Member Reviews: Asus Radeon HD 7850 HD7850-DC2-2GD5 Video Card

This card will please almost anyone looking to buy a fast card on a budget. I paid 320 (aprox) shipped, the price has since then dropped by about 50$ so expect to be able to get this card for around 250 shipped. (to this date, september 12 2012) Unfourtunately i havent had the luxury of a 1080p monitor yet, but at 1440x900 this card will plow through most games over 60hz. The only games ive tried so far that duck under that are crysis, crysis 2, metro 2033 and bf3 (but not often) Now lets talk about overclocking!!!! (this is my favorite part ) The card runs at 870mhz core with 1075 mv. I managed to overclock this card stable at 1250mhz core with 1270 mv. At these clocks everyone agrees...

To start off, this card on stock clocks, eats anything i throw at it, and i play a variety of games, Battlefield 3/BC2 ,League Of Legends, World of Warcraft, Skyrim, GTA IV, and many others. It overclocks with MSI afterburner and does not go above 48c in my 600t case, i could push it farther than i have, but i have no need to, its whisper quiet even under full load with Furmark, i can hear my GELID 120mm silent fans over the cooler on the HD 7850. One thing to consider before buying, is the card is 11.8 inches overall, so its a little long, but i was upgrading from an ATI 5770, but i have room for another 7 inches in my case, as im running a larger case. My favorite feature about the...