Reddit mentions of XFX Core Edition HD7850 860MHz 1GB DDR5 2X Mini DisplayPort/HDMI/2xDVI Graphics Card FX785AZNL4

"I priced everything out online and this is what it's worth" suuurrreee....

• 4TB Hard Drive - $120
  
  
• i7 2600K - $175
  
  
• 16GB RAM - $50
  
  
• 7850 - $75 I actually bought a 7870 on eBay a few months ago for $57 but whatever
  
  
• Motherboard, can't find one but equivalent decent mobos would be like $150
  
  
• PSU - $75 and probably better than the one this thing comes with
  
  
• CPU Cooler - $20
  
  
• Case - $70
  
  
• Enough LEDs to melt this computer - $20
  
  I'd offer $750 for everything, tops.

The same XFX card is only $155 on Amazon, and comes with free 2-day shipping if you have Amazon Prime. I don't think you get the 3 free games with it, but you save a good $23. Also, I have a copy of Tomb Raider which I've been meaning to give away, so let me know if you want it.

A 7950 with 3GB of memory is also available on Amazon for $265. Here's a version of the 7950 that's selling for $245 on Amazon too (and also has the free 2-day prime shipping/free 7-day shipping for non-Prime members). However, despite being slightly slower, the 7850 is a better bang for your buck than the 7950.

You may also consider the XFX AMD 7870 2GB, which is available on Amazon for $220 (also with the free 2-day/7-day shipping).

If you want to go the nVidia route, the XFX 660 can be had for $199 here, and it is a bit quicker than the 7850. This XFX 650Ti ties the 7850, and costs $170.

Better than all of these cards would be an nVidia GTX 760, which costs $260 on Amazon or $250 on NewEgg, but that might be out of your price range. Still, I'd strongly recommend it if you're considering stepping into the $200+ range. Here's a helpful chart comparing its performance in BF3 to the GTX670, the AMD 7950, etc., and here's a similar chart that compares the 7850 to the 7950 and some others.

If I were you, I'd go for this XFX 660, which I also linked above. At $199.99, you get performance that's quite noticeably better than the 7850, even a bit better than the still-more-expensive AMD 7870 which costs ~$220, and it comes overclocked out of the box with a 980MHz core clock (the stock speed on these cards is 900MHz, I think). It also has 2GB of VRAM rather than the 1GB on the XFX 7850 you mentioned, which is quickly entering the too-little-memory territory as games continue expanding the resolution of their textures, the complexity of scenes, etc. Not to mention that 2GB of video memory will allow deferred antialiasing and higher texture quality settings to have a lower impact on your FPS than cards with only 1GB of memory.

I am going 6670 because that is the GPU I need a desperate upgrade from.

[here is the item I would love, GTX 750] (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125503&cm_re=gtx_750-_-14-125-503-_-Product) This product jumped in price not valid anymore :(

here is an alternative :D

XFX Core Edition HD7850 used

Here is to hoping I get an awesome Christmas upgrade. IF not I am sure someone will get something nice. Either way Thanks for the giveaway.

Amount of RAM doesn't really correlate to game performance. Even in graphics cards, this 1 GB card would outperform this 4 GB card. Likewise, system memory really stops improving game performance at any value higher than 8 GB. Some could argue that in games only 4 GB of RAM would be enough, and I agree; however, 8 GB allows you to do pretty much every basic task and multitask along with gaming.



Also, I think your conception of gaming PC parts is slightly skewed: the CPU doesn't matter as much as most would think. The balance between GPU and CPU power should be 65%/35% (roughly, and this would vary from game to game). If you run games like BF4, Crysis, and other graphically intensive and well optimized games, then you could run them well on a $200 CPU paired with a $300 GPU. A comparably priced setup with a $200 CPU and $300 of RAM (roughly 32GB at today's prices), you would get hugely reduced framerates and may not even have a graphics output if you go with AMD's FX line and a non 760G chipset motherboard.


TL;DR: RAM above 8GB is useless for most gamers, CPU is not as important as you'd think.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor | $138.88 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler | $28.75 @ OutletPC
Motherboard | MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard | $64.98 @ OutletPC
Memory | Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $129.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Hitachi Travelstar Z7K500 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $48.98 @ OutletPC
Video Card | XFX Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card | $169.65 @ Amazon
Case | Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $34.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply | Ultra 650W ATX Power Supply | $67.27 @ TigerDirect
Case Fan | Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan | $16.98 @ OutletPC
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $700.47
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 19:28 EST-0500 |


Only difference is probobly the HDD (I cant remember my specific brand and I have a secondary SSD for booting) and my graphics card I couldnt find on part picker.

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Edition-DisplayPort-Graphics-FX785AZNL4/dp/B009TS478K

Why does my monitor not receive a signal from the PC? I have a DVI cable plugged into the monitor and into my GPU.