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post #11 of 14

5/17/12 at 10:28pm

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What is the difference between these 2 and is the price difference worth it? Im going 7970 Ive never had a top of the line card always ok/good cards just want to get it out of my system. 7950 out of picture now

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103210
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103201

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5/17/12 at 10:46pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BMWM1

These 2 are the cards I've narrowed it down to what would you do?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103208
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103201
maybe crossfire the cheaper one?

The HD 7870 is no match for a HD 7950 OC or a HD 7970 OC. You should be able to push all these cards to 1150 -1200. HD 7870 will be manhandled by the HD 7900 cards. HD 7900 cards can handle any game maxed out at 2560 x 1600. You don't really need Crossfire.

Sapphire HD 7950 OC (950 Mhz ) USD 409
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102991

Sapphire HD 7970 OC (1000 Mhz) USD 449
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102982

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5/17/12 at 11:59pm

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The HD 7870 is no match for a HD 7950 OC or a HD 7970 OC. You should be able to push all these cards to 1150 -1200. HD 7870 will be manhandled by the HD 7900 cards. HD 7900 cards can handle any game maxed out at 2560 x 1600. You don't really need Crossfire.
Sapphire HD 7950 OC (950 Mhz ) USD 409
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102991
Sapphire HD 7970 OC (1000 Mhz) USD 449
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102982

Thanks, just wondering what the difference between these 2

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103210
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103201

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5/18/12 at 11:31pm

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what is your current card? if its the xfx black edition 6850 you mentioned before, get the 7970 or 7950.

You might not be content with the change from 6850 to 7870. I know I wouldnt.

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2GB Kingston DDR3 1333	500GB Seagate	500GB Hitachi	Sony DVDRW
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX 6100 4.0 Ghz 6-core	Asus M5A78L-MLX3 AM3+	Sapphire HD6850 1GB	16GB (2x8GB) Corsair Vengeance LP 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Seagate 1TB	Seagate 1TB	Sony DVDRW	CoolerMaster Hyper212+ with 2x140mm Deepcool UF140
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows Ultimate x64	Dell E2011H 20 inch LED	Aerocool Strike-X 500watts	CoolerMaster Elite 430
Mouse
A4tech X7 710BH
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3470	not decided	Sapphire HD6850	32GB Corsair Vengeance LP 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Seagate 500GB	Hitachi 500GB	WD Caviar Blue 1TB	Sony DVDRW
Cooling	Case
not decided	Raidmax Cobra
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom II X4 B55 3.3 Ghz	ECS MCP61M-M3	Sapphire HD6850 1GB	4GB Kingston DDR3 1333
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
2GB Kingston DDR3 1333	500GB Seagate	500GB Hitachi	Sony DVDRW
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
CoolerMaster Hyper212+	Windows 7 64	Dell 20" LCD	A4tech KB 28G
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Powerlogic 600w	Coolermaster Elite 430	A4tech X7	Creative SBS A120
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