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kitamesume:
1GB vs 2GB isn't an issue with lower end cards since the bottleneck would be the GPU first before the full potential of the ram gets used, at most the gains would be ignorable. what uses the GPU RAMs are the settings, specially going at the higher settings ends up using rams more but lower end cards cant be effectively used at higher settings because they're simply too weak to do so, but once you step onto higher end cards thats where higher capacities shines the most.
to point out as well, lower end cards are under HD7750 and GTX550Ti. middle end cards, also known as mainstream cards, are HD7750 to HD7850 and GTX550Ti to GTX560Ti, high end are HD7870 to HD7950 and GTX570 to GTX670. while enthusiasts are whatever at the top of their pyramid but most likely it'll be their HD7970 to HD7990 and GTX680 to GTX690.
usually they categorize their rankings based on how capable the cards are, cards capable of only up to 720p are lower end cards while cards capable of only up to 1080p are mainstream cards. cards capable of 1440p are what you'd call high end cards, while cards that plays practically anything at extreme settings are enthusiast cards.
theres a lot of means to get an OS, microsoft are giving away free copies of windows 7 but with a trial in them, you could extend it to theoretically an unlimited trial via a trick tho i doubt we can discuss it here. linux is free as well and they're legally downloadable and licenced. buying a copy is also an option but it costs too much to be justifiable.
a legal copy isn't really a necessity either, so long as you don't get caught you can pull off a pirate copy.
zzzYuyu:
--- Quote from: kitamesume on June 19, 2012, 12:56:01 PM ---heck im playing fallout3 at 720p med settings on my HD6570 that isnt even half of HD7770's performance.
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Wait what. I could run it with everything on max @ 1920x1080 with my old HD5850. You're doing something wrong.
Saras:
5850 is high end 5th gen.
7770 is med end 7th gen.
6570 is entry level 6th gen.
A high end card will toast a med end card for a good 3 generations and a low end one for 5. Your 5850 will probably be a fair bit better than 9570 if one will exist.
Also, Fallout, Skyrim... etc. are CPU bound. As long as it's better than "decent enough" the GPU has little say in their performance. Considering that, it'd highly recommend going for basically any i5, it doesn't really matter which one, by the looks of it, you'll have little use for the unlocked models, but do shell out for at least the lowest one.
I'd also hold back on an SSD, a normal HDD will suffice for now, get a decent monitor instead. And while a 7770 is good enough for now, it will not be for long. If you wish to use the same rig in two years, I highly suggest upgrading to a 7850. I would also avoid going for the 560, as the 660 will be released shortly.
Edit:
Kitamusume's suggested base rig is generally fine, but I would still suggest chucking out the ssd and exchanging the 7770 for the 7850 OC for the same price. Leaving you with some extra cash for a half decent monitor.
vuzedome:
Definitely go for something higher for the GPU, getting a SSD with your budget isn't really wise so hold that off for when you plan on going all out.
kitamesume:
he did mention he had a NAS, so why toss the SSD? rather toss the HDD instead, a much more logical move i think? as it bears more perks than getting an HDD.
edit: with a 120GB tho, that is unless the games he'd install would use up more than 70GB and where 40GB is reserved for the OS then it would become slightly problematic indeed.
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