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What I was about to post pretty much. Low power card yes, but not that low.
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7850 is the most eco card there is. Check this test!!!
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What I was about to post pretty much. Low power card yes, but not that low.
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You really are annoying and have little to no clue about anything.
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Nevertheless i have chosen one of the most energy efficient GPUS about. I know I am so good.
There is something wrong the Tweaktown's tests. There is no way a 7850 under load uses less power than the 7700 series. Other sites and AMD specs confirm this to be inaccurate. The 7850 is an extremely efficient card, but it surely cannot run twice the VRAM and twice the shaders of it's little brothers whilst providing twice the performance and consuming significantly less power. Tweaktown's test results are flawed.
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Martinin how does it feel to be part of the 5ghz club (which I plan to join)?
Energy efficiency isnt important, price : performance : watt is.
However the 7850 is very impressive for a single 6 pin card, a great progression along the lines of 4770, 5770, 6850 and now 7850.
It should however be priced at <£150, and its still barely any better than a 5850, just a lot more efficient.
However the 7850 is very impressive for a single 6 pin card, a great progression along the lines of 4770, 5770, 6850 and now 7850.
It should however be priced at <£150, and its still barely any better than a 5850, just a lot more efficient.
Gonna stop you right there.
The HD7850 is comparable to an HD6950/GTX560Ti, which makes it a fair bit quicker than an HD5850.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/549?vs=512
Gonna stop you right there.
The HD7850 is comparable to an HD6950/GTX560Ti, which makes it a fair bit quicker than an HD5850.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/549?vs=512
Oh sorry, not been following this card much.
Still it should be £150 now, as should be the 1 Gb GTX 560 ti.
7770 - £100
7850 - <£150
7870 - <£200
7950 - <£260
7970 - <£325
Those should be the price points of these cards IMO.
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Well sadly, the HD7800 series are a fair bit overpriced no matter where you look. But then according to Gibbo they're selling well, so no need to price drop.
The drops on the HD7900 cards made them a bit better value for money, but I still think the HD7970 is a bit overpriced for what it is, given that it's going to make the HD7990 something stupid like £700 as it stands.
What makes the HD7850 get recommended is the fact that you can get a 50% overclock on the core with the right card and overclocking tools, meaning that it closes the gap right up almost to the HD7970.
The drops on the HD7900 cards made them a bit better value for money, but I still think the HD7970 is a bit overpriced for what it is, given that it's going to make the HD7990 something stupid like £700 as it stands.
What makes the HD7850 get recommended is the fact that you can get a 50% overclock on the core with the right card and overclocking tools, meaning that it closes the gap right up almost to the HD7970.
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Good luck with that, it a) involves skill, and b) involves not being eco.
Why should it be 150? What's its competition? Is someone just babbling nonsense?
Well my eco settings are:
1.225v I7 980 @ 3.933 Ghz
875 Mhz GTX 560 tis @ 950 mV
Nice and cool, quiet and low power usage.
Then when I want to overclock them for benchmarks I can. I've noticed no difference in gaming from clocking them any higher.
Both this and the cheapest 7850 should be £150, or actually a 1 Gb 7850.
It doesnt matter about competition, it matters that theres a huge gap missing between the 7770 and 7850, and nothing decent from the new gen at the £150 price point.
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All in all 7850 is still a great deal due to being lowest power consumption card and standard 30% + oc ability. And I got my one for 175 pounds new!
Thats still a lot better than most prices I'm seeing, and a good price for 2 Gb vram too.
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Pretty good, although it's far from eco friendly.
WoW.. These are the guys that will tell you the 70 approx watts the 7970 uses is too much vs the 680 and now they come on here blabbing the power don`t matter.. WOW again
the 680 4GB should be £360 and the 680 2GB should be £325 max, especially it being a cheap mid-end card
Edit; the 7850 has no competition and is the superior buy even vs the 680 - power, noise, heat etc, and is the best bang for buck gpu card
the 680 4GB should be £360 and the 680 2GB should be £325 max, especially it being a cheap mid-end card
Edit; the 7850 has no competition and is the superior buy even vs the 680 - power, noise, heat etc, and is the best bang for buck gpu card
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That is what I though. This card is like a card of the decade in terms of power/noise/heat ratio. I might even get one crossfire when one is maxed out...
I am so good that God has send me this card for my first build in 5 years. Oh ... blesses all
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