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Uncle Petey said:
The price has gone back up on that one. Might want to look at the Sapphire or MSI cards.
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From what I gather it's going to be cooler and quieter than both the MSI and Sapphire cards, just a whole lot uglier.

If someone was to offer me the Iceq with sleeping dogs for £239.99 they would draw back a nub.
 
I can't decide for a build I am doing for someone. 7850, 7870 or 7950. From what I can see, the difference between 7870 to 7950 is not that much? Also, the 7850 appeas the same as 7870 but just typically clocked lower at stock? Is the best buy here to get the best 7850 you can and overclock?
 
jaybee said:
I can't decide for a build I am doing for someone. 7850, 7870 or 7950. From what I can see, the difference between 7870 to 7950 is not that much? Also, the 7850 appeas the same as 7870 but just typically clocked lower at stock? Is the best buy here to get the best 7850 you can and overclock?
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I wouldn't go lower than the 7950 because of the vram.

Of course if you plan on upgrading often or don't plan on using hi-res texture mods/packs in things like Skyrim, 2gb should be ok.
 
jaybee said:
I can't decide for a build I am doing for someone. 7850, 7870 or 7950. From what I can see, the difference between 7870 to 7950 is not that much? Also, the 7850 appeas the same as 7870 but just typically clocked lower at stock? Is the best buy here to get the best 7850 you can and overclock?
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That's exactly what I intend to do. Bought a 7850 in the end, they can clock to near 7950 performance levels. I won't be bothered it can't but nice to know they clock well.

7850 = £156
7950 = £228

I didn't consider it worthwhile enough, plus it's over my budget.
 
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matt1 said:
I am incredibly tempted by the 7850 for £167.99. Might have to say goodbye to my GTX 295.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=gx-157-ms
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after 18 months without any graphics card i might order this tonight!

my good quality ocz stealthxstream 400w should do ok with it, this 7850 has around the same draw that my old card 6850 had until it gave up after 4 months (i didn't replace it!)

i'm looking forward to digging the flight controls out for fsx again and i don't plat bf3! did like a bit of crysis 2 though.

this cards idle low noise performance is very important for me! i use the headphones when gaming

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/msi/hd_7850_power_edition/26.html
 
Cutshaw said:
I wouldn't go lower than the 7950 because of the vram.

Of course if you plan on upgrading often or don't plan on using hi-res texture mods/packs in things like Skyrim, 2gb should be ok.
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jaybee said:
Surely 2gb of VRAM is enough for most modern games at high settings?
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2GB is enough even in Surround/Eyefinity unless you're going tri-SLI/trifire
 
George Hincapie said:
Recommendation please. Currently have a 4870 which needs replacing. Which of these cards should I go for? Looking to spend the least possible, but would still like a decent jump in performance from what I have if possible.
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Surely not the real George H !!!! If so I stayed in a motel room in California in 1998 right after your training camp in which you roomed with Frankie Andreu. I was cycling across America.

:D
 
I went for the last one. Apparently the IV cooler is a improvement over the III, and for an extra £8 I thought it was worthwhile.

This is what it says on the product description.

Propeller Blade on Twin Frozr III
- The special blade design generates 20% more airflow than traditional design.
- 10C cooler & 13.7dB quieter than reference design!!!

Twin Frozr IV cooler with Dust Removal technology
- Provides 22°C Cooler and 11dB quieter operation than reference product
- cooler removes dust build up every time it is switched on to keep cooling performance optimal
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matt1 said:
I went for the last one. Apparently the IV cooler is a improvement over the III, and for an extra £8 I thought it was worthwhile.

This is what it says on the product description.
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The cooler looks similiar, is the fan diameter on the IV slightly larger?

I wouldn't believe the dust removal hype for a second! How would that work? LOL :D

£8 is a beef curry and a portion of spring rolls! ;)
 
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