-
Competitor rules
Please remember that any mention of competitors, hinting at competitors or offering to provide details of competitors will result in an account suspension. The full rules can be found under the 'Terms and Rules' link in the bottom right corner of your screen. Just don't mention competitors in any way, shape or form and you'll be OK.
Best Upgrade to 5850s in Crossfire
- Thread starter Chuffbaby
- Start date
I think you'd notice the difference even on an R9 380 to be honest but something like an R9 390 or 390x would last you a few more years. Or if you wanted to go team green a gtx 970 is a good option, either a 390 or 970 would both run you about £250
your options for that price range are either a gtx 960 or an r9 380, I'd try and go for a 4GB version if you can. Can't say about performance much as i can't find any benchmarks comparing them but a 7970 which is around the same performance is over double the performance of 1 5850 so i'd imagine you'd see a nice difference. Also better driver support etc. I owned an R9 380 and it ran everything fine at 1080p maxed or almost maxed with good frame rates.
Your best value for money will be second hand, like a 290 or 290X / GTX780.
As mentioned, though, when buying new you're looking at something like an R9 380 (equivalent to an overclocked 7970). It should be a considerably smoother experience with much better minimum fps. Just make sure your PSU and CPU are up to scratch.
As mentioned, though, when buying new you're looking at something like an R9 380 (equivalent to an overclocked 7970). It should be a considerably smoother experience with much better minimum fps. Just make sure your PSU and CPU are up to scratch.
