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7850?

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I'm currently running crossfire 5770's, but the second card looks as though it's giving up. (fair enough I bought it second hand on the cheap) I get horizontal lines whilst attempting to play games in full screen, so I'm assuming the second card is to blame?

This got me thinking about replacing them both with a brand new, current gen card. My budget is £150-170 so a 7850 seems to fit the bill perfectly..but is it worth me taking the plunge here?

I recently bought a number of games, including Skyrim, so how much of a performance increase would I see, compared to a single 5770 and crossfire? This would be at 1920x1080 on a PCI-E 2 board. The 7xxx cards are all 3.0 if I understand correctly.

If a 7850 is the way to go, is it worth paying more for the MSI twin frozr variants or sticking with the £150 HIS IceQ on offer today?


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7850 is certainly the way to go in your price range, being on a PCI-E 2 board wont really matter there will be no noticeable difference and if i was to order today id go with the HIS, OcUK deal with the warranty on HIS cards so any RMA's will be fast.
 
I see, the core is at 860 compared to 975 on the £162 Gigabyte OC model. Is it worth paying the extra £10 or could that be easily sorted using OverDrive?

I'm not sure how familiar you are with these cards but what's the realistic max these cards can go to?
 
Looking at the powercolor pcs+ 7850 myself comes at 1000mhz. Performs near enough at 7870 level at that clock.
 
I'm thinking either the HIS or Gigabyte due to their favourable RMA services.

Another question, will the dual fans be of any benefit if I plump for the Gigabyte model?
 
pretty much all 7850's will hit at least 1000mhz core on stock volts, so it doesn't really matter.

i have the Gigabyte one myself and im not sure what temps the reference cooler gives but the temps on mine are nothing to write home about TBH, idles around 40 hits about 60 under load and if i pump some more voltage into it hits 70.
 
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NightSt@lk3r said:
pretty much all 7850's will hit at least 1000mhz core on stock volts, so it doesn't really matter.

i have the Gigabyte one myself and im not sure what temps the reference cooler gives but the temps on mine are nothing to write home about TBH, idles around 40 hits about 60 under load and if i pump some more voltage into it hits 70.
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Yeah I know that but the powercolor was the best one they reviewed when it came to overclocking as well. Forgot exactly what they got it to but it was pretty high. 1300mhz maybe.
 
NightSt@lk3r said:
pretty much all 7850's will hit at least 1000mhz core on stock volts, so it doesn't really matter.

i have the Gigabyte one myself and im not sure what temps the reference cooler gives but the temps on mine are nothing to write home about TBH, idles around 40 hits about 60 under load and if i pump some more voltage into it hits 70.
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Thanks, what about noise levels? It's not a big deal but quieter is always preferable.
 
Spenty said:
Yeah I know that but the powercolor was the best one they reviewed when it came to overclocking as well. Forgot exactly what they got it to but it was pretty high. 1300mhz maybe.
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I wouldn't rely on reviews to determine which card OC best. It depends on the quality of the chips on the particular card you get. I've seen reviews of the MSI 7850 power edition that had it stable at 1250 on the core, but mine struggles to bench at 1200 and is only properly stable at 1150. It's a lottery.
 
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