Graphic Card required with a budget of about 7000

[Ronnie11]

Hey guys.i am about to upgrade to a new pc..so since i am getting p67 based comp...i need a graphic card...my budget is about 7000....my requirements mostly is gaming & media....i heard that the 6000 series based cards will be released soon..is it out already...had shortlisted either 5770 or 5750...pls help...

 

[MegaMind]

Which PSU?
MSI 5770 - 7K

 

[doomgiver]

^ +1 for 5770. best bang for the buck.
and check your psu. get a good one like corsair vx 430Watt to be safe(if u havent got any)

 

[vickybat]

^^ Its corsair vx450 mate.

 

[doomgiver]

aah, thanks!!! i forgot it, but i did write the watt rating

 

[ashis_lakra]

me too opted for MSI Hawk 5770 GPU, which will be shipped to me within next month... i m still excited abt my new card..

Buy 5770 card. its worth every penny.

 

[Ronnie11]

erm..i am going for the corsair vx550w...

i have a small confusion here....(i am a huge noob at gpu's)what is the difference between ati sapphire 5770 & msi...some people here were telling me to go for sapphire one..i don't understand whats the difference between asapphire & msi cards...
Buy Sapphire | Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB DDR5 | Buy PCI Express card | Buy Graphic card
Also my budget is about Rs 7500...not 7000

 

[Cilus]

I think Sapphire has been suggested as their price are lower than the other brands. Also the baseline models of Sapphire cards have a little better custom Cooler design than the reference model cards from other brands. So if you are buying the baseline models, Sapphire is advisable.
Since your budget is 7.5K, you can go for the MSI Hawk version. In Kolkata it is available @ 7.5K. This baby is factory overclocked and has great custom PCB design which offers better cooling and more hard room for overclocking.

For PSU, go for Corsair GS 600 @ 4.1K

 

[MegaMind]

^^But CILUS the GS600 has poor build quality compared to VX550

I think OP should pick VX550 over GS600...

 

[Ronnie11]

just to make things clear,i will post my planned comp specs

1:-Gigabyte GA P67A UD3 B3
2:-Intel I5 2400/2500K
3:-Ram(yet to decide)
4:-Corsair VX550W

another noob question..does the corsair psu come with 6-pin power PEG header??

 

[Cilus]

^^But CILUS the GS600 has poor build quality compared to VX550

I think OP should pick VX550 over GS600...

The build quality of GS series is also top notch, it is not at all poor. I've personally checked it. Only it comes with 3 Yrs of warranty where VX has 5 Yrs. It is more than enough to run Op's configuration and also provides room for future upgrades.

 

[skeletor]

I won't call GS series as poor. They are reliable, but my preference will be VX550 over GS600.

Why?

GS600 = Chinese/Taiwanese capacitors, rated at 40 C, slightly worse ripple + voltage regulation, 3 year warranty
VX550 = Japanese capacitors, rated at 50 C, slightly better ripple + voltage regulation, 5 year warranty

and honestly, if Corsair is labeling GS600 as a 600w unit, they could have easily done the same with VX550 and labelled it as VX600.

My two cents.

 

[Ronnie11]

erm so which card do u recommend then??? & does the psu come with the 6pin connector??whats the difference between sapphire & msi card??better cooling??

pls help me people..need to buy my confi this week

 

[Cilus]

Yes, the PSU comes with 6 pin connector.
There is no such difference between MSi and Sapphire cards.
If you want to stick with the base model of HD 5770, available @ 7 to 7.2K then get the Sapphire one as it is having better custom PCB design and offers better cooling compared to the reference model of MSI.
If yo wanna spend 7.5K then go for the MSI Hawk@ 7.5K as it offers far better custom PCB and cooler which will keep your card cool and more hardroom for further overclocking.

By the way, in Primeabgb GS600 is available @ 3.8K

 

[ashis_lakra]

MSI HawK 5770 is d best card, you can lay your hands on.

 

[Ronnie11]

whats the difference between sapphire card & the msi card???

 

[Piyush]

^^their warranty most probably
and some design of their own

for example: sapphire is known for its vaporX series and arctic coolers
where as MSI is famous for its hawk, lightning series and twin frozers

 

[Ronnie11]

^^their warranty most probably
and some design of their own

for example: sapphire is known for its vaporX series and arctic coolers
where as MSI is famous for its hawk, lightning series and twin frozers

how is the warranty & service?any good or do they send u to rashi??also is the cooling better?