are the 7950 better than the 7870

aquabat · 17 Sep 2012 at 19:19

Hi, Not sure what card to get. bit confused. got around £200 to spend on a card but looking at the specs i wonder if i am better getting a 1100 7870 or the 800 7950. they are both very similar prices.

I am a laman so be kind.....

Thanks

Randomface74 · 17 Sep 2012 at 19:20

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/548?vs=550

Nuclear Fusion · 17 Sep 2012 at 19:33

Yes, the 7950 is better, especially when both are overclocked (the 7950 has more headroom).

aquabat · 17 Sep 2012 at 19:34

Ok looks to me its a bit better. been considering the HIS HD 7950 card. anyone an opinion on it?

Thanks..

aquabat · 17 Sep 2012 at 19:59

Also, can anyone see a problem with it working on my system.. I really am a layman so any advice would be good.

Nuclear Fusion · 17 Sep 2012 at 20:03

Nope, no problem at all. If you want the free games, then get the HIS. If you don't really care about the games, I'd get the MSI TF3.

Menty · 17 Sep 2012 at 20:10

7950 is a bit of a beast if you like to overclock

Dude · 17 Sep 2012 at 20:18

Just been playing with my 7950 Windforce to see how high i can clock it @ 1.175v , fans on auto so very very quiet.So far core clock 1100 & memory 1750 , so yep they are overclocking beasts

aquabat · 17 Sep 2012 at 20:29

thanks for the help. Fancy an overclock when i get it. Is the HIS a decent brand card?

Menty · 17 Sep 2012 at 20:40

I have had a HIS card some years ago but possibly not a fair comparison to what they supply now.

Gigabyte and MSI seem to get most plaudits possibly due to more people on the forum owning them though (and 3 year warranty helps).

Try the HIS if you want to go that route the reviews seem quite positive.

aquabat · 17 Sep 2012 at 20:47

i have had a hard time finding reviews of this card.

aquabat · 17 Sep 2012 at 20:48

Can find them on a MSI but not this..

aquabat · 17 Sep 2012 at 22:14

what would be an equivalent Nvidia card to this?

Twirlywoos · 17 Sep 2012 at 22:36

aquabat said:
Hi, Not sure what card to get. bit confused. got around £200 to spend on a card but looking at the specs i wonder if i am better getting a 1100 7870 or the 800 7950. they are both very similar prices.

I am a laman so be kind.....

Thanks

General rule is get the best card you can afford. The higher up the scale you go the better the card will perform.

But which cards have you been looking at?

The NVIDIA equivalent would be the GTX660ti when it comes to cost.

nick.lidgett · 17 Sep 2012 at 22:55

this is what i have http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-148-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673 and its sitting pretty at 1100/1500 @1.1v.

ussff · 17 Sep 2012 at 23:21

Nuclear Fusion said:
(the 7950 has more headroom).

...not if you play the silcon lottery with a Sapphire 7950VX, by my experience :rolleyes:

spoffle · 17 Sep 2012 at 23:22

majnu said:
General rule is get the best card you can afford. The higher up the scale you go the better the card will perform.

But which cards have you been looking at?

The NVIDIA equivalent would be the GTX660ti when it comes to cost.

The better they will perform, yes, the value for the performance you get however has a very sharp drop off when you get to the top tier of performance.

aquabat · 18 Sep 2012 at 20:51

thanks, ordered a HIS 7950 in the end..

steverob1983 · 18 Sep 2012 at 22:31

iv got the HIS. Only had it about 4 days and Im pretty pleased with it. does seem pretty quiet. Iv got fan set to auto and iv never seen it go above 55% even with a overclock.