Well, I haven't seen a club for this yet, if there is already one please tell me. If you would like to join just post a picture of your card, a GPU-Z screenshot, or an invoice/receipt for your card.
The 7850/7870 are nice little cards for the more budget minded gamer.
Especially when prices will come down a bit these cards will be the sweet spot for alot of gamers IMO.
Here are some reviews:
http://www.techspot.com/review/504-amd-radeon-7870-7850/
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7850_HD_7870/1.html
http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-radeon-hd-7850-and-7870-review/1
http://pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Radeon-HD-7870-2GB-and-HD-7850-2GB-Pitcairn-Review/
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/36125-amd-radeon-hd-7870-hd-7850-graphics-cards/
http://vr-zone.com/articles/amd-radeon-hd-7870-and-hd-7850-review/15108.html
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/03/04/amd_radeon_hd_7870_7850_video_card_review
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4595/amd_radeon_hd_7870_2gb_reference_video_card_review/index.html
http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/amd-hd7870-and-hd7850-graphics-card-review/
The 7850 specs:
Memory: 2GB GDDR5
Memory interface: 256-bit
GPU clock speed: 860MHz
Memory speed: 1.20GHz
Architecture: 1,024 stream processors
CF connectors: 1
PCI-E power: 1x 6-pin
Max power draw: 150W
Power Phases: 4
MSRP: £190 - $250
The 7870 specs:
Memory: 2GB GDDR5
Memory interface: 256-bit
GPU clock speed: 1000MHz
Memory speed: 1.20GHz
Architecture: 1,280 stream processors
CF connector: 1
PCI-E power: 2x 6-pin
Max power draw: 225W
Power Phases: 5
Card lenght: 242mm
MSRP: £260 - $350
Both cards take up 2 slots in your case.
Most of the 7850/7870 cards clock to Catalyst Overdrive max settings without any additional voltage.
To get your card higher you need MSI Afterburner 2.2.0, Asus GPU Tweak or Sapphire Trixx
You can get MSI Afterburner here
Asus GPU Tweak here
And Sapphire Trixx here
The best driver to use with these cards is probably Catalyst 12.8
You can get the 12.8 drivers here
You can also find the Beta on that page. Do NOT install the Catalyst 12.11/12.12/13.1 drivers if you are running F@h on your Radeon card
You can all post your results and findings about the 7850/7870 here to share with our community.
You can also post all your questions about the 7850/7870 here for the community to anwser.
If anything needs to be added and/or changed to this first post then please say so here or send me a PM
Please do not PM about joining unless you have PMd AuraNova and have gotten no response.
And last but definitely not least, the sig code!
The AMD Radeon 7800 series club!
Code:
*Made the club official (!) 8/15/12 - Have fun guys. - staryoshi
The 7850/7870 are nice little cards for the more budget minded gamer.
Especially when prices will come down a bit these cards will be the sweet spot for alot of gamers IMO.
Here are some reviews:
http://www.techspot.com/review/504-amd-radeon-7870-7850/
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7850_HD_7870/1.html
http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-radeon-hd-7850-and-7870-review/1
http://pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Radeon-HD-7870-2GB-and-HD-7850-2GB-Pitcairn-Review/
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/36125-amd-radeon-hd-7870-hd-7850-graphics-cards/
http://vr-zone.com/articles/amd-radeon-hd-7870-and-hd-7850-review/15108.html
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/03/04/amd_radeon_hd_7870_7850_video_card_review
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4595/amd_radeon_hd_7870_2gb_reference_video_card_review/index.html
http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/amd-hd7870-and-hd7850-graphics-card-review/
The 7850 specs:
Memory: 2GB GDDR5
Memory interface: 256-bit
GPU clock speed: 860MHz
Memory speed: 1.20GHz
Architecture: 1,024 stream processors
CF connectors: 1
PCI-E power: 1x 6-pin
Max power draw: 150W
Power Phases: 4
MSRP: £190 - $250
The 7870 specs:
Memory: 2GB GDDR5
Memory interface: 256-bit
GPU clock speed: 1000MHz
Memory speed: 1.20GHz
Architecture: 1,280 stream processors
CF connector: 1
PCI-E power: 2x 6-pin
Max power draw: 225W
Power Phases: 5
Card lenght: 242mm
MSRP: £260 - $350
Both cards take up 2 slots in your case.
Most of the 7850/7870 cards clock to Catalyst Overdrive max settings without any additional voltage.
To get your card higher you need MSI Afterburner 2.2.0, Asus GPU Tweak or Sapphire Trixx
You can get MSI Afterburner here
Asus GPU Tweak here
And Sapphire Trixx here
The best driver to use with these cards is probably Catalyst 12.8
You can get the 12.8 drivers here
You can also find the Beta on that page. Do NOT install the Catalyst 12.11/12.12/13.1 drivers if you are running F@h on your Radeon card
You can all post your results and findings about the 7850/7870 here to share with our community.
You can also post all your questions about the 7850/7870 here for the community to anwser.
If anything needs to be added and/or changed to this first post then please say so here or send me a PM
Please do not PM about joining unless you have PMd AuraNova and have gotten no response.
And last but definitely not least, the sig code!
Code:
Code:
[CENTER]:skull:[URL=http://www.overclock.net/t/1231670/official-the-amd-radeon-7800-owners-club/0_100]The AMD Radeon 7800 series club![/URL]:aaskull:[/CENTER]