should i get an r7 250?

[hammad1029]

i have a hp compaq 7900 cmt with a core 2 duo e8400 @3.00ghz and 4 gb of ddr2 ram and a 365 watt power supply

my questions are :-

1. will my cpu and ram bottleneck it

2. will my power supply be able to handle it?

3. will it fit inside my case

[Skiiwee29]

get a 950 instead, much more powerful and will likely not bottleneck. 

[hammad1029]

Just now, legacy99 said:

get a 950 instead, much more powerful and will likely not bottleneck. 

i have a budget of 80$ and i can not save or exceed

[Skiiwee29]

Then if thats the best you can afford then... you will not have a very good gaming experience. 

[hammad1029]

Just now, legacy99 said:

Then if thats the best you can afford then... you will not have a very good gaming experience. 

i wanna play games at 720p even if at low settings

will it bottleneck tho? and will my psu be able to handle it?

[readdyeddy]

17 minutes ago, hammad1029 said:

i have a hp compaq 7900 cmt with a core 2 duo e8400 @3.00ghz and 4 gb of ddr2 ram and a 365 watt power supply

my questions are :-

1. will my cpu and ram bottleneck it

2. will my power supply be able to handle it?

3. will it fit inside my case

for gaming, r7 240 performs a bit better than the 250.

[hammad1029]

Just now, readdyeddy said:

for gaming, r7 240 performs a bit better than the 250.

didnt u see linus's video on it?

[readdyeddy]

3 minutes ago, hammad1029 said:

didnt u see linus's video on it?

nope. im going by information data online, not by videos.

[readdyeddy]

also, if you wait like august 8th, the RX-460 is coming out for about 109 USD.

[hammad1029]

8 minutes ago, readdyeddy said:

also, if you wait like august 8th, the RX-460 is coming out for about 109 USD.

thats not possible here in my country, if u want an idea a gtx 1080 here is 910$ i live in shitistan

[CostcoSamples]

I would look around for a used GPU that is a bit newer.  Can probably find a used gtx 750 ti for $80.

[typographie]

2 hours ago, readdyeddy said:

nope. im going by information data online, not by videos.

Care to share that data? I'd be very interested to see how someone managed to claim an R7 240 was faster than an R7 250.

 

Here's the data I can find on the matter:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r7-240-and-250,3717-4.html

[SLAYR]

2 hours ago, readdyeddy said:

for gaming, r7 240 performs a bit better than the 250.

Lol,  NO 

 

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-R7-240-vs-AMD-R7-250/m8608vsm8217

 

250 is 49% better, and has so much better price to percormance.

 

EDIT: unless you are thinking of a nvidia gts 250.

[AceTaker]

5 hours ago, hammad1029 said:

i have a hp compaq 7900 cmt with a core 2 duo e8400 @3.00ghz and 4 gb of ddr2 ram and a 365 watt power supply

my questions are :-

1. will my cpu and ram bottleneck it

2. will my power supply be able to handle it?

3. will it fit inside my case

1. It would bottleneck, but, with $80, you sorta have no choice.

2. It doesn't draw from the power supply, but from the PCI-E Slot

3. It fits in my Micro ATX case, should be fine anyways

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127763

Thats the one I bought, can run Skyrim on High easily with a Athlon II X2 250 3.0 Ghz, and ESO on Med-High Settings 30-60 FPS.

[AceTaker]

4 minutes ago, AceTaker said:

1. It would bottleneck, but, with $80, you sorta have no choice.

2. It doesn't draw from the power supply, but from the PCI-E Slot

3. It fits in my Micro ATX case, should be fine anyways

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127763

Thats the one I bought, can run Skyrim on High easily with a Athlon II X2 250 3.0 Ghz, and ESO on Med-High Settings 30-60 FPS.

I forgot to say, that AMD revised this version, so It runs like the 250E, with Cape Verde instead of Oland, generally speaking, the 250E is roughly 2% better then the 250.

[readdyeddy]

3 hours ago, SLAYR said:

Lol,  NO 

 

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-R7-240-vs-AMD-R7-250/m8608vsm8217

 

250 is 49% better, and has so much better price to percormance.

 

EDIT: unless you are thinking of a nvidia gts 250.

my bad man... 

[hammad1029]

13 hours ago, AceTaker said:

I forgot to say, that AMD revised this version, so It runs like the 250E, with Cape Verde instead of Oland, generally speaking, the 250E is roughly 2% better then the 250.

im gonna be getting the gigabyte rev 2.0 2gb 128 bit version, is it good? and btw can i use a pci e 8x slot?

[hammad1029]

15 hours ago, AceTaker said:

1. It would bottleneck, but, with $80, you sorta have no choice.

2. It doesn't draw from the power supply, but from the PCI-E Slot

3. It fits in my Micro ATX case, should be fine anyways

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127763

Thats the one I bought, can run Skyrim on High easily with a Athlon II X2 250 3.0 Ghz, and ESO on Med-High Settings 30-60 FPS.

and how much will it bottle neck? and ill be getting this one http://www.czone.com.pk/graphic-cards-amd-radeon-gigabyte-gv-r725oc-2gi-rev2.0-radeon-r7-250-2gb-128-bit-ddr3-pci-express-3.0-hdcp-ready-video-card-pakistan-p.2514.aspx

[Vode]

21 hours ago, readdyeddy said:

for gaming, r7 240 performs a bit better than the 250.

That's wrong. How on earth would you come to a conclusion like this?

[Vode]

21 hours ago, hammad1029 said:

i have a hp compaq 7900 cmt with a core 2 duo e8400 @3.00ghz and 4 gb of ddr2 ram and a 365 watt power supply

my questions are :-

1. will my cpu and ram bottleneck it

2. will my power supply be able to handle it?

3. will it fit inside my case

 

Get a used graphics card. With a budget of 80 bucks you should look at the used market.

 

You can get a used 660 Ti, 7850 or r7 260 or r7 260x with your budget. They will be much better than a R7 250.

[hammad1029]

Just now, Vode said:

 

Get a used graphics card. With a budget of 80 bucks you should look at the used market.

 

You can get a used 660 Ti, 7850 or r7 260 or r7 260x with your budget. They will be much better than a R7 250.

there isnt a used market in my area

[Vode]

2 minutes ago, hammad1029 said:

there isnt a used market in my area

Ebay?

 

7850 for 70 bucks.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sapphire-Radeon-7850-2GB-/222207730029?hash=item33bc9ce16d:g:IkcAAOSwZVlXoN3Z

 

7770 for 50 bucks.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-Radeon-HD-7770-R7770-1GB-/272329012670?hash=item3f6812f5be:g:~CQAAOSwA3tXoWN9

[hammad1029]

1 minute ago, Vode said:

Ebay?

 

7850 for 70 bucks.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sapphire-Radeon-7850-2GB-/222207730029?hash=item33bc9ce16d:g:IkcAAOSwZVlXoN3Z

 

7770 for 50 bucks.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-Radeon-HD-7770-R7770-1GB-/272329012670?hash=item3f6812f5be:g:~CQAAOSwA3tXoWN9

no, ebay doesnt work here neither does amazon

[Vode]

1 hour ago, hammad1029 said:

no, ebay doesnt work here neither does amazon

Ok then my only suggestion is to save another ~20 bucks and wait for the RX 460.

 

If that's not an option I guess the R7 250 would be alright for light gaming, although it's not the best value.

I actually have an R7 250 in my music production rig. I don't game on it but you could run CS Go, Starcraft 2 or other e-sport titles at 720p and high settings no problem. It's not a bad card. Just old and the price with 80 bucks is expensive relative to the performance it delivers these days.

[hammad1029]

3 minutes ago, Vode said:

Ok then my only suggestion is to save another ~20 bucks and wait for the RX 460.

 

If that's not an option I guess the R7 250 would be alright for light gaming, although it's not the best value.

I actually have an R7 250 in my msuic production rig. I don#t game on it but you could run CS Go, Starcraft 2 or other e-sport titles at 720p and high settings no problem. It's not a bad card. Just old and the price with 80 bucks is expensive relative to the performance it delivers these days.

will i be able to run black ops 2? and as i said newer cards dont come here right away, it will come here in a month or 2 and then too it will be for atleast 150-200$ judging by the price of the gtx 1080 here being 910$