards often. Graphics cards don't get better as you own them, you are stuck with what you choose until you chose to upgrade. Yeah I could go the route of buying a 5770-7850-8850-9950 route as the years tick by but I am not all for that. Both my wife and I have decent jobs for once and we might as well live it up. haha yeah it sure is (I thought long and hard about getting mine, it just has the best place in the market) The vram will help this card last a long time since it seems like vram requirements seem to be increasing in new games Yeah, they're not like CPUs which get better as that actually get utilized lol. Is my i7 really being taxed by anything right now? Yeah, that gets tiresome after a while it's better to get the jewel of the market and then cruise for a while Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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