upgrading my onboard gfx.

[topgear]

^^ buddy I'm talking abut the gfx card your PSu can handle with the cpu you have ( you have asked for the same on the post no 18 - last line and yu have Corsair CX430v2 PSU .. don't you ?? ). .. Ok, here's the link :

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/graphic-cards/161594-upgrading-my-onboard-gfx.html#post1729007

and talking about performance and price - a lot have changed since the release of HD7770 - current pricing of HD7770 makes it a great deal and suitable for your budget.

 

[sujeet2555]

i haven't ordered Corsair CX430v2 PSU yet. i know that 6850 requires 500w or more power. but 7770 power requirement is also shown as 450w .does CX430v2 will handle it ?
its the pricing of SMC is telling me to buy 7770.otherwise wouldn't it be good to buy 6850 + 500wpsu or just buy 6670+no psu upgrade (wait till my crt goes dead and buy a lcd monitor .crt is showing it's death symptoms like dim light , noise from inside etc)
the price of 7770 and 6850 are quite the same. from flipkart :-
| 7770 | 6850 |
sapphire| 10,017 | 10,600 |
HIS | 10,192 | 10976 |
PC | 9968 | N/A |
Asus | 11,088 | N/A |

from flipkart pricing 7770 pricing is way above my 8k budget moreover i am spending 3k on psu extra.
if i have to spend more ,then i can increase my budget and buy a performing card.if not i may have to content with 6670.

 

[d6bmg]

i haven't ordered Corsair CX430v2 PSU yet. i know that 6850 requires 500w or more power. but 7770 power requirement is also shown as 450w .does CX430v2 will handle it ?
its the pricing of SMC is telling me to buy 7770.otherwise wouldn't it be good to buy 6850 + 500wpsu or just buy 6670+no psu upgrade (wait till my crt goes dead and buy a lcd monitor .crt is showing it's death symptoms like dim light , noise from inside etc)
the price of 7770 and 6850 are quite the same. from flipkart :-
| 7770 | 6850 |
sapphire| 10,017 | 10,600 |
HIS | 10,192 | 10976 |
PC | 9968 | N/A |
Asus | 11,088 | N/A |

from flipkart pricing 7770 pricing is way above my 8k budget moreover i am spending 3k on psu extra.
if i have to spend more ,then i can increase my budget and buy a performing card.if not i may have to content with 6670.

Wrong piece of info.

Max TDP of HD7770 is 80Watt and TDP of HD6850 is 127Watt.
So, CX430 can handle both of them easily.
CX430 can even be paired with HD7850 OC'ed editions.

 

[sujeet2555]

i just ordered CX430v2 from flipkart and tomorrow gfx card.
1 .question about the psu .
*i have seen many cabinets with this psu installed in bottom arrangement .will this be fit on top arrangement in my
cabinet ?
*is the fan on psu intake or exhaust fan.
2. question about gfx card .
* why smc selling the card at lower price than others ?
* there is an OC version of r7770 on smc ,which to choose ?
* any difference between msi ,sapphire model except the cooler.

 

[topgear]

PSU :
1. you can install the PSu at top postion of the cabby.
2. The PSU fan is in intake position.
GPU :
1. Can't really say for sure - but local stores ( in big cities ) usually sell products at less price compared to online shops..
2. If there's 100/200 bucks price difference get the OCed version but if the price difference is 500/1000 bucks get the non OCed one and OC it by yourself.
3. yep, Sapphire comes with 2 years warranty.

 

[sujeet2555]

thank for the reply . what is msi warranty period ? on india msi site ,it is not clearly stated .it says that "In accordance with original manufacturer's products serial number/barcode, graphics card products manufactured from July 01 2003 onwards are by original manufacturer, where as Graphics Card products purchased before July 01 2003, are warranted for 1 year."

it is not stated by smc either.but the same model by newegg says it has 3 yrs warranty.
and is it correct that amd may cut prices for 7770 to make it competitive against 6850 prices.

ok now i was paying for the ordered "MSI R7770-PMD1GD5" from smc.i called them on their contact number before paying.the lady told me that it was in stock and is priced at 8300.but my order summary is 8100+250 or 8100+100 total.i asked about the same ,she gave me another number.i called there he told me it is 8300 rs then i told him again about the order sub-total amount.then he asked where i was ordering from and he told me that it is including transport charge.
i asked about the OC double fan version ,he told me that he has only one fan model.why they don't update the same.wrong amount ,wrong info about stock availabilty.how much do i have to pay 8300/8350/8200 in total that of course in advance?SMC has make it difficult to me to buy from them.
why should i buy from them when no one is incharge at SMC (some say this some say that ) ,also that is before buying the component ? god know what will happen when i will pay them and they start to say that and this. if i would have been in delhi ,i might have buy from SMC but online it will be prefferable to buy from flipkart that provide COD.

 

[topgear]

thank for the reply . what is msi warranty period ? on india msi site ,it is not clearly stated .it says that "In accordance with original manufacturer's products serial number/barcode, graphics card products manufactured from July 01 2003 onwards are by original manufacturer, where as Graphics Card products purchased before July 01 2003, are warranted for 1 year."

it is not stated by smc either.but the same model by newegg says it has 3 yrs warranty.
and is it correct that amd may cut prices for 7770 to make it competitive against 6850 prices.

3 Years and the price of HD7770 is already lower compared to the price of HD6850 and the price difference is more than the performance difference right now - don't you think ??

ok now i was paying for the ordered "MSI R7770-PMD1GD5" from smc.i called them on their contact number before paying.the lady told me that it was in stock and is priced at 8300.but my order summary is 8100+250 or 8100+100 total.i asked about the same ,she gave me another number.i called there he told me it is 8300 rs then i told him again about the order sub-total amount.then he asked where i was ordering from and he told me that it is including transport charge.
i asked about the OC double fan version ,he told me that he has only one fan model.why they don't update the same.wrong amount ,wrong info about stock availabilty.how much do i have to pay 8300/8350/8200 in total that of course in advance?SMC has make it difficult to me to buy from them.
why should i buy from them when no one is incharge at SMC (some say this some say that ) ,also that is before buying the component ? god know what will happen when i will pay them and they start to say that and this. if i would have been in delhi ,i might have buy from SMC but online it will be prefferable to buy from flipkart that provide COD.

Though I've no personal experience with SMC I've seen forum members got their products from there and they also handles the RMA process and they are telling you differnt prices - may be they have confused the pricing fo the OCed and non OCed version - just shoot them a mail ( regarding any/all the queries you have ) and wait for 1 day - answer on the e-mail can be considered as an fficial reply so yu will get a confirmed price.

and if you want to avoid all these hassle and don't mind in paying extra - then get it from FK.

 

[sujeet2555]

nah ,they told me that they had only this model "MSI R7770-PMD1GD5" .they read it .they are confused themselves because their prices are not fixed.
BTW now i am thinking to buy this Sapphire AMD/ATI HD 7770 1 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card | Graphics Card | Flipkart.com after i got my hand on new PSU (on 25 aug) .

 

[d6bmg]

^^ Really overpriced at flipkart.
As you are staying in Delhi, so to SMC store by yourself and buy HD7770 from there. You will get it <8K.

 

[sujeet2555]

yes ,i know it is overpriced.over and over my budget .i am not staying right now in delhi .i'm in patna now.
can i hope the price of 7770 may come down ? i do searching here locally .

 

[topgear]

Price decrease below than 7.5/8k - I think not possible

 

[sujeet2555]

is there any option from nvidia side comparable to 7770 or 6850 ? i was leaning towards amd since this mobo says that it has hybrid crossfirex (crossfiring discrete card with onboard).don't know if hd7770 will be supported or not.

 

[d6bmg]

^^ You won't get any good options from nvidia at the same price range in terms of performance.

 

[topgear]

for Nvidia go for GTX 560 ~10-11k.

 

[d6bmg]

That mean OP will have to increase his budget by ~2.5K.
@OP: Either buy GTX560 by increasing your budget or stock to those AMD cards. Don't buy 550ti at low price, because
1. It consumes much more power than its AMD equivalent cards.
2. Performance is low.

 

[sujeet2555]

i think to get hd7770 (7770 is priced at 10k everywhere except SMC MSI model) i have to increase my budget to +/- 10k or buy it from SMC.
my only concern is that it should be able to play future games atleast playable.

which one be the best one from flipkart options.
1.Asus AMD/ATI HD 7770 Direct CU 1 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card | Graphics Card | Flipkart.com
2.Sapphire AMD/ATI HD 7770 1 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card | Graphics Card | Flipkart.com
3.MSI NVIDIA N560GTX M2D1GD5 1 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card | Graphics Card | Flipkart.com

are GTX560 are better than 7770 as seen from this review.
XFX Radeon 7770 Jet Black Edition Super Overclock Graphics Card Review vs GTX 560 - Introduction

 

[d6bmg]

Choosing between HD7770 & GTX 560?
Get GTX560, which is better than HD7770 although it consumes more power.

 

[sujeet2555]

1.although 560 consumes more power ,will corsair cx430v2 will handle it.i am running only HardDisk and a DVD writer only on cabinet PSU.other 3 cabinet fans are running on different PSU.
2.GTX560 will be good as future-proofing option than 7770 ?
3.if i have to go with HD7770 which one is good sapphire or asus option ?

 

[d6bmg]

1. Yes, CX430 will be enough for the config you have.
2. In terms of processing power, yes.
3. Sapphire is the better option IMO.

 

[topgear]

@ OP - just don't OC anything if you are gonna get the GTX 560.