Upgrading a PC for gaming

Cisco001 · 27 September 2012 at 2:06PM

Notmyrealname wrote: »

I second Cisco001's advice. nVidia used to be the obvious choice for graphics card but AMD really upped their game.

I would have though GTX 560SE could be another option for the budget. But the fact is it is similar price with 7770, using more power and not as fast as 6850 on the other hand...

spratley · 28 September 2012 at 7:19PM

Thanks to you all - very helpful! Looking at AMD 7770 graphics cards, is there any real difference between those made by XFX, Asus, Gigabyte etc.?

Mobeer · 28 September 2012 at 10:04PM

Something to consider is that the Radeon 7700 needs a 6-pin power connector. If your power supply has none, then the slower Radeon 7750 is about the fastest card you can get that takes all it's power from the motherboard with no extra cables needed.

spratley · 15 October 2012 at 9:46AM

HD7770 and HD6850 seem to be around same price at the moment (£95ish) - but which is better? Is the 7770 newer than the 6850, or is that not relevant?

Cisco001 · 15 October 2012 at 9:56AM

6850 faster, but 7770 use less power.

[Deleted User] · 15 October 2012 at 11:24AM

If you're into PC gaming, it's best to build your own PC from scratch to help making upgrading easier. Buying an off the shelf unit from PC World never makes it easy with upgrade options in the future.