HD 7770?

[02Obvious]

Hey guys

I mainly play counter strike and currently have a R7 250 paired with a AMD A4-5300 cpu (not the best i know)

Recently the game is becoming unplayable with massive lag and stuttering ( Cpu usage is at 100% constant and Gpu usage is eratic and only about 50-60%). As im waiting till i move out to build my own PC (about 6 months) i need a cheap, quick alternative. 

Is buying a cheap, used HD 7770 or similar of ebay and sticking in my parents PC worth it (as i only need it to work for about 5-6 months) or will it make no difference?
Wanting to get back to over 100 Fps if possible

 

Thanks for any help

[79wjd]

Your issue is your cpu, not your GPU (hence why your CPU is running at 100% but your GPU is only at 50%). Upgrade it (to something like an x4 860k) or overclock if if you can. 

 

An HD7770 is an R7 250x, so it's not much faster. 

[don_svetlio]

R7 250 = 7730 IIRC - difference will be minimal if any

[Bastian]

I've got a HD7770 of ebay two years ago - excellent for games like counter strike, but I think you should focus more on your CPU, as it's at 100% usage and the a4-series is also generally not a strong processor-series...

[Citadelen]

See if you can get an A8 or an A10 to help with the CPU bottleneck.

[incarnate]

Your cpu is the problem. When a cpu his 100% and gpu load is erratic, that is a clear indication of a cpu bottleneck. Getting a better gpu won't help at all, a new cpu would.

 

Having said that, there's a few things you can and should do, especially if it was running well before.

 

1) shutdown the pc and restart it. This can help if the computer is put to sleep instead of shutdown on a regular basis. If it actually gets shutdown regularly, skip this step.

 

2) run ccleaner and defrag the hard drive. IF IT IS AM SSD, DON'T DEFRAG.

 

3) run a virus scan AND malware bytes. It could be malware slowing down the pc.

 

Hope this helps.

[02Obvious]

5 hours ago, incarnate said:

Your cpu is the problem. When a cpu his 100% and gpu load is erratic, that is a clear indication of a cpu bottleneck. Getting a better gpu won't help at all, a new cpu would.

 

Having said that, there's a few things you can and should do, especially if it was running well before.

 

1) shutdown the pc and restart it. This can help if the computer is put to sleep instead of shutdown on a regular basis. If it actually gets shutdown regularly, skip this step.

 

2) run ccleaner and defrag the hard drive. IF IT IS AM SSD, DON'T DEFRAG.

 

3) run a virus scan AND malware bytes. It could be malware slowing down the pc.

 

Hope this helps.

I ran ccleaner on reccomendation of a friend and that seems to have fixed my problem. Back up to about 80 stable fps

Just cant wait to upgrade my PC!

Thanks for the help

[incarnate]

2 hours ago, 02Obvious said:

I ran ccleaner on reccomendation of a friend and that seems to have fixed my problem. Back up to about 80 stable fps

Just cant wait to upgrade my PC!

Thanks for the help

No problem

[PlayStation 2]

11 hours ago, don_svetlio said:

R7 250 = 7730 IIRC - difference will be minimal if any

I believe that's the R7 240. 

250 ~= 7750

250X = 7770

260 ~= 7790

260X > 7790

265 ~= 7850

and so on

 

To OP: it's a 100% CPU bottleneck.

[79wjd]

 

1 hour ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

I believe that's the R7 240. 

250 ~= 7750

250X = 7770

260 ~= 7790

260X > 7790

265 ~= 7850

and so on

 

To OP: it's a 100% CPU bottleneck.

7730 = 250

7770 = 250x

7790 = 260x

[PlayStation 2]

Just now, djdwosk97 said:

 

7730 = 250

7770 = 250x

7790 = 260x

Huh, didn't know they didn't reuse the 7750.

[79wjd]

5 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

Huh, didn't know they didn't reuse the 7750.

Yeah, I've stopped trying to figure out what's going on in the inner workings of AMD and just go double check core counts every time I lose track of which gpus are equivalent.