I am looking at a GPU in the $500 range. I was originally going to get the PowerColor Red Dragon 6800XT, but saw that the Sapphire Pulse 7800XT is essentially the same price.

I know that the 7800XT is newer, but it only has two fans. I’ve also heard that the performance improvements in the 7000 series are minimal compared to the 6000 series.

Also this is minor but my local Micro Center does not have the 7800xt in stock, but I could get it from Newegg.

I use a 1440p monitor. Any opinions one which I should get?

  • bec@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Are you me? haha I was also interested in getting a Powercolor Red Dragon 6800XT, but then I researched a bit and read that Powercolor is somewhat of a second-tier GPU maker, so I’m going to go for a Sapphire Nitro+ 7800XT (not the same price, but only a little more expensive, 540 vs 605 -different markets-).

    I have a Meshify C as well, and the Nitro+ is 320mm long while on Fractal’s website they list 315mm as maximum GPU length with the bottom front fan installed. To solve the problem of having a 320mm card with a front fan I researched a bit and found out that there are slim fans, so I will get a Arctic P14 slim wich is 16mm deep (compared to 25mm standard fans), and things should fit like a glove (telling you this in case you also go for a longer card)