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    KingEli posted on Nov 21, 2013 3:31:13 AM - Report post
     
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    The new patch reduced RAM requirements for Ghosts down to 4GB.

    I'm thinking of going for the 7770 OC 1GB (all of them offered here are OC versions). It costs around 100 euros. The 7770 versions are from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, PowerColor and Sapphire. If I were to get a 7770, would it matter if it's ASUS or MSI or some other company listed above?

    Not much difference in the mid-range department but I guess you cant go wrong with Asus..

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    jackbig posted on Nov 21, 2013 3:34:27 AM - Report post
     
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    500+ watts recommended, + geforce 650TI

    some 650TI specs

    Thermal and Power Specs:
    105 CMaximum GPU Temperature (in C)
    110 WMaximum Graphics Card Power (W)
    400 WMinimum System Power Requirement (W)4
    One 6-pinSupplementary Power Connectors

    The 650TI has good price/performance ratio but I've seen many complains from these card owners as well, Nvidia simply decided it's not worth their time to invest in those cards anymore, just my hunch..

    true, so maybe a amd equivalent will be good

    although i had myself a 660TI, which gave no problems driver wise
    whatsoever,but went later on to a asus geforce 780

    [Edited by jackbig, 11/21/2013 3:08:51 AM]

    personal notes:

    which is kinda obsolete again since asus released or is going to release the asus rog geforce 760 which has a dual gpu

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    or the 780TI


    [Edited by jackbig, 11/21/2013 3:16:20 AM]

    Congrats, awesome card! The driver issues started about 1-2 months ago with these cards and it's only with the latest game ready drivers, but there are some users reporting that the new drivers are stable with their cards, the driver issues are related more to system components compatibility, that is the official developers response.
    So maybe with his current setup he wont have a problem but I would'nt count on it.

    thnks bro

    and as always there are one trillion different component setups out there
    x67 x77 x79, z87 chipsets to name a few, not to mention the amd ones i have myself a msi Z87-G45 GAMING mobo, which gave a lot problems,with detecting sata2 drives, and some usb issues, which needed a few bios upgrades

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    jackbig posted on Nov 21, 2013 3:37:18 AM - Report post
     
    quote:
    originally posted by Ratchet_Expert

    The new patch reduced RAM requirements for Ghosts down to 4GB.

    I'm thinking of going for the 7770 OC 1GB (all of them offered here are OC versions). It costs around 100 euros. The 7770 versions are from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, PowerColor and Sapphire. If I were to get a 7770, would it matter if it's ASUS or MSI or some other company listed above?

    those video cards, made by different brands, are mostly the same besides from maybe some buffed up clock speeds etc, whats most important i think is the use of coolers on said cards, and they all use their own cooling systems 1 fan 2 fans even 3 fans

    and we dont like a turbo jet sound coming from those fans, so generally more fans means lower fan speed, means lower noise, to still have the same cooling capacity as 1 fan running at full speed

    [Edited by jackbig, 11/21/2013 3:41:53 AM]

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    Ratchet_Expert posted on Nov 21, 2013 6:15:51 AM - Report post
     
    It turns out that my PSU is actually 550W, not 350W, so I guess I don't need get a better one.

    Anyway, I order a Sapphire HD 7770 GHZ edition since that was the only one left. I'm not really a fan of Nvidia because I've always had bad experience with them. Thanks for your opinion.
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    DABhand posted on Nov 21, 2013 9:25:34 AM - Report post
     
    Because a handful of people are complaining doesn't mean everyone is. People are so over dramatic these days :P

    A 760+ is fine, they have some early issues, just like the 2xx AMD cards have.

    Nvidia still offers best price/performance and will not try to fry your CPU.

    Get a 600W PSU at least Bronze 80+, and a 760 or higher (you will get some nice games with them from select places), 8GB DDR3 1600 (in 2x 4GB sticks).

    Also your CPU won't cut it now, may look into an i5 or cheap i7 if you want to stay intel, or the new 9000 series CPU's from AMD.
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