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HD6850 to HD7790

xbenjiiman

xbenjiiman

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Would this be a viable upgrade or just a side-step?

Budget is around £110-120, AMD preferred but NVIDIA is a possibility if the price/performance is right.

Specs:
i5 760 @ 4ghz
OCZ ZX 550w
 
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HD7770 is a little bit faster than a 6850. 7790 is what, 10-15% faster than a HD7770, probably looking at around 15-20% extra performance.
 
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LtMatt said:
HD7770 is a little bit faster than a 6850. 7790 is what, 10-15% faster than a HD7770, probably looking at around 15-20% extra performance.
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Probably looking at a tad more.
Your overclocked 7770 beat my overclocked 6850 by 20%, we were both running average overclocks of around 20-25% as well.

I'm not too sure how well the 7790s clocks like, gotta be the same as all the other 7*** series though.
Either way it's a half decent upgrade, if the OP could find the extra couple of quid for a 7850 he'll be laughing :D (or get lucky with the clearance lines, what's annoyingly empty atm)
 
Tonester0011 said:
Probably looking at a tad more.
Your overclocked 7770 beat my overclocked 6850 by 20%, we were both running average overclocks of around 20-25% as well.

I'm not too sure how well the 7790s clocks like, gotta be the same as all the other 7*** series though.
Either way it's a half decent upgrade, if the OP could find the extra couple of quid for a 7850 he'll be laughing :D (or get lucky with the clearance lines, what's annoyingly empty atm)
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Yeah you're most likely right i was definitely erring on the side of caution with my figures. If the 7790 had come out three months earlier i would definitely have snagged one instead of the 7770.
 
xbenjiiman said:
Is it worth the jump from 6850 though?
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You're looking at a big jump in performance from a 6850 yes. Its a shame it only has 1gb of ram as in some games you will run out @1080p. However considering the other cards you were picking had 1gb this is definitely the fastest of the cards mentioned.
 
LtMatt said:
You're looking at a big jump in performance from a 6850 yes. Its a shame it only has 1gb of ram as in some games you will run out @1080p. However considering the other cards you were picking had 1gb this is definitely the fastest of the cards mentioned.
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I'm only gaming at 720p anyway, looks like I'm getting this card before the deal ends. Thanks for the help everyone.
 
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