Planning new GPU upgrade, torn between a few

[Ice213]

Hi everyone,

I recently got some help in planning a new upgrade for my PC, CPU, mobo, SSD and ram all stand to be changed, along with possibly a new graphics card.

Just for reference, I currently have 2 Sapphire 4870 1GB's in crossfire. I got recommended the 7850 and then overclocking it, and I've been browsing these forums quite a lot to see if that would be the best option for me, but I still cannot make my mind up so I wanted a little more graphics specific advice.

I'm going to be gaming quite a lot at 1920x1080, and hopefully on the higher settings (maximum if i can manage it).

I'm torn mostly between the 7850, 7870 and the gtx 670. If i were to get the 670 I would probably have to save up a little longer (probably the middle of july when i get paid), the 7870 a little less longer and as you can guess the 7850 I would be able to get sooner still.

I was just wondering which of these cards everyone would recommend? Is the 670 worth the extra 100 or so over the 7850? Is the 7870 even worth considering over its little brother the 7850 with all its overclocking potential?

Also, I am fully open to any other suggestions of graphics cards that you guys may have.

Thanks a lot everyone

 

[Ice213]

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[Ice213]

Thanks for the reply . Well my main dilemma is since I'm only going to be playing at 1080p, is the 670 slightly overkill? I don't really want to upgrade again for a few years, so would an overclocked 7850 play today's games (max payne 3, bf3 etc) on max settings at 60fps? And hold it's own at max for the next 2-3 years, Or would i have to look at the 670 for that?

 

[Ice213]

Maybe that would be my best option then, I originally was going to get the 7850 until I started to get tempted by the 670, but I wasn't sure if it was worth the extra £100+ in terms of its performance at 1080p. I suppose in the future a crossfire (if the card ever starts to struggle before my next upgrade) would be something to consider...

 

[Ice213]

7850 oc'ed to the max realistically isn't that far off a 670, best bang for buck by a country mile!

Your spending anything between £120-150 extra for very little extra performance.

Think of it this way, an extra £50 over a 670 would get you oc'ed 7850 CrossFire that will absolutely murder a 670.

When you put it like that, I can't really fault the logic to be honest . I'm not planning on going multi monitor or at a much higher than 1080p resolution, but if I did decide to down the line, would another 7850 oc'd be able to handle the extra monitor/higher res or would I have to consider a better card?

I think that I may take advantage of the £10 off sapphire 7850 on here at the moment, since the two 4870's I have at the moment are both sapphire and I've never had anything but good times with them .

Thank you all for the input, it's much appreciated .