You'd still probably be better off picking out some parts from memory express and have them build it for you. Apparently Futureshop is having a sale on monitors.
What he said. Except for the futureshop part. Stay far away from futureshop / best buy. Get the monitor at memex and have them price match it.
I am looking for an off-the-shelf desktop PC, I will be primarily using it for pron and as a HTPC. I would like to purchase it today. About $1000 budget, I'll need the PC, keyboard, mouse, monitor.
I would like to network 2 TVs, both with PS3s, and the PC. If anyone has thoughts on how to best accomplish this, it would be greatly appreciated. I am going to run a BB50 router and CAT5 to the PS3s and the PC.
I can't seem to find much in the way of reviews for the 2GB version of the HD 7770. Plenty around for the 1GB. Wondering if I'd see that much of a difference with the extra gig. I didn't really want to spend more than $200 considering my system is still able to run the majority of games on high settings.
I can't seem to find much in the way of reviews for the 2GB version of the HD 7770. Plenty around for the 1GB. Wondering if I'd see that much of a difference with the extra gig. I didn't really want to spend more than $200 considering my system is still able to run the majority of games on high settings.
If you say that the vast majority of games already run on high settings I see no reason to upgrade to either of those cards. If it was me, I would save an extra $200 and pick up a Geforce GTX 670 or Radeon HD 7950 - the performance increase will be substantial and you will future proof yourself for several years. If you buy the 7770 you will need to upgrade again in 6 months.
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If you say that the vast majority of games already run on high settings I see no reason to upgrade to either of those cards. If it was me, I would save an extra $200 and pick up a Geforce GTX 670 or Radeon HD 7950 - the performance increase will be substantial and you will future proof yourself for several years. If you buy the 7770 you will need to upgrade again in 6 months.
Just to revisit this thread, after a lot of waffling I've decided that I am going to get a new card. I notice that on average, the HD 7950 is less expensive. Is it worth spending $50-$100 more for the GTX 670? Any manufacturer you guys recommend? I've had Sapphire in the past and I am quite satisfied with my current ASUS card/components but I've heard some mixed things about their recent cards.
