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hi my little brother is on a strict budget, so noise, heat and power consumption is are an issue.
he is currently running a 750 ti.
his psu is an ocz 650watt modxstream pro... so power enough, his case is the corsair obsidian 750d, so cooling enough.
is it worth upgrading to a second hand hd 7950 for €50?
as i said thermals and noise is are issue.

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Sell the case and buy a cheaper one for a bigger budget lol (not a joke). The 7950 is better, though probably not worth spending your money on to upgrade

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2 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

Sell the case and buy a cheaper one for a bigger budget lol (not a joke). The 7950 is better, though probably not worth spending your money on to upgrade

i got this case for free... so yeah not gonna sell it again ;) have used budget case before... never again.
a friend just offered a hd 7950 for €50 so i was wondering if he should get that ans maybe sell the gtx 750ti for €50... 

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4 minutes ago, Martijn Klerks said:

i got this case for free... so yeah not gonna sell it again ;) have used budget case before... never again.
a friend just offered a hd 7950 for €50 so i was wondering if he should get that ans maybe sell the gtx 750ti for €50... 

Buy it, sell it on ebay for like 100 euros, then sell the 750 Ti for however much it's worth, then buy a better GPU....... lol. If you think you can sell the 750 Ti for about what you're paying for the 7950 then yeah go for it.

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5 minutes ago, Martijn Klerks said:

i got this case for free... so yeah not gonna sell it again ;) have used budget case before... never again.
a friend just offered a hd 7950 for €50 so i was wondering if he should get that ans maybe sell the gtx 750ti for €50... 

If you can make that sale happen, why not?  Upgrade, even small, for free.  Kind of a no brainer.

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7 minutes ago, Martijn Klerks said:

hi my little brother is on a strict budget, so noise, heat and power consumption is are an issue.
he is currently running a 750 ti.
his psu is an ocz 650watt modxstream pro... so power enough, his case is the corsair obsidian 750d, so cooling enough.
is it worth upgrading to a second hand hd 7950 for €50?
as i said thermals and noise is are issue.

Not sure why you would want to do that, my understanding is that the 7950 is an older card, they were competing with the 600 series, in this case the GTX 670. However if your wondering if it will play games, it should be fine. I'm doing some light gaming with an even older AMD Radeon 6950 and it works fine with Final Fantasy XIII and Cities: Skylines.

 

It could be worth it, the 7950 does have more grunt in the terms of power, but it's not as optimized for more modern games as it could be. So it really depends on what he needs it for.

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5 minutes ago, gryffinwings said:

Not sure why you would want to do that, my understanding is that the 7950 is an older card, they were competing with the 600 series, in this case the GTX 670. However if your wondering if it will play games, it should be fine. I'm doing some light gaming with an even older AMD Radeon 6950 and it works fine with Final Fantasy XIII and Cities: Skylines.

 

It could be worth it, the 7950 does have more grunt in the terms of power, but it's not as optimized for more modern games as it could be. So it really depends on what he needs it for.

The 7950 competed with the GTX 670, of which the 750 Ti doesn't even come close to. It's an upgrade in every way. @Martijn Klerks

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5 minutes ago, Imglidinhere said:

The 7950 competed with the GTX 670, of which the 750 Ti doesn't even come close to. It's an upgrade in every way. @Martijn Klerks

thank you

 

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16 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

Buy it, sell it on ebay for like 100 euros, then sell the 750 Ti for however much it's worth, then buy a better GPU....... lol. If you think you can sell the 750 Ti for about what you're paying for the 7950 then yeah go for it.

i don't think that i know i can, atleast really close to it. but we don't use ebay over here

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@Martijn Klerks

 

I would keep the 750 Ti around just as a backup, given that the 7950 is equally aged, so... yeah just be aware the card may be at the end of its life. Still worth potentially upgrading. :) 

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13 minutes ago, Imglidinhere said:

@Martijn Klerks

 

I would keep the 750 Ti around just as a backup, given that the 7950 is equally aged, so... yeah just be aware the card may be at the end of its life. Still worth potentially upgrading. :) 

alright thanks

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